To raise funds and provide financial and networking support for health, safety and wellness initiatives that benefit women and children, to provide scholarships and training for emerging female leaders, and to partner with organizations to uplift women through mentoring and resource-sharing.
Ewomennetwork Foundation’s most distinctive recent grant is a $26,044 award to Young Ladies of Our Future Inc in Brooklyn for healing the wounds of interpersonal violence, building self-esteem, and promoting health and wellness. That grant points to a funder centered on women and girls facing trauma, with giving that also reaches family support, safety, and scholarship-style support for emerging female leaders. Across the recent grants list, the foundation repeatedly backs direct-service organizations that pair emotional support with practical help: abuse-response programs, mental-health services, food assistance, school access, and second-chance workforce pathways. The pattern is not limited to one niche. It includes children’s advocacy, cancer-related family support, and organizations serving women navigating crisis, while the foundation’s own summary emphasizes health, safety, wellness, mentoring, and resource-sharing for women and children. Leadership is listed under Sandra Yancey, and the foundation’s grantmaking is tied to chapter-driven fundraising and local nonprofit support, which helps explain the mix of community-based recipients and targeted national programs. The recent record shows a funder that favors operating support for organizations working close to the people they serve, especially women, children, and young women entering leadership roles.
Trauma-informed support is a clear thread in the foundation’s giving. In 2025 it gave $6,000 to Jackie's War in Colorado Springs for helping women at risk build healthy relationships and escape abuse. In 2023, Edu4life Dba Powers Over Predators in Tucson received $6,000 for abuse-prevention education that equips adults and kids to recognize and respond to in-person and online harm. Education access also appears in the portfolio: Uniforms for Hope in Mission Viejo received $6,000 in 2025 to provide school uniforms so children can attend school in 11 countries. The foundation also supports child and family services, including $6,000 to Southern Nevada Children's Advocacy Center in Las Vegas for children who have disclosed sexual abuse and neglect, along with food, therapy, and supportive services. Another 2025 grant went to Backpack Society in Highlands Ranch for supplemental nutrition for children on weekends and school breaks.
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Most grants fall between $6K and $6K, with a median of $6K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$6K
75th Percentile
$6K
About 7% of grants go to recipients in CO.
SANDRA YANCEY
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Typical grants cluster tightly at $6,000, with the latest grant-size distribution showing p25, median, and p75 all at $6,000. The recent record includes one larger award of $26,044, but most listed grants sit at the same flat level. This points to a standardized small-grant model rather than highly variable award sizing. The foundation also appears to support recurring nonprofit grantmaking over multiple years, with grants visible in 2023, 2024, and 2025. It is classified as a regular funder, not a donor-advised fund, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The foundation’s chapter-linked local grant programs and unsolicited scholarship paths suggest a mix of structured local giving and open application or nomination routes in some programs.
The grant list is fully U.S.-based, with 29 grants and 100% of recipient locations in the United States. Texas is the top state by grant count, though the recent recipients are spread well beyond the foundation’s Dallas headquarters. Colorado appears often, including Colorado Springs, Aurora, Greenwood Village, Highlands Ranch, Monument, and Canon City. California recipients include Mission Viejo, Costa Mesa, Newbury Park, Los Angeles, and San Diego, while Arizona shows up through Tucson, Phoenix, and Apache Junction. Other recipient cities include Brooklyn, Las Vegas, Darien, Middleton, Manassas, Cranston, and Irving.
The typical recent grant is $6,000. The grant-size distribution is very tight: p25, median, and p75 are all $6,000, which indicates a standardized small-grant approach in the recent data.
The foundation supports women’s health, safety, and wellness; education and scholarships for young women; capacity building for small local nonprofits; volunteerism and mentoring; and issue areas such as trauma-informed healing, child sexual abuse response, school access, food security, mental health, substance abuse prevention, workforce development, and neonatal or prematurity family support.
No. The recent grants are U.S.-based overall, but the recipient cities are spread across many states, and the foundation’s stated geographic scope is national. The grant list includes organizations in Colorado, California, Arizona, New York, Nevada, Connecticut, Virginia, Rhode Island, Idaho, and Texas.
The foundation does not fund individuals. Its giving is directed to nonprofit organizations, scholarships, and foundation programs for emerging female leaders, along with local nonprofit grants and special initiatives.
Yes. The recent record shows grantmaking in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and the foundation’s programs include local nonprofit grants, scholarships for emerging female leaders, mentorship-related programs, and chapter-driven cash grants. That suggests an ongoing, multi-program grantmaking pattern rather than a one-time campaign.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIFORMS FOR HOPE | MISSION VIEJO, CA | $6,000 | 2025 | MILLIONS OF CHILDREN WORLDWIDE AREN'T ATTENDING SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD A MANDATORY UNIFORM. UNIFORMS FOR HOPE PROVIDES SCHOOL UNIFORMS SO CHILDREN CAN ATTEND SCHOOL IN 11 COUNTRIES INCLUDING THE US. WE HAVE WOMEN IN LOCAL VILLAGES MAKE UNIFORMS. WE CREATE SOLUTIONS TO BRING CHILDREN EDUCATION, HOPE, AND BRIGHT FUTURE |
| JACKIE'S WAR | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $6,000 | 2025 | JACKIE'S WAR IS EMPOWERING WOMEN AT RISK TO ESTABLISH HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WHILE EQUIPPING WOMEN IN CRISIS WITH RESOURCES TO ESCAPE ABUSE AND HIGHLIGHTING MEN OF ALL AGES IN THE COMMUNITY WHO CHOOSE NOT TO ABUSE THROUGH OUR NAMA CLUB (NOT ALL MEN ABUSE). |
| BACKPACK SOCIETY | HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO | $6,000 | 2025 | BACKPACK SOCIETY IS A NONPROFIT WITH A MISSION OF REMOVING FOOD AND SECURITY AS AN OBSTACLE FOR CHILDREN SO THEY CAN GROW, LEARN, AND THRIVE. THEY DO THIS BY OFFERING SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION FOR THE WEEKENDS AND SCHOOL BREAKS, WHEN A CHILD IS MOST AT RISK OF MISSING A MEAL. |
| SOUTHERN NEVADA CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER | LAS VEGAS, NV | $6,000 | 2025 | THE CACF IS A NON PROFIT AGENCY THAT PARTNERS WITH THE SNCAC TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN WHO HAVE MADE DISCLOSURES OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT. THE CACF PROVIDES FOOD, THERAPY AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO THOSE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. |
| SOUTHERN COLORADO CONSTRUCTION CAREER DAYS FOUNDATION | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $6,000 | 2025 | THE SOUTHERN COLORADO CONSTRUCTION CAREER DAYS FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO INTRODUCING THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TO OUR NEXT GENERATION! WE PARTNER WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL EVENT FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO TEST OUT ACTUAL INDUSTRY JOBS WITH OVER 50 DIFFERENT HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES. |
| THE TINY MIRACLES FOUNDATION | DARIEN, CT | $6,000 | 2025 | PREMATURITY OCCURS IN 1 OUT OF 10 PREGNANCIES. BABIES BORN PREMATURE WILL SPEND DAYS, WEEKS OR EVEN MONTHS IN THE NEONATAL ICU WHICH IS A VERY SCARY AND ISOLATING EXPERIENCE FOR THE FAMILIES OF THOSE BABIES. THE TINY MIRACLES FOUNDATION PROVIDES EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, PRACTICAL GUIDANCE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES WHOSE BABIES ARE BORN PREMATURE. |
| THE DIGNITY PROJECT DBA WELL GROUNDED COFFEE COMMUNITY | DALLAS, TX | $6,000 | 2025 | WELL GROUNDED COFFEE FUNCTIONS AS A COMMUNITY COFFEE HOUSE. WE HIRE WOMEN WHO NEED A SECOND CHANCE. THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA, ABUSE, PRISON, ADDICTION, AND HOMELESSNESS. WE HIRE, TRAIN, AND JOURNEY ALONG-SIDE OF THEM, PROVIDING MANY RESOURCES INCLUDING JOB SKILLS, CASE-MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION, A CAR MATCHING OPPORTUNITY, AND MORE. WE ARE A SISTERHOOD AND A SAFE PLACE TO HEAL AND GROW. |
| BROKEN ARROW WRANGLERS | APACHE JUNCTION, AZ | $6,000 | 2025 | BROKEN ARROW WRANGLERS IS A SAFE PLACE FOR THE LOST AND HURTING - A PLACE WHERE REAL LIFE, REAL PEOPLE, AND REAL FREEDOM IS POSSIBLE. OUR VISION IS THAT WE ALL UNITE TO BECOME A COLLECTIVE OUTPOST AND BRAND FOR FREEDOM AND LIFE. ALL ARE WELCOME; NO ONE GETS LEFT BEHIND. |
| THE SINGLETONS | PHOENIX, AZ | $6,000 | 2025 | LIFE DOESN'T PAUSE FOR A CANCER DIAGNOSIS: BILLS TO BE PAID, MEALS TO BE MADE, AND HOMES RESTOCKED WITH ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES. FOR SINGLE PARENTS WITH CANCER OR THOSE CARING FOR A CHILD WITH CANCER, THESE CHALLENGES CAN FEEL OVERWHELMING. THAT'S WHERE THE SINGLETONS COME IN. THEY OFFER VITAL SUPPORT SERVICES AND A COMMUNITY OF HOPE, HELPING SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES NAVIGATE THIS DAUNTING JOURNEY WITH STRENGTH AND COMPASSION. |
| MAKE MENTAL HEALTH MATTER | AURORA, CO | $6,000 | 2025 | MAKE MENTAL HEALTH MATTER, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, WARRIORS FOR MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH AWARENESS, CONVERSATION AND EDUCATION. WE EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS WITH ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND SUICIDE, DRIVEN BY THE CONVICTION THAT KNOWLEDGE AND OPEN DIALOGUE ARE CRUCIAL IN SAVING LIVES AND FOSTERING A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY. |
| GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | $6,000 | 2025 | GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE SAN DIEGO IS A DOWN SYNDROME ACHIEVEMENT CENTER THAT PROVIDES 100% FREE EDUCATIONAL, THERAPEUTIC, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR MISSION IS TO CHANGE THE WAY THE WORLD VIEWS DOWN SYNDROME AND SEND A GLOBAL MESSAGE OF ACCEPTANCE FOR ALL! |
| THE OVARIAN CANCER CIRCLE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $6,000 | 2025 | OVER THE PAST THIRTEEN YEARS, PAULINDA SCHIMMEL BABBINI AND HER VOLUNTEERS HAVE BUILT THE OVARIAN CANCER CIRCLE/INSPIRED BY ROBIN BABBINI FROM THE GROUND UP, COMMITTING EFFORTS TO FUNDRAISING, ORGANIZING SEMINARS, WOMEN'S CONFERENCES, AND HEALTH FAIRS. NOTABLY, THEY ARE DEDICATED TO FUNDING RESEARCH TOWARD A CURE AND HAVE CONTRIBUTED $1,000,000 TO THE UCLA GO DISCOVERY LAB LED BY THE PRESTIGIOUS GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGIST & SCIENTIST, DR. SANAZ MEMARZADEH. THE HOPE IS TO BUILD A STRONG COALITION OF EXPERTS AND FAMILIES TO CREATE A COMMUNITY, AND THEY DIRECT EFFORTS ALSO TO NETWORKING, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT FOR WOMEN WHO ARE AFFECTED BY OVARIAN CANCER, REGARDLESS OF AGE, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS |
| YOUNG LADIES OF OUR FUTURE INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $26,044 | 2024 | THROUGH HEALING THE WOUNDS OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE, BUILDING SELF-ESTEEM, AND PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELLNESS, THESE YOUNG LADIES CAN ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS AND LIVE SUCCESSFUL LIVES |
| GREEN THUMB INITIATIVE | CANON CITY, CO | $6,000 | 2024 | GREEN THUMB INITIATIVE IS A BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT AND PREVENTION ORGANIZATION FOCUSING ON BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. THROUGH HEALTHY NUTRITION, FITNESS AND COMMUNITY INTERVENTIONS, WE BUILD RESILIENCE IN THE NEXT GENERATION. |
| THE JAMES STOREHOUSE INC | NEWBURY PARK, CA | $6,000 | 2024 | AT THE JAMES STOREHOUSE RESOURCE CENTER WE ARE COMMITTED TO BREAKING MULTI-GENERATIONAL CYCLES OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND POVERTY IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. FIRST, WE DO THIS BY FULFILLING EMERGENCY REQUESTS TO EXPEDITE SAFE FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS OF BABIES, CHILDREN AND TEENS AND BY PROVIDING ONGOING ESSENTIAL RESOURCES IN OUR FREE BOUTIQUES AND WAREHOUSES. FURTHER RESOURCES INCLUDE PROVIDING SAFE & RELIABLE HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION TO HELP YOUTH AGING-OUT SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCH INTO INDEPENDENCE. SECOND, WE FOSTER EMOTIONAL HEALING THROUGH RESTORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS. WE DO THIS BY HOSTING BABY SHOWERS, LIFE SKILLS CLASSES, MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS, AND COURT-ORDERED VISITATIONS. FINALLY, WE HOST REGULAR COMMUNITY EVENTS TO ENCOURAGE AWARENESS AND MOTIVATE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN SUPPORT OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN. |
| HEAVENLY MIMI | IRVING, TX | $6,000 | 2024 | OUR MISSION IS TO "MAKE A DIFFERENCE." WE ARE DEDICATED TO THOSE IN NEED DURING THEIR CANCER JOURNEY. HEAVENLY MIMI IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND EMPOWERMENT TO ANYONE GOING THROUGH THIS CHALLENGE IN THEIR LIFE.AS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, HEAVENLY MIMI DEPENDS ON FUNDING FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS, FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, AND SPONSORSHIPS AT FUNDRAISING EVENTS. OUR NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS A FORMAL STRUCTURE OF ADVISORS AND BOARD MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE TO ENSURE HEAVENLY MIMI REMAINS A PROMINENT, SUCCESSFUL AND EFFICIENT ORGANIZATION THAT CONTINUES TO BE CONSISTENT IN HELPING INDIVIDUALS WITH CANCER. HEAVENLY MIMI IS DEDICATED TO RELIEVING DAILY STRESSES ASSOCIATED WITH SOMEONE GOING THROUGH CANCER. WE WANT THE FOCUS TO BE FEELING BETTER AND NOT WORRYING FINANCIALLY. |
| HEARTSPACE KIDS INC | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $6,000 | 2024 | HEARTSPACE KIDS IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND CRITICAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO YOUTH IN NEED. OUR VISION AT HEARTSPACE KIDS IS THAT ALL KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AT A COST THEY CAN AFFORD. |
| CHECK FOR A LUMP | PHOENIX, AZ | $6,000 | 2024 | CHECK FOR A LUMP IS ARIZONA'S PROMINENT BREAST CANCER NON-PROFIT WITH FOUR PILLAR PROGRAMS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. WE PROVIDE FREE BREAST HEALTH EDUCATION, MAMMOGRAMS, TESTING, AND DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO BREAST CANCER PATIENTS AND SURVIVORS WITH WIGS, SUPPORT, AND RESOURCES IN ARIZONA. |
| BULLYING RECOVERY RESOURCE | DENVER, CO | $6,000 | 2024 | BULLYING RECOVERY RESOURCE CENTER IS A COLORADO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE RESOURCES, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY NEEDED TO STOP BULLYING AND STEM THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS BULLYING HAS ON ITS TARGETS. WE ARE ON A MISSION TO DEFEND BULLYING CHILDREN AND HELP REBUILD LIVES. |
| CHARITY'S HOPE | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $6,000 | 2023 | CHARITY'S HOPE SERVES A LARGE NUMBER OFHOMELESS WOMEN WITH CHILDREN LIVING IN THEIR CARSOR IN TENTS. WE ALSO SERVE WOMEN WHO ARE INRECOVERY FROM DRUGS/ALCOHOL OR COMING OUT OFINCARCERATION AND PURSUING CUSTODY OF THEIRCHILDREN IN CARE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO DEPT OFHUMAN SERVICES(DHS) |
| EDU4LIFE DBA POWERS OVER PREDATORS | TUCSON, AZ | $6,000 | 2023 | POWER OVER PREDATORS ALERTS ADULTS AND KIDS TO THE CRITICAL DANGERS OF IN-PERSON AND ONLINE ABUSE TO EQUIP AND EMPOWER THEM WITH SKILLS TO PREPARE, INTERVENE, AND PROTECT FROM VICTIMIZATION. |
| ARTS & LEARNING CONSERVATORY | COSTA MESA, CA | $6,000 | 2023 | OUR MISSION IS TO MAKE ARTS EDUCATION EQUITABLEAND ACCESSIBLE TO DISADVANTAGED AND VULNERABLECHILDREN AND EQUIP THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE.FOUNDED TO CHAMPION DIVERSITY OF ALL KINDS, ARTS &LEARNING CONSERVATORY'S (ALC) VISION IS TOPROMOTE THE ARTS TO YOUTH REGARDLESS OF RACE,INCOME, OR EXPERIENCE AND INSTILLS A LOVE OF THEARTS THROUGH HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES. |
| ELEVATING CONNECTIONS INC DBA CAMP TO BELONG COLORADO | GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO | $6,000 | 2023 | ELEVATING CONNECTIONS IS DEDICATED TO BUILDING SUSTAINED POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS FOR CURRENT & FORMER YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE-INCLUDING THOSE EXPERIENCING SIBLING SEPARATION- TO FIND THEIR VOICE & BUILD MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. |
| BUMBLEBEE FOUNDATION | MIDDLETON, ID | $6,000 | 2023 | BUMBLEBEE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE HOPE AND FAITH BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE OVERALL WELL-BEING OF PEDIATRIC CANCER FAMILIES |
| EMPOWERING OUR YOUTH (EOY) FOUNDATION | MANASSAS, VA | $6,000 | 2023 | THE MISSION OF THE EOY FOUNDATION IS TO ENSUREEQUITY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL YOUNG PEOPLETHROUGH MENTORSHIP AND SKILLS-BUILDING. WEELEVATE YOUTH BY INVITING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN APROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT, GUIDANCE,AND EMPOWERMENT. |
| BRYSON'S CHASE INC | MONUMENT, CO | $6,000 | 2023 | THE MISSION OF BRYSON'S CHASE FOUNDATION IS TORAISE FUNDS FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN NEED OFMENTAL HEALTH CARE. WE EXIST TO HELP FUTUREGENERATIONS BUILD VALUABLE COPING MECHANISMS INORDER TO AVOID TRAGIC AND EXTREME ALTERNATIVESSUCH AS SUBSTANCE ABUSE, CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, ANDSUICIDE. |
| FINANCIAL LITERACY FIRST | GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO | $6,000 | 2023 | FINANCIAL LITERACY FIRST'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWERINDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY THE AT RISK YOUTHS AGES 17TO 25 YEARS OLD, WITH FINANCIAL UNDERSTANDING SOTHEY CAN MAKE BETTER LIFE CHOICES. |
| OCJ KIDS | PHOENIX, AZ | $6,000 | 2023 | OCJ KIDS WAS FORMED IN 2001 TO IMPACT AT RISKYOUTH IN HISTORICALLY TRANSIENT AND LOW INCOMENEIGHBORHOODS. WE PROVIDED THE CHILDREN WITH ASAFE ENVIRONMENT TO PLAY AND ENGAGE WITHMENTORS AFTER SCHOOL AND ON THE WEEKENDS. IN2006, OCJ KIDS BEGAN PROVIDING RESOURCES TOFOSTER CHILDREN LIVING IN GROUP HOMES. |
| CARITAS SMILE | CRANSTON, RI | $6,000 | 2023 | CARITAS SMILE SOULFUL, PURPOSE- DRIVEN, SOCIAL ENTERPRISE DEDICATED TO POSITIVELY TRANSFORMING LIVES AND ENGAGING WITH HUMANITY THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE TRAVEL EXPERIENCES AND SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS, PROFESSIONALS AND WORLDLY TRAVELERS. OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER WOMEN AND CHILDREN WORLDWIDE. |
UNIFORMS FOR HOPE
$6,000MILLIONS OF CHILDREN WORLDWIDE AREN'T ATTENDING SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD A MANDATORY UNIFORM. UNIFORMS FOR HOPE PROVIDES SCHOOL UNIFORMS SO CHILDREN CAN ATTEND SCHOOL IN 11 COUNTRIES INCLUDING THE US. WE HAVE WOMEN IN LOCAL VILLAGES MAKE UNIFORMS. WE CREATE SOLUTIONS TO BRING CHILDREN EDUCATION, HOPE, AND BRIGHT FUTURE
JACKIE'S WAR IS EMPOWERING WOMEN AT RISK TO ESTABLISH HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WHILE EQUIPPING WOMEN IN CRISIS WITH RESOURCES TO ESCAPE ABUSE AND HIGHLIGHTING MEN OF ALL AGES IN THE COMMUNITY WHO CHOOSE NOT TO ABUSE THROUGH OUR NAMA CLUB (NOT ALL MEN ABUSE).
BACKPACK SOCIETY
$6,000BACKPACK SOCIETY IS A NONPROFIT WITH A MISSION OF REMOVING FOOD AND SECURITY AS AN OBSTACLE FOR CHILDREN SO THEY CAN GROW, LEARN, AND THRIVE. THEY DO THIS BY OFFERING SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION FOR THE WEEKENDS AND SCHOOL BREAKS, WHEN A CHILD IS MOST AT RISK OF MISSING A MEAL.
SOUTHERN NEVADA CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER
$6,000THE CACF IS A NON PROFIT AGENCY THAT PARTNERS WITH THE SNCAC TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN WHO HAVE MADE DISCLOSURES OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT. THE CACF PROVIDES FOOD, THERAPY AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO THOSE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.
SOUTHERN COLORADO CONSTRUCTION CAREER DAYS FOUNDATION
$6,000THE SOUTHERN COLORADO CONSTRUCTION CAREER DAYS FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO INTRODUCING THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TO OUR NEXT GENERATION! WE PARTNER WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL EVENT FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO TEST OUT ACTUAL INDUSTRY JOBS WITH OVER 50 DIFFERENT HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES.
THE TINY MIRACLES FOUNDATION
$6,000PREMATURITY OCCURS IN 1 OUT OF 10 PREGNANCIES. BABIES BORN PREMATURE WILL SPEND DAYS, WEEKS OR EVEN MONTHS IN THE NEONATAL ICU WHICH IS A VERY SCARY AND ISOLATING EXPERIENCE FOR THE FAMILIES OF THOSE BABIES. THE TINY MIRACLES FOUNDATION PROVIDES EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, PRACTICAL GUIDANCE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES WHOSE BABIES ARE BORN PREMATURE.
THE DIGNITY PROJECT DBA WELL GROUNDED COFFEE COMMUNITY
$6,000WELL GROUNDED COFFEE FUNCTIONS AS A COMMUNITY COFFEE HOUSE. WE HIRE WOMEN WHO NEED A SECOND CHANCE. THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA, ABUSE, PRISON, ADDICTION, AND HOMELESSNESS. WE HIRE, TRAIN, AND JOURNEY ALONG-SIDE OF THEM, PROVIDING MANY RESOURCES INCLUDING JOB SKILLS, CASE-MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION, A CAR MATCHING OPPORTUNITY, AND MORE. WE ARE A SISTERHOOD AND A SAFE PLACE TO HEAL AND GROW.
BROKEN ARROW WRANGLERS IS A SAFE PLACE FOR THE LOST AND HURTING - A PLACE WHERE REAL LIFE, REAL PEOPLE, AND REAL FREEDOM IS POSSIBLE. OUR VISION IS THAT WE ALL UNITE TO BECOME A COLLECTIVE OUTPOST AND BRAND FOR FREEDOM AND LIFE. ALL ARE WELCOME; NO ONE GETS LEFT BEHIND.
THE SINGLETONS
$6,000LIFE DOESN'T PAUSE FOR A CANCER DIAGNOSIS: BILLS TO BE PAID, MEALS TO BE MADE, AND HOMES RESTOCKED WITH ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES. FOR SINGLE PARENTS WITH CANCER OR THOSE CARING FOR A CHILD WITH CANCER, THESE CHALLENGES CAN FEEL OVERWHELMING. THAT'S WHERE THE SINGLETONS COME IN. THEY OFFER VITAL SUPPORT SERVICES AND A COMMUNITY OF HOPE, HELPING SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES NAVIGATE THIS DAUNTING JOURNEY WITH STRENGTH AND COMPASSION.
MAKE MENTAL HEALTH MATTER
$6,000MAKE MENTAL HEALTH MATTER, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, WARRIORS FOR MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH AWARENESS, CONVERSATION AND EDUCATION. WE EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS WITH ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND SUICIDE, DRIVEN BY THE CONVICTION THAT KNOWLEDGE AND OPEN DIALOGUE ARE CRUCIAL IN SAVING LIVES AND FOSTERING A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY.
GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE SAN DIEGO
$6,000GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE SAN DIEGO IS A DOWN SYNDROME ACHIEVEMENT CENTER THAT PROVIDES 100% FREE EDUCATIONAL, THERAPEUTIC, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR MISSION IS TO CHANGE THE WAY THE WORLD VIEWS DOWN SYNDROME AND SEND A GLOBAL MESSAGE OF ACCEPTANCE FOR ALL!
THE OVARIAN CANCER CIRCLE
$6,000OVER THE PAST THIRTEEN YEARS, PAULINDA SCHIMMEL BABBINI AND HER VOLUNTEERS HAVE BUILT THE OVARIAN CANCER CIRCLE/INSPIRED BY ROBIN BABBINI FROM THE GROUND UP, COMMITTING EFFORTS TO FUNDRAISING, ORGANIZING SEMINARS, WOMEN'S CONFERENCES, AND HEALTH FAIRS. NOTABLY, THEY ARE DEDICATED TO FUNDING RESEARCH TOWARD A CURE AND HAVE CONTRIBUTED $1,000,000 TO THE UCLA GO DISCOVERY LAB LED BY THE PRESTIGIOUS GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGIST & SCIENTIST, DR. SANAZ MEMARZADEH. THE HOPE IS TO BUILD A STRONG COALITION OF EXPERTS AND FAMILIES TO CREATE A COMMUNITY, AND THEY DIRECT EFFORTS ALSO TO NETWORKING, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT FOR WOMEN WHO ARE AFFECTED BY OVARIAN CANCER, REGARDLESS OF AGE, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS
YOUNG LADIES OF OUR FUTURE INC
$26,044THROUGH HEALING THE WOUNDS OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE, BUILDING SELF-ESTEEM, AND PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELLNESS, THESE YOUNG LADIES CAN ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS AND LIVE SUCCESSFUL LIVES
GREEN THUMB INITIATIVE
$6,000GREEN THUMB INITIATIVE IS A BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT AND PREVENTION ORGANIZATION FOCUSING ON BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. THROUGH HEALTHY NUTRITION, FITNESS AND COMMUNITY INTERVENTIONS, WE BUILD RESILIENCE IN THE NEXT GENERATION.
THE JAMES STOREHOUSE INC
$6,000AT THE JAMES STOREHOUSE RESOURCE CENTER WE ARE COMMITTED TO BREAKING MULTI-GENERATIONAL CYCLES OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND POVERTY IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. FIRST, WE DO THIS BY FULFILLING EMERGENCY REQUESTS TO EXPEDITE SAFE FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS OF BABIES, CHILDREN AND TEENS AND BY PROVIDING ONGOING ESSENTIAL RESOURCES IN OUR FREE BOUTIQUES AND WAREHOUSES. FURTHER RESOURCES INCLUDE PROVIDING SAFE & RELIABLE HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION TO HELP YOUTH AGING-OUT SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCH INTO INDEPENDENCE. SECOND, WE FOSTER EMOTIONAL HEALING THROUGH RESTORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS. WE DO THIS BY HOSTING BABY SHOWERS, LIFE SKILLS CLASSES, MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS, AND COURT-ORDERED VISITATIONS. FINALLY, WE HOST REGULAR COMMUNITY EVENTS TO ENCOURAGE AWARENESS AND MOTIVATE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN SUPPORT OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN.
HEAVENLY MIMI
$6,000OUR MISSION IS TO "MAKE A DIFFERENCE." WE ARE DEDICATED TO THOSE IN NEED DURING THEIR CANCER JOURNEY. HEAVENLY MIMI IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND EMPOWERMENT TO ANYONE GOING THROUGH THIS CHALLENGE IN THEIR LIFE.AS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, HEAVENLY MIMI DEPENDS ON FUNDING FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS, FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, AND SPONSORSHIPS AT FUNDRAISING EVENTS. OUR NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS A FORMAL STRUCTURE OF ADVISORS AND BOARD MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE TO ENSURE HEAVENLY MIMI REMAINS A PROMINENT, SUCCESSFUL AND EFFICIENT ORGANIZATION THAT CONTINUES TO BE CONSISTENT IN HELPING INDIVIDUALS WITH CANCER. HEAVENLY MIMI IS DEDICATED TO RELIEVING DAILY STRESSES ASSOCIATED WITH SOMEONE GOING THROUGH CANCER. WE WANT THE FOCUS TO BE FEELING BETTER AND NOT WORRYING FINANCIALLY.
HEARTSPACE KIDS INC
$6,000HEARTSPACE KIDS IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND CRITICAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO YOUTH IN NEED. OUR VISION AT HEARTSPACE KIDS IS THAT ALL KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AT A COST THEY CAN AFFORD.
CHECK FOR A LUMP IS ARIZONA'S PROMINENT BREAST CANCER NON-PROFIT WITH FOUR PILLAR PROGRAMS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. WE PROVIDE FREE BREAST HEALTH EDUCATION, MAMMOGRAMS, TESTING, AND DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO BREAST CANCER PATIENTS AND SURVIVORS WITH WIGS, SUPPORT, AND RESOURCES IN ARIZONA.
BULLYING RECOVERY RESOURCE
$6,000BULLYING RECOVERY RESOURCE CENTER IS A COLORADO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE RESOURCES, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY NEEDED TO STOP BULLYING AND STEM THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS BULLYING HAS ON ITS TARGETS. WE ARE ON A MISSION TO DEFEND BULLYING CHILDREN AND HELP REBUILD LIVES.
CHARITY'S HOPE
$6,000CHARITY'S HOPE SERVES A LARGE NUMBER OFHOMELESS WOMEN WITH CHILDREN LIVING IN THEIR CARSOR IN TENTS. WE ALSO SERVE WOMEN WHO ARE INRECOVERY FROM DRUGS/ALCOHOL OR COMING OUT OFINCARCERATION AND PURSUING CUSTODY OF THEIRCHILDREN IN CARE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO DEPT OFHUMAN SERVICES(DHS)
EDU4LIFE DBA POWERS OVER PREDATORS
$6,000POWER OVER PREDATORS ALERTS ADULTS AND KIDS TO THE CRITICAL DANGERS OF IN-PERSON AND ONLINE ABUSE TO EQUIP AND EMPOWER THEM WITH SKILLS TO PREPARE, INTERVENE, AND PROTECT FROM VICTIMIZATION.
ARTS & LEARNING CONSERVATORY
$6,000OUR MISSION IS TO MAKE ARTS EDUCATION EQUITABLEAND ACCESSIBLE TO DISADVANTAGED AND VULNERABLECHILDREN AND EQUIP THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE.FOUNDED TO CHAMPION DIVERSITY OF ALL KINDS, ARTS &LEARNING CONSERVATORY'S (ALC) VISION IS TOPROMOTE THE ARTS TO YOUTH REGARDLESS OF RACE,INCOME, OR EXPERIENCE AND INSTILLS A LOVE OF THEARTS THROUGH HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES.
ELEVATING CONNECTIONS INC DBA CAMP TO BELONG COLORADO
$6,000ELEVATING CONNECTIONS IS DEDICATED TO BUILDING SUSTAINED POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS FOR CURRENT & FORMER YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE-INCLUDING THOSE EXPERIENCING SIBLING SEPARATION- TO FIND THEIR VOICE & BUILD MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS.
BUMBLEBEE FOUNDATION
$6,000BUMBLEBEE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE HOPE AND FAITH BY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE OVERALL WELL-BEING OF PEDIATRIC CANCER FAMILIES
EMPOWERING OUR YOUTH (EOY) FOUNDATION
$6,000THE MISSION OF THE EOY FOUNDATION IS TO ENSUREEQUITY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL YOUNG PEOPLETHROUGH MENTORSHIP AND SKILLS-BUILDING. WEELEVATE YOUTH BY INVITING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN APROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT, GUIDANCE,AND EMPOWERMENT.
BRYSON'S CHASE INC
$6,000THE MISSION OF BRYSON'S CHASE FOUNDATION IS TORAISE FUNDS FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN NEED OFMENTAL HEALTH CARE. WE EXIST TO HELP FUTUREGENERATIONS BUILD VALUABLE COPING MECHANISMS INORDER TO AVOID TRAGIC AND EXTREME ALTERNATIVESSUCH AS SUBSTANCE ABUSE, CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, ANDSUICIDE.
FINANCIAL LITERACY FIRST
$6,000FINANCIAL LITERACY FIRST'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWERINDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY THE AT RISK YOUTHS AGES 17TO 25 YEARS OLD, WITH FINANCIAL UNDERSTANDING SOTHEY CAN MAKE BETTER LIFE CHOICES.
OCJ KIDS WAS FORMED IN 2001 TO IMPACT AT RISKYOUTH IN HISTORICALLY TRANSIENT AND LOW INCOMENEIGHBORHOODS. WE PROVIDED THE CHILDREN WITH ASAFE ENVIRONMENT TO PLAY AND ENGAGE WITHMENTORS AFTER SCHOOL AND ON THE WEEKENDS. IN2006, OCJ KIDS BEGAN PROVIDING RESOURCES TOFOSTER CHILDREN LIVING IN GROUP HOMES.
CARITAS SMILE
$6,000CARITAS SMILE SOULFUL, PURPOSE- DRIVEN, SOCIAL ENTERPRISE DEDICATED TO POSITIVELY TRANSFORMING LIVES AND ENGAGING WITH HUMANITY THROUGH TRANSFORMATIVE TRAVEL EXPERIENCES AND SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS, PROFESSIONALS AND WORLDLY TRAVELERS. OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER WOMEN AND CHILDREN WORLDWIDE.