City Federation of Women'S Organizations

About City Federation of Women'S Organizations

City Federation of Women's Organizations Inc has built a clear local pattern around Women Building Community grants for Tompkins County, with awards that repeatedly support women and girls alongside broader neighborhood needs. In the recent grant list, Village at Ithaca received $16,000 in 2025, a top award that sits within a broader portfolio of Ithaca-area support for older adults, students, housing, reuse, transportation, and civic participation. The foundation’s giving reaches established local nonprofits as well as grassroots-oriented organizations, suggesting interest in practical services that strengthen daily community life. Recent grants show that the foundation does not limit itself to one service lane. It has supported the Village at Ithaca, The Center for Transformative Action, Tompkins Learning Partners, Bike Walk Tompkins, Finger Lakes ReUse, and Women’s Opportunity Center, among others. That mix points to a funder that uses modest-to-mid-sized grants to back community infrastructure, especially projects tied to education, health, transportation access, and local organizing. With annual grants of $190,010 and a local geographic scope, the foundation’s role is concentrated and place-based rather than regional or national.

What City Federation of Women'S Organizations Funds

Women and girls are central to the foundation’s active grant programs. Through WBC Grants, it funds annual community projects in Tompkins County, and the recent grants include $5,000 to Women’s Opportunity Center in 2024 and another $5,000 in 2025. The same program structure also supports innovative or urgent needs, including awards up to $10,000 under the Innovation Grant and up to $1,000 under the Unexpected Needs Grant. Education and youth supports are another recurring lane. The foundation gave $12,000 in 2025 to Tompkins Learing Partners and $5,000 in 2023, then $2,670 in 2024, showing continued support across years. It also backed Child Development Council with $5,000 in 2023 and $4,000 in 2025, and Family Reading Partnership with $2,000 in 2025. Community well-being appears alongside that work through grants such as $5,000 to Ithaca Health Alliance and $7,000 to Second Winds Cottages, linking health access and housing-related support to the foundation’s local priorities.

How City Federation of Women'S Organizations Gives