For Women Foundation Incorporated
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to empowering women and girls through education and training initiatives. Its mission focuses on providing support for secondary school education, vocational training, and micro-business development, particularly for female entrepreneurs. The foundation also invests in community development projects, such as building maternity wards and boreholes, reflecting its commitment to enhancing local infrastructure. It primarily serves recipients involved in educational and empowerment projects, with a notable emphasis on initiatives that benefit women and girls in various regions.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
An established implementer or social enterprise working on girls' education, women's vocational training, or community infrastructure in countries like Malawi, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Tanzania or similar contexts, able to manage upper five-figure to six-figure grants and likely known to the foundation or its partners.
Good Fit
- • Programs focused on secondary education for adolescent girls or women’s training centers.
- • Ability to manage grants in the ~$17k–$226k range and to report on infrastructure projects (boreholes, maternity wards).
- • Operational presence or strong partnerships in the African countries that appear in the 2023 awards.
- • Organizational or personal relationships that could lead to preselection or referrals.
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year covered seven different states/countries, with only about 3% of funds going to the foundation's home state and roughly 97% sent overseas, indicating a broad international footprint in the observed year.
Recipient Variety
In 2023 the foundation funded seven distinct recipients (appearing independent and including both for-profit implementers and at least one charity), which shows a moderate spread of partners, though dollars were concentrated (the top five recipients received 90% of 2023 funding).
New Applicants
Application information and the fund’s filing indicate grants are by preselection only, so direct entry by an unfamiliar applicant appears unlikely; while many grantees in 2023 were new, the stated preselection policy and lack of a public application route point to low accessibility for unsolicited applicants.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
