The next cycle of the Women & Girls of Color Fund will open in 2026. Read our reflections on the first three years of the fund and learn more about our new process on our blog.
Background
Women of color contribute immensely to the health, well-being, and advancement of our communities. They mobilize grassroots movements that create real change, they are thought leaders who shape our understanding of gender and race, and they are uniquely positioned to lead us into a better future because of their lived experiences. At the same time, women of color face greater disparities in health outcomes, pay, wealth, access to capital, and more.
Women and girls of color are immense assets to our communities, yet women and girls of color receive just .5% of all foundation funding. The Women & Girls of Color Fund is a community-developed, community-led field-of-interest fund dedicated to investing in and partnering with women-of-color-led organizations that are committed to building economic power and dismantling oppressive systems through direct service or community organizing. Our approach will focus on elevating women and girls of color across the state of Colorado to create a better future for all of us.
The next grant cycle for the Women & Girls of Color Fund will open in 2026. Learn about our new process on our blog.
Want to learn more about supporting the Women & Girls of Color Fund? Contact Camisha Lashbrook at CamishaL@wfco.org.
Evaluations
Meet Sadé, Women & Girls of Color Fund Grantee
CHIC, a Women & Girls of Color Fund grantee, helps families break intergenerational cycles of poverty and violence. They fill a critical gap in the landscape of institutions and service providers by offering culturally-relevant, whole-family, women-focused supports that directly intervene in the systems that most frequently fail communities: education, workforce, and criminal justice. Learn more about CHIC and its co-founder & CEO, Sadé.
“As a woman of Color who is a founder and Executive Director of a new non-profit, it has been challenging to receive adequate funding to support our mission. Being a recipient of this grant makes me feel hopeful and acknowledged for the work we do to support bereaved moms. It is also a game-changer in the way that it also provides me with a meaningful opportunity to manifest the radical self-care that is necessary for effective leadership, balance, and sustainability."
Shay Jacbos | Executive Director, Adam's Purpose