New York Women's Foundation

The New York Women's Foundation (NYWF) is a 501c3 charitable organization in New York City that works to bring economic security, end gender-based violence, and provide health access and reproductive justice to all women and girls.^[1] It describes itself as a "cross-cultural alliance that ignites action and invests in bold, community-led solutions across the city."^[2]

It was established in 1987.^[3] It was co-founded by Gloria W. Milliken and Helen LaKelly Hunt.^[4][5][6] By 2007, it was giving away a million dollars a year.^[4][7][8][9] In 2008, it was slated to give away $2.75 million.^[10] In 2011, Ana Oliveira was president of the New York Women’s Foundation.^[11][12] In February 2013 it received a grant of $750,000 from Walmart.^[13] In April 2013, it released a report that found that women in New York are 30% more likely to die in childbirth than they were 12 years prior.^[14]

In 2018, The Foundation announced the launch of the Fund to Support the Me Too Movement in partnership with Me Too Movement Founder and Leader Tarana Burke^[15] with an initial $1 million in seed funding. In October 2018, the Fund gave out its first round of grants to eight organizations across the nation that are working to end gender-based violence and help survivors of sexual violence heal and find their strength as leaders.^[16] The groups, chosen in consultation with #MeToo founder Tarana Burke, are focused on marginalized and underserved communities, including immigrant communities and communities of color as well as LGBTQ people.^[17]

References

1. Agard, Kathryn A. (2010). Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations: A Reference Handbook. ISBN 9781412968867. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
2. "Our Mission, Vision and History". www.nywf.org. The New York Women's Foundation. February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
3. Women and Economic Empowerment. Univ of Massachusetts Press. 1990. ISBN 9780870236440. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
4. Helen LaKelly Hunt (2007). Faith and Feminism: A Holy Alliance. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781416590514. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
5. Women, Philanthropy, and Social Change: Visions for a Just Society. UPNE. 2005. ISBN 9781584654926. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
6. Swanee Hunt (2006). Half-Life of a Zealot. Duke University Press. p. 206. ISBN 9780822338758. Retrieved April 17, 2014. New York Women's Foundation.
7. The Encyclopedia of New York City: Second Edition. Yale University Press. 2010. ISBN 978-0300182576. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
8. C. Melissa Snarr (2011). All You that Labor: Religion and Ethics in the Living Wage Movement. NYU Press. ISBN 9780814783894. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
9. Ronald B. Taylor (1997). Preventing violence against women and children. ISBN 9781887748070. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
10. Lipton, Lauren (October 3, 2008). "Benefit Season: What Goes on Behind a Scene". The New York Times.
11. Alert, Cleon (August 16, 2011). "Mayor Bloomberg's "Young Men's Initiative:" How it Came To Be". Bed-Stuy, NY Patch. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
12. "Ana Oliveira, President/CEO, New York Women's Foundation | 5 Questions for…". Philanthropy News Digest. April 16, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
13. "Obama's Budget Chief Nominee Led Walmart's Targeted Giving". The Nation. February 15, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
14. "Maternal mortality rates spike 30% in New York, HIV most common in Brooklyn: report". New York Daily News. April 8, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
15. Noveck, Jocelyn (May 10, 2018). "Women's foundation launches fund to support MeToo movement". AP NEWS. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
16. NOVECK, JOCELYN (October 18, 2018). "Groups Fighting Sexual Violence Awarded #MeToo Funding". www.usnews.com. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
17. Marek, Kiersten (October 18, 2018). "New #MeToo Funding Fuels Empathy and Justice for Survivors". Philanthropy Women. Retrieved February 22, 2019.

External links

• Official homepage
• Charity Navigator entry
• The New York Women's Foundation Presents Celebrating Women, a Benefit and 1990 Grants Breakfast, The New York Women's Foundation, 1990