Grant Fund Awards

The Women's Gift Alliance (WGA) is a nonprofit membership organization affiliated with the Idaho Community Foundation. WGA does not limit funding to women's causes but strives to address a broad range of community needs. Of the annual membership donations:

Half are pooled and distributed through a grant solicitation and selection process.
The remaining half is equally divided between Individually Designated Gifts and the WGA Endowment Fund.

The WGA awards annual grants through a collaborative selection process directed by its membership. The Grant Committee identifies and requests proposals from organizations that make a significant community impact and demonstrate one or more of the following criteria:

Address a community problem

Enrich the fabric of the community

Foster collaboration or partnerships

Create a bold new venture

The Grant Committee, composed of generally 20 volunteers and 3 co-chairs, meets, reviews, and discusses each proposal. Financial statements of finalist organizations are reviewed, and WGA teams visit applicants on-site.

FROM OUR RECIPIENTS

— Amy Privitt,

Executive Director,

Cup of Grace

Recipient of $25,000

Pooled Fund Grant 2020

“Thank you so much for your wonderful donation. We couldn't do this without you!

Finalist proposals from local nonprofits are placed on a ballot and voted on by the entire membership. All Pooled Fund Grants are locally distributed within North Idaho.

The award amount is dependent on the size of the Pooled Fund each year. The WGA's first grant, in the amount of $26,000, was awarded in July of 2005. In 2022, WGA awarded three $25,000 Grants along with 2 Finalist Awards of $5,000 each. Individually Designated Gifts in 2022 were $19,500 for a total of $104,500 in grant gifting in 2022.

Grant Application Info

OUR HISTORY OF GRANT AWARDS SINCE 2005

Music Conservatory $25,000 Pooled Fund Grant Award given in 2021	CDAIDE $25,000 Pooled Fund Grant Award given in 2021	Office Moms-Dads $25,000 Pooled Fund Grant Award given in 2021
Birds of Prey NW $5,000 Finalist Award given in 2021	On Site for Seniors $5,000 Finalist Award given in 2021	Cup of Grace $25,000 Pooled Fund Grant Award given in 2020
Children's Village $25,000 Pooled Fund Grant Award given in 2020	First Judicial CASA $25,000 Pooled Fund Grant Award given in 2020	Emerge CDA $5,000 Finalist Award given in 2020
Growing the Stem $5,000 Finalist Award given in 2020	Rathdrum Senior $5,000 Finalist Award given in 2020	Kaleidoscope $5,000 Finalist Award given in 2020
Museum of NI $5,000 Finalist Award given in 2020