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. 1 2 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.
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