Women's Foundation California grantmaking (Community Power Fund, Culture Change Fund, HOME Cohort)
Trust-based, largely general-operating and multi-year grants to California organizations led by and serving women of color and gender expansive communities. The HOME Cohort specifically funds safety and economic security for women made homeless by domestic violence.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (varies by call)No grant amounts are published on the grantmaking page. Multi-year and general operating support are both offered.
- Timing
- Varies by programmeNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.No deadlines are published. Applications go through a questionnaire on the foundation's online platform; prospective applicants are asked to review priorities and guidelines before inquiring.
- Who can apply
- Community organisation, Practitioner
- Eligibility
- 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) organizations based in California, led by and serving women of color and gender expansive communities, using movement building, advocacy, organizing or narrative change strategies. Rural California organizations receive special consideration.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- domestic violence and housing · gender justice · community organizing · general operating support · california
- Apply at
- https://www.womensfoundca.org/what-we-do/grantmaking/
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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