St. Cloud, Minn. – The Women’s Fund of the Central Minnesota Community Foundation is now accepting applications for its two annual grant rounds. The Central Minnesota Women’s Fund Grant as well as the Julianne Williams Fund Grant rounds will be open through September 30, 2025.
The first grant round is through the Women’s Fund. It provides funding to projects and programs that focus on:
- Girls ages 10-18
- Women Experiencing Adversity
- Elder women
The second grant opportunity is from the Julianne Williams Fund. The Julianne Williams Fund was established to honor the life of Julianne Marie Williams, and reflect the essence of Julianne by promoting self-esteem, safety, confidence and overall empowerment of girls and young woman through outdoor activities.
For both grant rounds, programs or projects must be a 501(c)3 nonprofit, school or government entity and serve within 30-mile radius of St. Cloud. Online applications can be found at www.communitygiving.org/grants
The Women’s Fund granted a total of $150,000 last year and the Julianne Williams fund granted $15,000 to local organizations. The Women’s Fund is supported by local donors through direct gifts and through proceeds from the annual fundraiser Dancing with Our Stars.
Since 2002, the Women’s Fund of the Central Minnesota Community Foundation has been dedicated to strengthening the community by improving the lives of women and girls. The Women’s Fund has granted nearly $1.6 million to support local programs in three core focus areas: girls ages 10-18, women experiencing adversity and elder women.
The Central Minnesota Community Foundation (CMCF) attracts and administers charitable funds for the benefit of the local community. Since 1985, CMCF has grown to $160.7 million in assets and awarded $166.7 million in grants to non-profits. The CMCF is governed by a local board of directors and is a partner of CommunityGiving, which is a network of community foundations united under a single framework to create efficiencies that maximize the impact of our donors. Collectively, CommunityGiving administers over 1,200 funds totaling nearly $240 million in assets. Learn more at communitygiving.org/cmcf