Partnership of Women, known as POW! (pronounced like WOW), has completed its annual membership fundraising drive, and is launching the 2024 grant cycle. This is the 14th year for Partnership of Women.
One successful Henderson organization will be awarded a single grant of $15,000 and two runners up will be issued grants of $5,000 each in August.
The first step in the grant cycle begins with a preliminary questionnaire which is available on the website at www.POWFund.org or by request. The deadline for the preliminary questionnaire is at 11:59 p.m. Friday, May 31, 2024.
Only organizations in Henderson County, Kentucky, that serve residents of Henderson County are eligible to apply. This includes 501(c) (3) non-profits as well as governmental agencies including educators with school-based projects and other programs in Henderson County that have a 501(c) (3) non-profit designation fiscal sponsor.
Non-profit project areas that will be eligible for funding are as follows:
- Community Development: Activities that benefit residents within all segments of the population.
- Education: Activities that promote or strengthen educational attainment, both in and out of the classroom in Henderson.
- Health: Activities that improve health outcomes for Henderson residents.
- Human Services: Activities that support public protection, employment/jobs, food and nutrition, agriculture, housing and shelter, public safety, disaster preparedness, and relief.
- Capital Projects: Small capital projects that will be completed within two years from the date of the grant award.
After review of preliminary questionnaires, semi-finalists will receive a formal invitation to submit a full grant proposal which must be submitted by June 30th.
In 2023 POW! awarded $21,000 in impact grants to three local non-profits. The $15,000 grant was awarded to CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children and $3,000 grants were awarded to Henderson County Family YMCA and Healing Reins. Funds were also placed in the endowment. POW! is committed to granting roughly half of the funds raised from membership into the community each year while setting aside remaining member funds for growth and future giving in a Community Foundation of Henderson endowment.
The following is the POW! 2024 Grant Cycle Calendar:
ROUND 1 Review Preliminary Questionnaires and Naming of Semi-Finalists
May 1-31: Accepting Preliminary Questionnaires.
June 1-14: Grants committee screens all Preliminary Questionnaires and selects 6-8 semi-finalists. Invitations to submit full grant proposals will be sent out via email with the full grant application. Semi-finalists will also be asked to schedule site visits in early to mid-September. Emails will be sent to those not chosen as semi-finalists by June 14, 2024.
ROUND 2 – Full Grant Review, Site Visits and Naming of Finalists.
June 15-30: Full Grant Submissions.
July 1-19: Semi-finalists’ site visits will be completed. Invitations to site visits will be sent to the full POW! Membership.
July 19-26: Grants committee selects finalists; Emails will be sent to finalists as well as those not chosen.
ROUND 3 Recipient Named
August 15 Annual Dinner – Three finalists will make presentations and POW! members in attendance will vote immediately following. Award recipients will be announced at the end of the dinner.
For more information regarding the 2024 Grant Cycle, please email: powgrants@gmail.com.
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