PARTNERSHIP OF WOMEN OPENS GRANT CYCLE

Deadline for Preliminary Questionnaires due July 20 for POW! Preliminary Grant Questionnaires
June 15, 2020 (Henderson, Ky.) – Partnership of Women, known as POW! (Pronounced like WOW), has
completed its annual membership fundraising drive and today launched the 2020 grant cycle.
One successful Henderson organization will be awarded a single grant of $15,000 and two runners up will be
issued grants of $3,000 each in October.
The first step in the grant cycle begins with a preliminary questionnaire which is available on the website
www.POWFund.org and click on the Grants Tab, Partnership of Women Facebook Page or by request.
The deadline for the preliminary questionnaire is Monday, July 20th at 5 p.m.
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 a review of preliminary questionnaires, semi-finalists will receive a formal invitation to submit a full
grant proposal which must be submitted by August 31.
In 2019, POW! awarded $21,000 in impact grants: $15,000 to Habitat for Humanity and $3,000 each to The
Gathering Place – Henderson Senior Center and Spottsville Volunteer Fire Department. An equal amount
was 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! 2020 grant cycle calendar:
ROUND 1 Review Preliminary Questionnaires and Naming of Semi-Finalists
June 15th
– July 20th
– Accepting Preliminary Questionnaires. Questionnaires will be submitted via email to
powgrant2020@gmail.com
July 21st
– Aug. 4th
– 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. Semifinalists will also be asked to schedule site visits in September. Emails will be sent to those not chosen as
semi-finalists by August 4, 2020.
ROUND 2 Full Grant Review, Site Visits and Naming of Finalists
August 5th
– August 31st
– Full Grant Application Submissions
September 1st
– September 25th
– Semi-finalists’ site visits will be completed. Invitations to site visits will be
sent to the full POW! Membership.
September 28th
– October 16th
– Grants committee selects finalists; Emails will be sent to finalists as well as
those not chosen.
ROUND 3 Recipient Named
October 27th 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 contact: Katy Groves-Mussat, Grants Committee Co-Chair via email
at powgrant2020@gmail.com