IMPACT REPORT FY2023 JULY 1, 2022 - JUNE 30, 2023
FROM OUR LEADERSHIP Dear Friends, In March 2023 I was honored to be named the Women’s Fund SouthCoast’s next Executive Director. A couple of days after officially accepting the position, I joined the International Women’s Day event which brought together hundreds of women and families across the region. People from all ages shared their advocacy stories and gave us hope for the next generation of leaders. A young woman spoke with such power that Sojourner Truth’s Ain't I a Woman poem echoed throughout the whole venue. A women’s history timeline was unveiled which included decades of women moving the needle on gender and racial justice. That evening set the stage for the months to come and celebrated our collective action.
Despite a turbulent year fraught with Supreme Court decisions that disproportionately affect women, the dozen states that passed legislation to ban abortions, and the plight of girls being sent home from school because they lacked access to menstrual products, we have so much to celebrate and be proud of. In collaboration with our grantee and community partners, the Women’s Fund trained young women to facilitate leadership development workshops at the first ever state-wide Girls Empowerment and Leadership Initiative, supported advocacy training for the Women’s Advocacy Day at the State House, amplified the voices of students who succeeded in getting menstrual products in their high school bathrooms and created an Access Fund to provide transportation, child care, lodging to those seeking abortion procedures. During this fiscal year, we granted over $100,000 to organizations fueling gender and racial justice directly impacting an estimated 500 women and their families. We cannot do this work alone. It takes all of us. Every gift makes a difference. Your support ensures the Women’s Fund stays abreast of issues impacting women and girls, empowers those who are most impacted by sexism and racism to be leaders, decision makers and solution builders - together fostering a more just and equitable SouthCoast for all. Thank you to everyone who supported us throughout our 23 year history and make our work possible today. We are building upon the contributions of the leaders who started the Fund, continue to be involved and paved the way for all of us. In solidarity,
Christine Monska, Executive Director Dear Supporters, Partners, and Friends,
It has been humbling to have worked with our dedicated board members, volunteers, and community partners who have worked tirelessly to ensure that the Women’s Fund SouthCoast continues to uplift women and girls across our community. I am proud to share that we have awarded over $100,000 to programs dedicated to improving access to reproductive health, quality early childhood education, women’s wellness programs, and fostering financial independence. These investments stand as a testament to our unwavering commitment to driving positive change where it matters most. In addition to our grantmaking, we are delighted to have welcomed Christine Monska as our new Executive Director earlier this year. Her experience and passion will undoubtedly steer us to new horizons, guiding our efforts to even greater success. As we reflect on our achievements, we are reminded of the significant work that lies ahead. It is both sobering and motivating to note that a mere 1.9% of philanthropic funding is directed towards organizations supporting women and girls. This statistic reinforces the importance of our mission and the urgency to continue advocating for change. Each step forward, each dollar contributed, and each life touched, brings us closer to a more equitable SouthCoast. Thank you for being an essential part of this journey. Together, we will continue to be the voice for equity and creating a legacy of empowerment for women and girls. With gratitude,
Carmen Amaral, Board President
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OUR LEADERSHIP Board of Directors Officers Carmen Amaral, President Cynthia Cummings, Vice President David Millett, Treasurer Marcy Wintrub, Clerk
Directors Shawndrae Barreto, Chair Events Committee & Governance Committee Bettina Borders, Founder Cecilia Brito Jennifer Clarke Mandi Costa Melissa Costa Yvonne Drayton Colleen Millet, Volunteer Coordinator Jacqueline Ramos Meg Steinberg, Chair Grants Committee Neal Weiss
Our Volunteer Committees
*If you would like to volunteer, please contact Colleen Millett at volunteer@womensfundsouthcoast.org
Engagement Committee: Bettina Borders co-chair, Nancy Braitmayer, Celia Brito, Mandi B. Costa, Linda Fenton co-chair, Kate Fentress, Betsy Kellogg, Nancy Kurtz, Paige Johnson Roth, Neal Weiss, Anna Whitcomb
Grants Committee: Meg Steinberg chair, Peggy Bacon, Jennifer Clarke, Jeanne Costa, Marilyn Halter, Mary McCurry, Darlene Spencer, Nan Johnson
Events Committee: Shawndrae Barreto chair, Colleen Millett, Mellisa Costa, Cynthia Cummings
Finance Committee: David Millett chair, Sharon Levesque, Mary Reardon Johnson, Titus DosRemedios
Staff Christine Monska Executive Director
Makenzie Lennington Assistant Director of Develpoment
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ABOUT THE WOMEN’S FUND SOUTHCOAST HONDRE INC.
YEAR 2030
YWCA SEMA Women of Distinction Event
OUR VISION: Imagine a world in which women and girls are afforded the same paths to success as men, a world in which they are valued and their voices are heard.
COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH: The Women’s Fund does research on the status of women and girls on the SouthCoast to inform our community investments.
OUR MISSION: The Women’s Fund SouthCoast supports and sponsors social change that advances economic security and financial independence for women and girls in our region. We build community partnerships and exercise voice, advocacy, and grantmaking to increase equity and opportunity across race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, gender identity, country of origin, and physical ability.
GRANTMAKING: We collaborate with our grantee partners to improve the lives of women, girls and families on the SouthCoast. Since inception, the Women’s Fund dispersed over a million dollars benefitting thousands of women and families in our region.
OUR WORK: The Women’s Fund SouthCoast leads with an anti-racist and intersectional equity lens to do research on the status of women and girls to inform our community investments. We provide grants to organizations moving the needle on gender and racial justice. We collaborate on advocacy initiatives to ensure policies and programs reflect the needs and solutions of those who are most impacted by sexism and racism.
ADVANCING WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: Collectively, we advocate for policies and programs to foster greater gender and racial justice for all. INVESTING IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS: We build equitable pipelines for young women, girls and gender expansive youth to step into leadership positions, access workforce development tools, mentoring and expansion of social capital through intergenerational partnerships.
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OUR IMPACT
$113,585 in community investments 11 organizations received grants Over 500 women and families impacted
Our Community Investments 3% Early Childhood Education 13% Youth Leadership & Civic Engagement
33% Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship
12% Women’s History
39% Reproductive Health & Justice
Advocacy Initiatives Menstrual Product Access in Schools, Prisons, and Shelters Abortion Access Educational Access & Workforce Development for Student Parents Women’s Leadership & Civic Engagement PAGE 5 | ANNUAL REPORT 2023
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH & JUSTICE HONDRE INC.
YEAR 2030
“The denial of bodily autonomy is a violation of fundamental human rights.” - Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director - The United Nations Population Fund
After the fall of Roe v. Wade, dozens of states limited rights to abortion. With the passage of the ROE Act, Massachusetts ensured that women and birthing people continued to have the right to access abortion services. However, the reality is that the SouthCoast is still an abortion desert where a person must travel an estimated 30 miles to get a medical procedure. Many pregnancy crisis centers still operate in the region spreading misinformation, often by unlicensed providers. The Women’s Fund joined other community leaders to bring awareness and action.
We marched to bring awareness to the far-reaching ramifications of Supreme Court decisions banning abortion access The Women’s Fund SouthCoast and other members of the Women’s Alliance and the Our Bodies Our Lives Coalition rallied on Saturday, April 15th at the Federal Building in New Bedford. We marched to protest the Texas ruling which threatened to have far-reaching ramifications for women, girls, and other birthing people in Massachusetts, especially our region. In a letter to The New Bedford Light members of the Women’s Alliance wrote, “by the time Roe v. Wade was overturned on June 24, 2022, it was clear that not only abortion but access to birth control and hardwon LBGTQ+ rights could also be in jeopardy. The mission of the coalition is to educate, empower, engage, facilitate, support, and protect the right to personal body freedom.”
The Women’s Fund continued to support reproductive rights through our Access Fund. In partnership with Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, we granted $25,000 to fund transportation, child care, lodging and other barriers to accessing abortion services. This year 321 women and birthing people were served through this initiative.
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GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT Advancing Reproductive Justice in the BIPOC Community HONDRE INC.
YEAR 2030
Project: The Birthing Project
“We are creating a dignifying and sustaining Maternal Restorative Village (Community) in the BIPOC community of the SouthCoast. Birthing Project USA is a grassroots woman-led non-profit organization founded in 1988 by Kathryn Hall-Trujillo, eight other women, and one man, as a cost-effective mentoring model to reduce infant mortality and morbidity in the African American community. ”
The Birthing Project is a volunteer effort to encourage better birth outcomes by providing practical support to women during pregnancy and one year after their child’s birth. The Birthing Project helps women find the emotional freedom necessary to identify and use the resources to care for themselves and their families. The beginning point is pregnancy. The final stop is a healthy one-yearold child and the ability to care for that child in terms of providing a source of income, housing, support system, and other factors involved in maintaining optimum health status.
Source: https://perinataltaskforce.com/directorytask_force/listing/sacred-birthing-village-southcoast/
Check out our video on YouTube highlighting the work of Sacred Birthing Village SouthCoast Birthing Project USA Founder, Kathryn Hall-Trujillo
“The direct investment is the investment in us, our community, and the pregnant and birthing individuals.” - Soraya DosSantos, Project Director PAGE 7 | ANNUAL REPORT 2023
MENSTRUAL PRODUCT ACCESS HONDRE INC.
YEAR 2030
“No one should have to choose between food, a roof over their head, education, and access to menstrual products.” - Massachusetts Menstrual Equity Coalition
In Massachusetts not all schools, prisons or shelters provide free menstrual products. Too many menstruating individuals get sent home from school because they cannot afford products. We Hosted the Dartmouth High School’s Women’s Empowerment Group A group of students met with the Women’s Fund staff to discuss their advocacy efforts that led their high school to provide free menstrual products! Their success story can help other youth activists pave the way for greater menstrual access in their schools. The Women’s Fund will continue to partner with youth groups to expand their advocacy efforts and leadership skills. Julia Caron and Adeline Ablett, Dartmouth High School Women’s Empowerment Group Founders
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GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT Ending Period Poverty HONDRE INC.
YEAR 2030
The YWCA SEMA helps women, girls and their families attain self-sufficiency by providing services to support the vast needs of people from numerous populations.
Project: Advocacy Coordinator for Menstrual Access The Women’s Fund supported a part-time Advocacy Coordinator position to amplify the YWCA’s work in menstrual product access and improved maternal health outcomes. The Advocacy Coordinator trained over 30 young people from New Bedford on how to talk to legislators about issues impacting them and their communities. The YWCA also joined the Massachusetts Menstrual Equity Coalition which was instrumental in getting menstrual products in public schools in Fall River.
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WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT HONDRE INC.
YEAR 2030
“ At present, our country needs women’s idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else.” - Shirley Chisholm, First Black Congresswoman
Nationwide, women lack parity on boards, commissions and in public offices. In our Economic Blueprint for Women we stated, "by having ‘a seat at the table,’ women will be able to better represent those issues that affect them and other women. Many times the decisions regarding women’s pay, health, maternity leave, etc., are made by (majority) men. If more women are in office, they can serve as a voice for those who often go unheard. Ideally, New Bedford will have a greater voting turnout and a bigger community presence in decisionmaking that directly or indirectly affects them.”
The SouthCoast Community Discussed Issues Facing Women and Girls at the Massachusetts Commission on The Status of Women’s Advocacy Day On May 31 the Women’s Fund and our community partners went to the State House to advocate for community-driven solutions to issues affecting women, girls, and gender expansive people in our region. Our grantee partner, the YWCA of Southeastern MA, helped train participants to advocate for themselves and their communities. Young people learned how to speak truth to power through telling their personal stories and discussing how policies and programs affect their lives. Advancing advocacy and leadership skills are critical to building pipelines of more diverse voices in all places of power. The SouthCoast region had one of the highest participation rates state-wide with over 50 people attending.
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GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT Developing the Leadership of Immigrant Women and Mothers from INC. Central America HONDRE
YEAR 2030
The CEDC aims to bridge new immigrants and long-term residents to find their way to economic opportunity. Their community vision is to provide a three-prong “people-centered asset-based” pathway where all those in the immigrant community have access to essential resources and skill-building, connections within the community through collaboration, and work collaboratively towards longer-term community change and resilience.
Project: Mujeres Victoriosas Mujeres Victoriosas aims to increase opportunities for Central American women to take full advantage of their capabilities to succeed in this country. Mujeres Victoriosas works with women to develop at their personal level in order to positively influence families and communities. But the ultimate goal of Mujeres Victoriosas is to mobilize women to organize around systemic and sustainable change. After a successful year, Mujeres Victoriosas increased women in their leadership initiative from 3 to 7 women. Those leaders impacted over 300 women and children through leading monthly workshops, resource fairs and advocacy efforts with New Bedford schools. Leaders also provide 1:1 support linking 10 women to employment, small business, and education opportunities while serving as peer support and motivating them to meet their goals.
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INVESTING IN GIRLS & GENDER EXPANSIVE YOUTH HONDRE INC.
YEAR 2030
“Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow’s reality.” - Malala Yousafzai, youngest Nobel Prize laureate
Studies show that girls can start to lose confidence in their abilities as early as age eight. It’s critical that we invest in the leadership development of girls to ensure that we build more equitable pipelines to positions of power. Throughout the year we built partnerships with government entities and community partners to empower more girls and gender expansive youth from the SouthCoast.
Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women’s (MCSW) Girls Empowerment and Leadership Initiative Partnership Executive Director, Christine Monska and two New Bedford students, Elena Monteiro and Keyanna Jones attended the MCSW’s Girls Empowerment and Leadership Initiative. They presented “The Fundamentals of Finding Your Voice” session to young leaders from all across the state who came together to learn about civic advocacy, public speaking, economic empowerment, and so much more. Together, we are building the future leaders of tomorrow, today.
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GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT Increasing Confidence in Girls Through Sport HONDRE INC.
YEAR 2030
“It was wonderful to see the girls really come into their own. They were so proud of themselves for running the race and were very supportive of each other.” Caroline O'Leary
Founded in 2012, Girls on the Run Rhode Island has been dedicated to making an impact on girls' lives in their community. Girls on the Run Rhode Island is a council of Girls on the Run International, proudly serving Rhode Island & Bristol County, MA. Since the council’s inception, they have unlocked the power and potential of their participants and made a lasting impact on our community through participant-led service projects. Their empowerment programs impacted over 5,200 girls in Rhode Island and Bristol County, MA.
Project: Girls on the Run Rhode Island Girls on the Run is an after-school program that challenges young girls to embrace their inner strength, to gain confidence, and to foster care and compassion for others through the physical challenge of running. The eightweek program culminated with a 5K run that encouraged participants to give it their all to reach the finish line.
Check out this video on YouTube highlighting Girls on the Run
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EDUCATIONAL ACCESS & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT HONDRE INC.
YEAR 2030
“We still are not paid equally. And if you believe that it's a myth, do the math. Unequal pay hurts women. It hurts their families. And it hurts us all. You and I have to continue fighting for equal pay for equal work. I get up each day with that on my mind, because I need to make a difference.” - Lilly Ledbetter, National Women’s Hall of Fame member and equal pay activist
Although the vast amount of college students are often women, they still don’t get equitable pay. The Women’s Fund invests in wraparound services so that students, particularly women and gender expansive people, can thrive. We also ensure early education professionals, the majority of whom are women, can get adequate training and support to excel in their careers. Working mothers make just 64 cents to the dollar.
Purposeful Teaching Workshop Series: Incorporating Healthy Social & Emotional Skill Development into Classroom Routines Using the Pyramid Model The Women’s Fund sponsored this workshop series led by Sandra A.B. Ledvina, M.S. and Kelly A. Rodriguez, MSW, LCSW, CCLS, members of the New Bedford Birth-3rd Grade Partnership, facilitated this 3- week series based on the Positive Solutions for Families model developed by the Center for Social Emotional Foundations of Early Learning. The series was designed to equip early childhood professionals, who serve children ages birth to age 5, to incorporate and promote healthy social and emotional skill development into classroom routines.
The presenters offered 5 hours of social-emotional hybrid training to participants along with books and resources provided in both in English and Spanish for immediate use in their environment to meet the growing social and emotional needs of New Bedford’s youngest learners. PAGE 14 | ANNUAL REPORT 2023
GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT Empowering Student Parents to Obtain their Academic, Professional, Financial and Personal Goals HONDRE INC.
YEAR 2030
Parenting Advancement Pathways is an expansion of the Lifework Program, a five-year visionary program conceived by the Women’s Fund SouthCoast to assist low-income women in achieving a better life for themselves and their children. Parenting Advancement Pathways continues its legacy by empowering women through advocacy and education. Bristol Community College is a comprehensive, public community college offering more than 130 career and transfer programs of study that lead to an associate degree in science, arts, applied sciences, and certificates of accomplishment or achievement.
Project: Parenting Advancement Pathways Parenting Advancement Pathways equips parenting students with free fundamental tools and resources such as holistic case management, financial literacy, career planning, counseling referrals, essential workshops, continuous guidance, and professional mentorship. In addition, there are optional monthly support parenting sessions and events offered throughout the semester. Further, Parenting Advancement Pathways adapts EMPath Mobility Mentoring ® as it applies The Bridge to Self-Sufficiency® when working one-on-one with parenting students in goal attainment. A financial recognition, in partnership with one of the sponsors, BayCoast Bank, is awarded to students who demonstrate accountability, participation, and commitment as a Parenting Advancement Pathways student.
"Thank you for all the help, encouragement, and tools that Parenting Advancement Pathways has given me at Bristol. I am stronger, more confident, and ready to take the next steps on my journey." - Crystal Brink, Parenting Advancement Pathways Graduate, May 2023 PAGE 15 | ANNUAL REPORT 2023
WOMEN’S HISTORY: TELLING HERSTORY HONDRE INC.
YEAR 2030
“If we can open up a little bit more to each other and share our stories, our real stories, that’s what breaks down barriers. But in order to do that, you have to believe that your story has value. Be vulnerable. Dare to be vulnerable.” - Michelle Obama, American Attorney and Author The Women's Fund collaborates with community partners to ensure we preserve and contribute to history that features women's stories. Without the voices of women and girls, our history is incomplete and unfinished. We uplift and celebrate all who want to tell HERstory.
Mrs. Cabral’s Visit to the USA Ana Maria Cabral’s visit to the Women’s Fund Office on July 7th highlighted the role women played in the revolution to free Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau and explored partnerships between young women in Cape Verde and those living on the SouthCoast. "Cabral, who was married to Amilcar Cabral for barely a year before the agronomist turned public intellectual and revolutionary leader was assassinated in 1973...She has devoted a life to diplomacy and government service, trying to make life better for women in Cape Verde and telling the more complete story of the revolution, a story that includes women. She served 21 years, until 2005, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from Cape Verde, and before that as Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau ambassador to the U.S. " - The New Bedford Light “This was a historic tribute and memorable moment for all.” Jeanne Costa, Chair of the Cabo Verde & Guinea-Bissau Women Warrior Project and Women’s Fund SouthCoast Grants Committee Member
The Bettina Borders Women’s History Archives: A SouthCoast Resource The University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth and the Women’s Fund SouthCoast presented this honor to the Women’s Fund Founder and former Judge, Bettina Borders for her lifetime commitment to advancing women’s rights. PAGE 16 | ANNUAL REPORT 2023
GRANTEE SPOTLIGHT
Creating Powerful Intergenerational Connections Through an Oral History Project about Women in the Fishing Industry HONDRE INC.
YEAR 2030
Located in New Bedford, the nation’s most valuable fishing port, New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center is dedicated to preserving and presenting the story of the fishing industry past, present, and future through exhibits, programs, and archives.
Project: Herstory Herstory is an intergenerational oral history project pairing students in high school and college with older women who have ties to New Bedford’s fishing community. A cohort of seven students participated in a series of workshops to learn how to conduct interviews and to better understand the aging process. They completed interviews with ten extraordinary older women who shared inspiring stories about their hopes and heartbreaks, struggles and successes. The oral histories also reflect the varied and important roles of women on New Bedford’s waterfront. This exhibit, co-curated by the students, features excerpts from the interviews and family photographs shared by the women who were interviewed. The exhibit will reach all New Bedford Public School students who visit at least once during their K-12 career and inspire aging women to tell their powerful stories. Here are some of the quotations derived from the interviews: “It quickly became clear that the older women, each for their own reasons, had a need to share their stories.” “As witness to these stories, the majority of young women who participated were completely hooked on the power of oral history and the privilege of being witness to these stories.”
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FINANCIALS* Statement of Financial Position as of June 30, 2023
Statement of Activities for the year ended June 30, 2023
Assets
Support and Revenue:
Current Assets Total Assets
$344,174 $344,174
Liabilities & Net Assets Current Liabilities
Contributions & Grants Events and Other Income Total Support and Revenue
$335,848 $26,848 $362,696
Functional Expenses: $74,314
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions With Donor Restrictions
$255,261 $14,600
Total Net Assets Total Liabilities & Net Assets
$269,861 $344,174
Program Administrative Fundraising
$210,316 $80,318 $34,472
Fundraising 10.9%
Administrative 24.8%
Program 64.4%
Total Functional Expenses Change in Net Assets
$325,106 $37,590
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OUR SUPPORTERS
July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023 - We are deeply grateful to all those who made generous contributions to help us continue to support women and girls in our community.
Joycelyn Abra Degbor Julia Agnew Melinda Ailes Cristina Ajemian Arnaa Alcon Alvord Family Foundation Carmen Amaral Kumkum Amin Louise Anthony Patricia Arnold Peg Bacon Talbot Baker Jr. Lisa Balaschak Margherita & Michael Baldwin Jan Baptist Chrissie Bascom Shawndrae Barreto Amy Batchelor Gale Beaton Anne Beaulieu Jean Beebe Barbara Begley Arthur Bennett Elizabeth Bennett & Barbara Phanuef Janice Bichsel Harry Bichsel Lee Blake Kathleen Bohan Michele Bolton Bettina Borders & Vic Mailey Mary-Ellen Boyle Eric Braitmayer Nancy Braitmayer Brewer Banner Designs Bristol County Savings Bank Celia Brito Christina Bruen Helen Bryan Irene Buck Jennifer & Dan Bungert Carleton Burr Lean Camara Linda Chapman Kendra Cheney Jennifer Clarke Raegan Cleary Community Boating Center Sheila Powers Converse Caroline Conzatti Coolidge/Boreiko Family Rebecca Cordeiro Mandi Costa Melissa Costa Susan Costa
Kristian Courtney Crystal Cousins Campbell The Cranberry Rose Foundation Nancy Crosby Cynthia Cummings Joan Dalton Kathleen Damaskos Jennifer Daprato Helen DeGroot Tyler DiPaola Priscilla Ditchfield Theresa Doris Titus DosRemedios Yvonne Drayton Amy DuBois Kathryn & Ian Duff Nancy Edwards Joyce Eisenberg Danielle Engwert Annette Ewing Kathleen & James Feeney Ilana Feinerman Linda Fenton Nathan Fenton Kathleen Fentress Sarah & Charlie Forbes Jean Fordyce Gail Fortes Albert & Cynthia Fox Jennifer Frates Janet Freedman Katherine Gagne Andrea Garr-Barnes Suzanne & George Gebelein Louisa Gebelein Jones Gidwitz Family Foundation Deborah Giokas Rosalyn Glaser Linda Gomes Emily Goodwin Gretchen Graef Marguerite Graham Lorraine Granda Gerry & Samuel Gray Lauren Greene Jason Gregory Marjorie Greville Patrick Grime Sidonie Haines Amy Haley Marcella Halter Marilyn Halter Meredith Hanrahan-Boshes Pat Harrington Helena Hartnett
Jennifer Heald Judith Herlihy Elizabeth Herlihy Sarah Herman Elizabeth Hill Julie Hiller Jeremy Howard Heidi & Arthur Huguley Viki Fowler & John Kelleher Nan Johnson Paige Johnson Roth Sarah Johnston Betsy Kellogg Marian & Leroy Kendricks Carol Kerrissey Vanessa Keyes Trudy Kingery Leslie Knowles Sarah Kocur Rachael Kolb & Thomas Stritter Ronni Krasny Rebecca Kurie Nancy Kurtz Elizabeth Ladd Scott Lang Valerie Langbehn Joe Lennington Makenzie Lennington & Gerald Howland II Cynthia Letourneau Daniel Letourneau Rachel Lewis Kenneth Lipman Julie Lizotte Becky Lockwood Marion London Regina Lopes Juliet Loranger Vanessa Mack Deborah Majewski Marilyn Malcolmson Mary Mandeville Gayle Mandle Shayla Manning Molly McCarthy Emily Mead Susan Mead Nicole Merusi Patricia Midurski Jessica Miller Kristen Millett Colleen & Dave Millett Christine Monska Patricia Monska Faith & Richard Morningstar Shannon Morrell
Amanda Napior Margaret Nash New Bedford Creative Anne Nou Meryl Novek Oh So African Designs Philip Olejarz Deborah Olejarz Aaron Oliker Maria Openshaw Alexia Orphanides Allison Paiva Margaret Palmer Juli Parker Christine Parks Ann Parson Sandria Parsons Anne Patterson Finn Heather Peck Lisa Peck Susan Perry Jordan Pouliot-Latham Regina Purtell Jacquelyn Ramos Ashlee Ramos Mary Reardon Johnson Jennifer Rego Rhode Island Community Foundation Joseph Ribeiro Gloria Ring Theresa Romanovitch Alice Root Sarah Rose Jaye Roseborough Susan Ross-Kut Susan & Donald Rudnick Dawn Salerno Salt & Sole Santos & Santos P.C. Erica Scott-Puopolo George & Anna Shaw Marsha Shea Eileen Wheeler Sheehan Maureen Sheils Jennifer Shepley Jennifer Simmons Susan Smith SouthCoast Community Foundation Cheryl Souza Darlene Spencer Meg Steinberg Judith & Robert Sterns Fredericka Stevenson
Lara Stone Maryellen Sullivan-Hughes Chris Swanson Miranda Swift David Tatelbaum Taunton Federal Credit Union Pamela Thomure Arlene Todd Sylvia Tompkins & Holly Cummings Helen Trumball Melinda Tviet Fitgerald Angela Vasconcellos Samantha Vasques Marion & Henry Wainer Marjorie Waite Neal Weiss Allison Wells Emily Westgate Anna Whitcomb Anne White Anne Whiting Janet Whitla William Straus Willow Creek Charitable Foundation Allan Wing Marcy Wintrub Grace & David Wyss Mary Zane
IN-KIND GIFTS: Alison Wells Fine Art Gallery Annie Hayes April Evan's Beauty Lounge Boutique The Baker Barry's Fine Wine & Spirits Callicoon Wine Merchant Celia's Boutique Destination Soups The Drawing Room Farm & Coast Market Freitas Package Store Geni Ferro Lat41 Outifitters Milhench Supply Company Shaw's Stop & Shop TL6 Gallery YWCA SEMA
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In 2021, the Women’s Fund SouthCoast became its own nonprofit organization duly incorporated in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It has been assigned 501(c) (3) tax status by the Internal Revenue Service. We are grateful for our initial 20 years as a fund of the SouthCoast Community Foundation.
With support from friends, foundations, and businesses on the SouthCoast, the Women’s Fund continues to build a more inclusive and equitable community. Every gift makes it possible to identify innovative solutions to the most pressing issues, award grants, and collectively advocate for gender and racial justice. Giving to the Fund this year will enable us to move forward with determination and expand our impact in the region. Participation is key to our vitality. Thank you for caring for our community. Donate online today - womensfundsouthcoast.org