2021 ANNUAL REPORT TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS TOGETHER
GHOFRAN MIARI BOARD FELLOW 1
ANNUAL REPORT
CONTENTS
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LETTER FROM THE CEO
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TRIBUTE TO THE CRANE FAMILY
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OUR TEAM & FOUNDERS
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2021 IMPACT
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2021 GRANT PARTNERS
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MULTI-YEAR GRANT PILOT IMPACT
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INTERVIEW WITH ANOUK MORITZ
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2022 IMPACT & GRANT PARTNERS
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TWENTY YEARS OF IMPACT
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STORIES FROM PAST GRANT PARTNERS
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ENDURING PROGRESS INITIATIVE
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THE MONICA TEREZ GIRL POWER FUND
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FISCAL YEAR 2021 DONORS
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FISCAL YEAR 2021 FINANCIALS
FROM THE CEO
REFLECTING ON 2021 In 2021, we recognized an important milestone—20 years of women-led, women-focused impact. 20 years of transforming the lives of women and girls by mobilizing the collective power and passion of all people working together. Each of you made that first generation possible with your courageous donations, your hard work as volunteers and advocates, and your passion for building a world where gender equity is the norm. As Ms. Foundation President and CEO Teresa Younger has said, if the world expects women’s funds to help rectify hundreds of years of discrimination and inequity, we need at least a generation to start making real change. And that is exactly what this community has done for The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio—given us a generation to begin making significant strides towards gender equity. In just 20 years, your generosity made it possible for our small but mighty organization to:
We’re incredibly proud of these accomplishments. We know that none of those things would have happened without your sacrifices. Whether you’ve donated $1 or $1 million, it’s the combined power of those donations and many others that has made The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio what it is today. By trusting our model and pooling your resources, we’ve all been able to invest faster and more efficiently in gender equity on behalf of our entire community. Because of our collective strength, we don’t have to wait for change to occur—we can create it ourselves. As you read this annual report, I hope you’ll feel the depth of your impact and what an important part of our first 20 years you’ve been. We quite literally could not have done it without you. We are a selfmade movement, one that is still fueled by all of you and the strength of your many donations working together. It’s a simple formula—the more that you all invest in us, the more we can achieve together. Thank you for the trust you’ve placed in us during our first generation. We are forever grateful. We hope you’ll be inspired to continue working by our side as donors, volunteers, and advocates. I can’t wait to see what amazing things we’ll do together in this next generation.
• commission 5 groundbreaking research reports • make more than $4 million in grants to nonprofits working on the frontlines to create gender equity
With gratitude,
• create a proprietary equity-building tool called Gender By Us • host numerous community engagement programs, including several Statehouse Days • launch the Enduring Progress Initiative to help close the extraordinary funding gap faced by organizations led by and for women of color
KELLEY GRIESMER President & CEO
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ABOUT THE WOMEN’S FUND
IN MEMORY
The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio is a public foundation whose mission is to transform the lives of women and girls by mobilizing the collective power and passion of all people working together. Our vision is a world where gender equity is the norm in work and life. We are committed to creating social change through our strategic investments in women and girls, our groundbreaking research, and our bold advocacy.
At the end of 2021, The Women’s Fund lost two fierce champions, thoughtful donors, and dear friends in Loann and Jameson Crane.
OUR BOARD* Heather Whaling, Chair Carol Andreae Dr. Sierra Austin-King Jennifer Battle Shelley Bird Anne Boninsegna Kathy Bowman Sophia Fifner, Chair Elect Ronnie Marquez-Posey Melissa McHenry Ghofran Miari (Board Fellow) Denise Mirman Christine Murry Andrea Pfaadt Letha Pugh, Secretary Dana Sims Jennifer Yaross, Treasurer Rebecca Wiggins *This list reflects our Board of Directors at the time of publication. 4
LOANN AND JAMESON CRANE
Loann was one of the most transformational philanthropists Central Ohio has ever seen. Her courageous spirit and endless generosity to The Women’s Fund and countless other Central Ohio institutions cannot be overstated. We are incredibly fortunate to count Loann as one of our fifteen trailblazing founders. She was a vocal advocate for gender-lens investing long before that concept was widely understood, a testament to both her vision and passion for equity. She was also staunchly committed to building wealth for all women, a goal that her extraordinary investments will support long into the future. Jameson was also a tireless supporter and loyal advocate for The Women’s Fund and its mission. He broke ground as one of the first men to generously help underwrite The Women’s Fund’s operations, a role he shared with many members of the extended Crane family. The major investments that he made along with his dear deceased wife of 59 years, Ann Burba Crane, continue to sustain our work to this day. His brave leadership will set an example for many generations to come. While we mourn the loss of Loann and Jameson, we will continue to be buoyed by their exceptional examples and are honored to be included in their ever-deepening philanthropic legacies.
OUR FOUNDERS CAROL ANDREAE
JUDY GAREL 1933-2021
MARY LAZARUS
SHARON CAMERON
STEPHANIE HIGHTOWER
ANN PIZZUTI
LOANN CRANE 1925-2021
NANCY JEFFREY 1930-2018
KATHY RANSIER
SALLY CRANE COX
CATHE CHAPIN KOBACKER
EMILY RUTHERFORD
BARBARA FERGUS
MELODEE KORNACKER
JODY G. SCHEIMAN
OUR TEAM MEET DREW KELLEY GRIESMER
President & CEO
KELSIE FIELDS
Director of Operations
DREW KAUFMAN
Director of Fundraising
Drew is excited to join The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio as we work to create a world where gender equality is the norm. He has spent his career in the non-profit sector working on a variety of issues, including LGBTQ+ youth development, housing, mental healthcare, and the environment. Most recently, Drew served as the Director of Membership Engagement for the Ohio Environmental Council. “I’m thrilled to help The Women’s Fund harness the collective power and passion of all people to push for social change in Central Ohio,” Drew said. “I look forward to meeting the many donors that invest year after year in transforming the lives of women and girls in our community.” Drew lives in Downtown Columbus with his husband, Ezra, and their cat, Cleopatra. 5
“ OUR IMPACT
2021
Despite the continuing pandemic, our donors ensured that our impact in 2021 was deeper than ever. Because you donated when we needed it most, The Women’s Fund continued to deliver on its mission to transform the lives of thousands of women and girls despite steep obstacles.
$251,900
was invested in grant partners
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organizations received grant funding
1,400+
women and girls were directly served by our grant partners
19,000+
women and girls were directly impacted by policy outcomes championed by our grant partners 6
The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio has been an amazing partner to Proyecto Mariposas. Our organization has been able to support a greater number of Latina girls and women in Central Ohio. We are inspired by the work The Fund is doing to support diverse organizations working towards gender equality and empowerment of girls and women in our community. We are immensely grateful to The Women’s Fund and their partners like the Terez family. -YAHAIRA ROSE, PROYECTO MARIPOSAS
“ Lesbian, queer, and same gender-loving women and girls are often overlooked when it comes to LGBTQ+ health education and research. The opportunity to devote grant funds directly to a health and wellness fair tailored to the evidence-based needs of this population is extremely rare. The forward thinking and innovative nature of the funding guidelines issued by The Women’s Fund allowed us the creativity to serve the specific needs of our community in exactly the ways they are asking us to…The Women’s Fund is the most flexible and community-based funder we work with. -JULIA APPLEGATE, EQUITAS HEALTH INSTITUTE
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The Women’s Fund was the first grant to support our mission. Prior, we were implementing programs with minimal resources. As a Black woman and entrepreneur serving youth, I often felt overlooked or less valued due to social status and being a lesser-known organization. The Women’s Fund saw me, heard me, and supported my work. Though we have come so far, there is still much more to do, and The Women’s Fund is genuinely consistent and intentional. The Women’s Fund’s actions align with their words when it comes to supporting and investing in women. -ERYN HATHAWAY, ERYN PINK
OUR 2021 GRANT PARTNERS BHUTANESE COMMUNITY OF CENTRAL OHIO (BCCO)
INNOVATION OHIO EDUCATION FUND
CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOUSE
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF OHIO EDUCATION FUND
W.O.K.E. Women of Knowledge and Excellence Black Girls Thrive. Building Creativity, Wellness and Leadership CENTRAL OHIO WOMEN IN THE TRADES
The Ohio Women’s Public Policy Network
Women's Voices: Next Gen of Women Leaders
MUSLIM FAMILY SERVICES OF OHIO
New Voter Smart Voter
OHIO POVERTY LAW CENTER
Build Up! Developing Allyship Between Tradeswomen and Decision Makers
Advocacy for Women Unemployed Due to COVID-19
EQUITAS HEALTH
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER OHIO
Hey Gurl Hey
ERYN PINK LTD.
Lunch Box Girl Talk School Program, Give That Girl the Mic, She’s Gold Workshops GIRLS ON THE RUN OF CENTRAL OHIO
Peer Education Program
POLICY MATTERS OHIO
Improving Childcare: Policy Agenda and Improving Ohio’s Childcare Assistance
Girls on the Run of Central Ohio Columbus City Schools
PROYECTO MARIPOSAS
GODMAN GUILD ASSOCIATION
RESTORING OUR OWN THROUGH TRANSFORMATION (ROOTT)
Educate, Empower, Elevate (E3) Advocacy Program GROUNDWORK OHIO
Child Care Benefits Cliff Advocacy - Ohio State Budget HELPLINE OF DELAWARE AND MORROW COUNTIES, INC.
Valiente | Fuerte | Latina (Brave | Strong | Latina)
ROOTT Reproductive Justice and Comprehensive Sexual Education Program US TOGETHER
New American Reproductive Choice Initiative VOTE RUN LEAD
RUN51 Ohio: Infusing the State Legislature with Barrier-Breaking Women Leaders
Thank Goodness I’m Female (T.G.I.F.)
HORIZON PRISON INITIATIVE
YWCA COLUMBUS
Horizon Returning Women’s Advocacy Group (HRWAG)
Bright Futures
2021 GRANTS BY PRIORITY AREA
Women’s Health
14%
24%
Paid Leave, Childcare, & Pay Equity Advocacy and Running for Office
29% 19% 14%
Girls Leadership Women’s Leadership & Influence on Policy 7
LOOKING BACK ON
OUR MULTIYEAR GRANT PILOT In 2018, The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio launched a three-year funding pilot, a bold step to test the effectiveness of trust-based, multi-year grants to strategic partners. Specifically, from 2018 to 2020, we invested $270,000 in three partners who focused collaboratively on systemic issues that affect women’s wealth accumulation, including access to quality, affordable childcare; teen pregnancy; and the need for sweeping policies to positively benefit women and families. We couldn’t be prouder of the success of this pilot, which included these incredible partners and their dedicated teams. 8
THE WOMEN’S PUBLIC POLICY NETWORK The Women’s Public Policy Network (WPPN) brings together nearly 40 organizations to advocate for public policies that build economic opportunities for women and their families. They coordinate statewide legislative efforts and advocacy and are a key player in educating the public and lawmakers about issues affecting women. With our funding, WPPN mobilized around several issues and achieved significant wins. These included working to end the pink tax on tampons in Ohio, gathering a coalition to enact updates to outdated child marriage laws, and contributing to advocacy related to the gender and racial wealth gap. “The Women’s Fund is unique in that it’s a true partnership in grant funding. The three-year grant made us look long-term in a way that we don’t always get to,” said Erin Ryan, former WPPN Managing Director.
POLICY MATTERS OHIO Policy Matters Ohio’s (PMO) long-term goals include making childcare affordable for all who need it, paying childcare workers a living wage, and helping more women get and keep good jobs. PMO advocates for these important issues through research, public education, strategic communications, and coalition building. With our funding, PMO was able to build and align bipartisan coalitions like the Ohio Children’s Budget Coalition and the Ohio Legislative Children’s Caucus. Our flexible, trust-based grantmaking enabled PMO to highlight the need for federal relief for childcare during the pandemic. The consistent funding also gave PMO the opportunity to shape public understanding and debate around childcare in new ways. “The Women’s Fund’s support helped PMO become an authority on this issue. We may not have been asked to provide input on critical decisions about relief and recovery without this support,” said Will Petrik, PMO Budget Researcher.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER OHIO Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio’s (PPGOH) Peer Education Program (hosted through the Ohio Center for Sex Education) is one of The Women’s Fund’s longest funded projects, a testament to our longstanding commitment to medically accurate sex education. Through the Peer Education Program, PPGOH trains young people about sexual and reproductive health while strengthening their confidence, leadership, and presentation skills. Because of our multi-year funding, PPGOH was able to build trusting relationships with students who participated throughout their 10th, 11th, and 12th grade years. “We wanted to recruit peer educators and have this program be a part of their full high school life. We wouldn’t be able to do that without the knowledge that we had this program [and funding] for three years,” said Diego Espino, PPGOH Vice President of Community Engagement.
GETTING TO KNOW
ANOUK MORITZ Every year, we recruit high school-age students to participate as grant readers because we know that those with the most pertinent life experiences must have a seat at our table. Anouk Moritz, a junior at Columbus Alternative High School and four-time grant reader, recently shared her passion for The Women’s Fund and its work to create gender equity. HOW DID YOU FIRST GET INVOLVED WITH THE WOMEN’S FUND AND WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
I first got started as a grant reader in my freshman year of high school. I found out about this incredible opportunity from the internship coordinator at my high school, and immediately signed up! The Women’s Fund’s intersectional mission to create “a future where gender equality is the norm in life and work” through collective action inspires me to be involved every year, and for many more to come. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT BEING A GRANT APPLICATION READER?
I have participated as a grant application reader four times and each time—online or in-person—have connected with people from every walk of life over our shared purpose. Learning from and getting to know my group members is undoubtedly my favorite part of grant-reading. IS THERE A PARTICULAR MEMORY THAT STANDS OUT FOR YOU?
I have made so many memories, but my very first grant reading is the most salient. I was a freshman and very nervous to participate in this event with actual professionals who knew what they were doing. As soon as I sat down at my table, the facilitator and fellow grant readers made me feel at ease. They were supportive, friendly, and interested in the same issues that had brought all of us to the table. Our varied expertise and experiences brought so much to the grant discussion. I left that day feeling empowered and excited to get involved, and I carry that spark with me to this day. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE PROGRAM THAT YOU HAVE LEARNED ABOUT THROUGH THE WOMEN’S FUND?
As Kelley always says, there are so many amazing programs that apply each year. One program that has stood out to me is Eryn PiNK, an organization dedicated to empowering young girls—particularly Black girls, who are often stereotyped as being too loud or too bossy—to advocate for themselves through programs like Lunch Box Girl Talk or the Give That Girl the Mic talent showcase. Former Eryn PiNK participants are invited back to become
mentors in the program, thus building a beautiful support network that undoubtedly changes lives. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO HAVE GIRLS AT THE TABLE?
The perspective of teenage girls is too often dismissed and undervalued in our society, but we are a powerful force bringing valuable experiences to the table. Beyond that, many of the programs that apply to The Women’s Fund are catering to preteen and teenage girls, so our perspective is critical to reviewing and giving feedback on these programs. HOW HAS BEING A PART OF THIS PROCESS IMPACTED YOU?
I have learned so much through participating as a grant reader these past three years. I feel more comfortable speaking up and sharing my ideas, as well as listening carefully and coming to a group consensus. The grant readings have also made me aware of the multitude of organizations doing phenomenal work in Central Ohio, inspiring me to get involved. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT THE WOMEN’S FUND?
I would like more people to know about The Women’s Fund, period. For anyone looking to serve their community, The Women’s Fund events and grant readings are a perfect place to start. Also, I believe that it is important to realize how remarkable an organization like The Women’s Fund is—their mission to specifically invest in women and girls to create social change is rare yet necessary. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE?
I plan to attend college and major in City and Regional Planning, with a focus on transportation. I strongly believe that improving the public transportation and walk/bikeability of our cities is critical to building a more sustainable and just society. I also plan to continue serving my community by getting involved in local nonprofits and activist organizations. I’ll probably adopt some cats along the way, too. 9
BIGGER AND BOLDER IN
2022
Bold change requires bold investment. Thanks to your donations, we are proud to support these organizations who are creating social change in innovative ways.
OUR 2022 GRANT PARTNERS
$259,700 was invested in grant partners
CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOUSE
TRANSIT ARTS Black Girls Glow
ERYN PINK GIRL EMPOWERMENT
She's Gold Leadership Program, Eryn PiNK School Program & Give That Girl the Mic: Columbus' All Girl Talent Showcase FEMERGY
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GHRO Your Future
organizations received grant funding
GIRLS ON THE RUN OF CENTRAL OHIO
Girls on the Run of Central Ohio Columbus City Schools HELPLINE OF DELAWARE AND MORROW COUNTIES, INC.
Thank Goodness I’m Female (T.G.I.F.) Leadership Cohort 35%
INNOVATION OHIO EDUCATION FUND
The Ohio Women's Public Policy Network LEAD OHIO
Women LEADing Ohio LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF OHIO EDUCATION FUND
Women's Voices: Next Generation of Women Leaders MY PROJECT USA
35% of our programs funded in 2022 have never received a grant from The Women’s Fund before. 53%
Leadership and Empowerment for Immigrant and Refugee Girls NEW DIRECTIONS CAREER CENTER
New Directions Career Center’s Women’s Advocacy Program OHIO WOMEN'S ALLIANCE
Advocates for a Better Ohio
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER OHIO
The Ohio Center for Sex Education Peer Education Program POLICY MATTERS OHIO
Childcare for All
PROYECTO MARIPOSAS
Valiente | Fuerte | Latina (Brave | Strong | Latina) THRIVEIN
WorkSpace
53% of our 2022 grant partners are specifically focused on women and girls of color or are led by a woman of color. 10
VOTE MAMA FOUNDATION
Allowing Campaign Funds to be used for Childcare in Ohio WE AMPLIFY VOICES
We, The Change Girls’ Leadership Intensive
ANNA HEINTZELMAN COMMUNITY GRANT READER & DONOR
TIFFANY NOBLES COMMUNITY GRANT READER & DONOR
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TWENTY YEARS OF WOMENLED, WOMEN-FOCUSED IMPACT 10,000
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2,200
$4M
individuals and organizations have supported our work by making a donation
major research reports on gender equity commissioned to tell the story of women in Ohio
community volunteers have participated in our participatory grantmaking model
invested in programs supporting women and girls in Central Ohio
OUR GRANTMAKING THROUGH THE YEARS Strategic Multi-Year Pilot
Annual Grantmaking
Immediate Impact Grantmaking
Strategic Research Investment
Enduring Progress Initiative
$500,000
In 2021, The Women’s Fund launched the Enduring Progress Initiative to close the systemic funding gap women of color face. Read more about this groundbreaking effort on page 14.
In 2009, we founded the One Girl Initiative which included research and grantmaking components over several years. Read more about One Girl on our website!
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Did The Women’s Fund make annual grants in 2011? In the early days, The Women’s Fund made grants twice per year. Starting around 2011, we pivoted to making grants once per year at the beginning of the calendar year. Since grants were made in fall of 2010 (fiscal year 2011), no annual grants are shown for calendar year 2011 above, but rest assured, The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio has made grants every single fiscal year since our founding!
$4 million in grants over 20 years… Wow! This impressive number is all because of people like you. The Women’s Fund is able to make grants every year to advance social change because of the generous donations from our community. By donating to The Women’s Fund, your commitment helps advance essential gender equity research, advocacy, and grantmaking efforts. Thank you for your continued support! 12
FROM THEN TO NOW
GRANT PARTNER STORIES At The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio, one way we drive equity is by providing courageous capital to new programs on the cutting edge of systemic change. We pool the dollars raised from hundreds of generous donors to help lay strong foundations for these programs’ success. Below are just two of the programs that have thrived at transforming the lives of women and girls thanks to The Women’s Fund’s investments. GROWING TOGETHER
In 2004, The Women’s Fund made a grant to help Innovative Farmers of Ohio start Growing Together, a program to support Central Ohio women in agriculture. In the years since that first grant, these women have made major contributions to our region’s farming community. Growing Together drew women farmers to Central Ohio because there were no women-centric business development programs for them in other communities. Those farmers have since fostered the growth of the local food movement and helped advance agricultural sustainability initiatives. For example, 5th generation farmer Val Jorgensen has grown her business, Jorgensen Farms, into a popular event venue and organic farm here in Franklin County. She also serves on the board of Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association, an organization working to advance sustainable and organic agriculture. Similarly, Janell Baran left her 20-year career in computer technology to start Blue Owl Garden Emporium in Licking County. Her business has flourished and provides herbs, produce, and other goods to local farmers’ markets and restaurants. She has also received U.S. Department of Agriculture grants to help fund research to stop the spread of invasive species. We’re excited to watch women farmers like Val and Janell continue to thrive and exercise their influence as women farmers in the years ahead.
PROGRAMS FOR OHIO WOMEN EMPOWERED TO REPRESENT
In 2002, The Women’s Fund made its first grant to support Programs for Ohio Women Empowered to Represent (POWER) at The Ohio State University. POWER is dedicated to cultivating gender equity in politics and helps catapult women into public office. Since its founding, approximately 600 women have participated in POWER’s Ready to Run program, a one-day nonpartisan conference that prepares women for office. Additionally, they have hosted over 800 participants in their New Leadership program, a weeklong residential institute that focuses on collegiate women’s political potential. As POWER Program Director, Dr. Tina Pierce, explains, “when you invest in women, you’re investing in communities, you’re investing in humanity, you’re investing in a commitment to be able to move forward with social justice issues that will impact our entire world.” Since 2002, The Women’s Fund has made numerous grants to sustain and grow POWER, and those investments are paying off. Already, 10% of Ready to Run participants either currently hold office or have run for office. Similarly, 10% of New Leadership participants commit to run for office within 5 years. The Ready to Run conference recently took place in April 2022, and we look forward to watching POWER’s impact continue to grow.
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INVEST IN ENDURING PROGRESS
Thanks to brave and generous EPI seed investors, The Women’s Fund is getting ready to consider another round of exciting investments. We will be sharing more about those in the coming months. WOMEN AND GIRLS OF COLOR DESERVE MORE THAN POCKET CHANGE
A 2020 report from the Ms. Foundation, Pocket Change: How Women and Girls of Color Do More with Less, demonstrates the glaring need for change. Nationally, foundations direct less than .5% of their giving to women and girls of color. This is how we’re responding. Through our Enduring Progress Initiative (EPI), The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio is confronting this urgent need for courageous capital with bolder vision, bigger dollars, and more trust. We will help close the discriminatory funding gap faced by organizations led by and for women and girls of color by making unrestricted investments of at least $50,000 at a time. Our goal is to center and uplift the lived experiences of women and girls of color who know what to do to effectively remove barriers and build equitable systems.
Bold progress will require even more bold investments. That is why we are focused on raising additional capital to ensure the Enduring Progress Initiative can take root and continue to grow. Please join us in creating systemic change. To learn more about making an investment, contact Drew Kaufman at dkaufman@womensfundcentralohio.org
The Enduring Progress Initiative was launched with groundbreaking support from:
ENDURING PROGRESS IN 2022
In 2021, The Women’s Fund made its first EPI investment in Zora’s House, a nonprofit founded and led by LC Johnson. Zora’s House is a coworking and community space that provides a place for women and gender expansive people of color to gather, connect, and thrive. At Keyholder Unplugged, LC explained the impact of The Women’s Fund’s investment:
“I often say I started working fulltime at Zora’s House in January 2021, but the truth is, I had been working at Zora’s House full time from the moment we opened in 2018. Thanks to Enduring Progress, 2021 was the first time I was being compensated for my work.” Dan & Christie Crane | Jean Droste | Mary Lazarus | Cindy Owens | Jody G. Scheiman | Rebecca Wiggins 14
NORAH BAGIRINKA GRANT PARTNER, RWANDAN WOMEN IN ACTION
LC JOHNSON GRANT PARTNER & ENDURING PROGRESS RECIPIENT, ZORA’S HOUSE
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TURNING GRIEF INTO A MOVEMENT
THE MONICA TEREZ GIRL POWER FUND Last fall, at Keyholder Unplugged, Tom Terez delivered a moving tribute in loving memory of his remarkable sister, Monica, who sadly passed away in 2019. As part of his tribute, he also introduced you to her family’s efforts to deepen her legacy of passion and compassion with the Monica Terez Girl Power Fund. As Tom described, Monica was all about girl power. As a beloved family member and a dedicated nurse, Monica was a force for good within her family and around the world. She selflessly supported her children, siblings, and nieces while also traveling to Haiti to care for struggling mothers and their babies and training local nurses to do the same. Monica never hesitated to go the extra mile to create a better future for others. Now, for her family, paying tribute to Monica is an ongoing journey with The Women’s Fund. When the family first approached our team during the summer of 2020, they hoped to honor Monica by helping to fund grants to programs serving pre-teen and teenage girls in Central Ohio. While they were understandably nervous about fundraising, they embraced her courage and set out to raise at least $10,000. They bravely approached family, friends, and colleagues and shared their enthusiasm for making the Monica Terez Girl Power Fund a reality. In just two months, they raised more three times their goal—over $32,000!
They then participated in The Women’s Fund’s annual grantmaking process and used the donations they raised to support four different Women’s Fund grant partners. Girl power is central to Monica’s story, and so is her mantra that we must keep going. In 2021, the Terez family followed her lead and launched their second fundraising campaign to help fund more Women’s Fund grants with donations from the Monica Terez Girl Power Fund. Even better, this time, another family of donors anonymously provided a generous match to support their efforts. Together, they raised over $51,000, all of which supported six different programs that create equity for pre-teen and teenage girls. Monica Terez has motivated her family to boldly find ways to invest in girls and young women who desperately deserve to grow up in an equitable world. Through her life of service, she has inspired them to channel the pain of losing her into something strong and beautiful. We are so grateful to Monica’s brother Tom Terez, her sister-in-law Angela Terez, her nieces Melanie Terez and Annie Terez, and her daughter Lauren Rendell for their diligent work, passion, and vision. The Women’s Fund is honored to be part of Monica Terez’s ongoing legacy. Learn more about The Monica Terez Girl Power Fund at www.girlpowerfund.org
The loss of Monica Terez (left), inspired Tom, Annie, Melanie, and Angela Terez (right) and Lauren Rendell (not pictured) to start the Monica Terez Girl Power Fund at The Women’s Fund. 16
OUR FISCAL YEAR 2021
DONORS
July 1, 2020-June 30, 2021
Every year, over 1,000 donors come together to make our work possible. Grassroots philanthropy is at the very core of what we do. Every single individual who invests in The Women’s Fund is the reason we can continue transforming the lives of women and girls every year. Thank you.
Ashlee Abraham | Gil Acosta Begly | Coletta Adams | Michael Addison | Vicki Airhart | Joy Alfonso | Judith Allee | Aisha C. Allen | Jakki Allen | Alliance Data | Jan Leibovitz Alloy | Carrie Almasi | Ann Almes Albach | Noor Alshafie | Jody Glick Altschule | American Electric Power | Jamie Amos | Jan Anasis | Kathryn Anderson | Carol Andreae | Christie Angel | Oksana Anilionyte | Jen Anne | Becca Apfelstadt | Julia Applegate | Chelsea Ardle | Wendy Arlin | Jodie Arreguin | Amy Arthur | Kelley Ashford | Jennifer Ashman | Jennifer Atkinson | Deborah Aubert Thomas | Karen Auble | Dr. Sierra J. Austin-King | Laura Auxter | Duane Baggerly | Linda Baird | Bake Me Happy | Christopher Baker | Lachandra Baker | Maria & James Ball | Sarah Ball | Lauren Balog | Heather Barber | Aimee Barcus | Brenda Barnett | Tony Barone | Alison Barret | Lisa Barton | Amy Baskes | Mark Batcheck | Jennifer Battle | Monica Baugh | Victoria Baxter | Carrie Beare | Lissa Beck | Amy Beckman | Thomas Beeson | Deb Begley | Karen Bell | Shelly Bell | Rosa Beltre | Racheal Benassi | Emily Bennett | Marisa Bens | Emma Benson | Dr. Elise Berlan | Alan Berliner | Lauren & Ted Bernard | Kristen Berry | Sonya Best | Suparna Bhaskaran | Josie Bichsel | Eleanor Biddulph | Phil Billy | Paige Bilotta | Shelley Bird | Lisa Bishoff | Kevin Blair | Kyle Blair | Betsy Blake | Megan Blake Weinman | Alex Blandford | Bonnie Blankenship | Diana Bloch | Betty Blockinger | Ronald Boccio | Connie Bodiker | Penny & Tom Boes | Crystal Bolon | LaKeisha Bonam | Michael Bongiorno | Anne Boninsegna & Amy Mullins | Caitlin Boninsegna | Stacie Boord | Carlie Boos | Kevin Bord | Katharine Bowman | Shirley Bowser | William Boyce | Jess Boyd | Evan Boylan | Chris Boyle | Stacey Bradley | Liz Bradley Zeigler | Gretchen Brandt | Sarah Braswell | Nathan Browell | David Brown | Katie Brown | Carrie Conover Browning | Greg Browning | Tamera Bryant | Vincent Bryant | Michael Buerger | Rae Buggs | Faye Bullio | Deborah Burke | Sandra & Charles Burkeen | Craig Burns Sr. | Ingrid Burns-Brownlee | Emily & Blaine Burton | Fred Burton | Chris Butcher | Chris Byrd | Leslie Caborn | Trish & John Cadwallader | Sharon Cameron | Brad Campbell | Emily Campbell | Michelle Cantu | Lisa Cantwell | Cardinal Health | Pamela Carey | Jennifer Nelson Carney | Adrienne Caruso | Carol Caruso | Carolyn Casper | Jen Cassidy | Katherine Cassidy | Michelle Castrogiovani | Regina Cawley | Carla Cefaratti | Andrea Chadwick | Sarah Jane Chapman | Grace Chappell | Betty Chen | Margey & Gary Cheses | Becki Chesnes | Sanjana Chidambaram | Marilee Chinnici-Zuercher | Jennifer Chopra | Mark Chow | Meighan Ciccone | Brittaney Cichon | Amy Clark | Sarah Irvin Clark | Terreece Clarke | Catherine Clark-Eich | Andrea Cleland Seidt | Dr. Carol Clinton | Suzanne Coates Brown | Holly Coats | Michel Coconis | Shane Coffey | Madison Coiner | Grace Cole | J Coleman Blackshear | Liz Coley | Cathy Collins | Megan Collins | Tony Collins | Amy Collins-Warfield | Carmen Colston | The Columbus Foundation | Columbus Window Cleaning Company | Kaydian Comer | Nancy Comninel | Darci Congrove | Debra Conkel | Mary Jo Conte | Alexandra Conway | Katie Conway | Almeta E. Cooper | Jackie Cooper | Abby Cover | Mary Cowardin | Kimberley Cox | Kenny Cramer | Beth Crane | Daniel & Christina Crane | Loann Crane | Misti Crane | Paige & Michael Crane | Sally Crane Cox | Crane Group | Douglas Craven | Sekinat Crawford | Rasheedah Crawley | Jon Cross | Keely Croxton | Toni Cunningham | Mimi Dane | Tiffany Daniel | Patricia Daniels | Linda Danter | Risa Daubert | Carrie Davenport | Jennifer Davidson | Heather Davies | Elizabeth Davin | Alexander Davis | Joan Davis | Lynnda M. Davis | Shanna Davis | Sophia Davis | Daphne Davis-McKinnie | Jalisa Dawkins | Jonathan Dawkins | Danielle Dean | Jill Dean | Cindy Decker | Nina Deep | John Dehass | Penny Pelikan Dehner | Rene Delane | Dena Delaviz | Lyana Delgado | Joy Demarco | Nate Demars | Patti Denney | Gina Dennis | Tina Dennis | Evan Derr | Erica Devine | Kristy Devries | Srirupa Dhar | Libby Dicus | Lonni Dieck | Alexandria Digby | Jessica Dillman | Beth Dinndorf | Sarah Disselkamp | Jenny Dodson | Diane Dolland | Kathy Domer | Haley Dominique | Morgan Dominique | Mallory Donaldson | Donatos Pizza | Christine Donovan | Kim Doran | Amanda Dove | Sandy Doyle-Ahern | Mary Drennen | Jean Droste | Gail Dudley | Caitlin Duke | Acacia Duncan | Gail Dunlap | Bernie Dunn | Nichole E. Dunn | Darin DuPre | Rachel Dwight | Marisa Dylan | Katie Dysart Herdliska | Jessica Dyszel | Kristy Eckert | Erin Edwards | Jeffrey Edwards | Nancy Edwards | Margaret Eggenberger | Liane Egle | Peter Seth Ehrlich | Christopher Eley | Emily Elizabeth | Merrill Elizabeth | Sheryl Ellcessor | Jessica Ellicott | Jim Elliott & John Behal | Samantha Elliott | Ben Ellis | Grace Ellis | Beth Ellison | Geraldine Ellman | Isabel Elssner | David Engelhardt | Jodie Engle | Lindsey English Brigano | Walter and Marian English Foundation Fund | Catherine Erney | Ian Estep | Cynthia Estrada | Sue & Bill Eubanks | Nicole Evans Goshay | Cee Eye | Melanie Farkas | Brenda Farr | Elizabeth Farrar | Roger Farrell | Ashandre’ Farren | Angela Farwig | Fashion Forward | Joyce Fasone | Erin Feeney | Andrea Fejes | Dagny Felker | Anabel Fernandez | Curtis Fifner | Sophia Fifner | Madison Filipkowski | Katie Finneran | Mike Fiore | Virginia Fitzgerald | Jessica Flanders | Rebecca Flattery | Theresa Flores | Elizabeth Flynn | Jody & Jim Flynn | Julie C. Ford | Kimberly Foster | Rob Foster | Carolann Foulke | Joe Fox | Sheila Fox | Jennifer Fracaro | Kerry Francis | Fielding Freed | Patty & Mark French | Sandy Frey | Friedman & Mirman Co., LPA | Sue Frost | Kelly Fuller | Valerie Fuller | Buckeye Fusion | Marianne Gabel | Rick Galloway | Tavia Galonski | Scott & Celeste Gamble | Carmen Gammage | Judy Garel | Judith Garelick | Laura Garelick | Mary Garrick | Kelly Garringer | Debra Garverick | Nina Garvey | Michael L. Gatto | Ryan Gaydos | Brian Gearing | Geben Communication | Melissa Gehl | Sherri Geldin | Rich Genthner | Janice George | Robert George | Kristen Georges | Bill George-Whittle | Susie Gerald | Nora Gerber | Dareth Gerlach | Cheryl Gibbs | Robin Gibson | Dan Gigante | Heather Gilbert | Karen Gilbert | Kate Giller | The Allene N. Gilman Charitable Trust | Matthew Ginnard | Kathryn Gleghorn | Elizabeth Glover | Heather Goertemiller | Jeanne Gokcen | Lynn & Thomas Goldberg | Goldman Sachs | Matthew Goldstein | Jeff Gondek | Jessica Goodman | Tekiesha Goolsby | Babette T. Gorman | Donald Gorman | Linda & Robert Gorman | Melissa Gourley | Beth Graham | Racquel Graham | Grange Insurance | Bridget Granger | Ashley Grasinger | Gina Greco | Louisa & Ron Green | Rachael Greene | Lynn Greer & Stephanie Walton | Barbara Griesmer | Kelley Griesmer | Colleen Griffin | Kate Grinold Sigfusson | Mr. and Mrs. James Groner | Joshua Grossman | Jessica Grotevant-Webster | Joyce Guenther | Ashley Gullett | Pamela Guyott | Renee Haas | Stephanie Hackett | Leah Hackleman | Lauren Hagan | Robert Halbreiner 17
| Kelly Hall | Kathryn Haller | Lynnette Halstead | Deidre D. Hamlar | Jocelyn Hamlar | Summers Hammel | Kathy Hammond | Jessica Haney | Alice Harker | Julie Harmon | Kathy & Larry Harmon-Shkolnik | Christopher Harris | Sue Harshe | Pamela Hart | Laura Harter | Susan M. Hartmann | Iris Harvey | Shahidul Hassan | Erika Haupt | Renee Hawkins | David Hayes | Matthew Hazzard | Jeanne Heald | Betsy Heer | Gloria Heine | Anna Heinitzelman | Aileen Heiser | Joanna Helon | Greg Henchel | Erin Hendricks | Jennifer Hendrickson | Sherry Henning | Francie Henry | Suzanne Henry | Megan Hernandez | Claudia Herrington | Lillian Herzog | Anne Hevener | Abby Hickman | Jeffrey Higgs | Lesley Hill | Michelle Hill | Sara Kate Hill | Cindy Hilsheimer | Suraj Hinduja | Laura Hiscock | Adam Hisler | Gina Hitchens | Erica Hoard | Mike Hobbs | Carly Hoffman | Zara Holderman | Latrice Holmes | Michael Holmes | Homage | R Douglas Hooper | Luann Hoover | Kim Hopcraft | Sunny Horacek | Michael Horning | Shiree Houf | Karen Hough Majidzadeh | David Hubinger | Patricia Huddle | Amy Huddleston | Mary Jo Hudson | Nicolette Hudson | Amy Huelskamp | Janel Huelsman | Mitch Huff | Carol Huffer | Devin Hughes | Karen Hughes | Stuart Hunter | Huron Consulting Group | Barb Hykes | Terri Ifeduba | Shelly Igdaloff | Christopher Igodan | Ava Improta | Mia Ingram | Renee Ingram | Bill Ingram | Amanda Jackson | Jack Jackson | Janet Jackson | Stefanie Jackson | Steve Jackson | Donna James | Jimi James | Mike James | Haely Jardas | Patty Jasper-Zellner | Jo Anne Jedd | The Jeffrey Company | Cheri Jenkins | Susan Jenkins | Lisa Jenkins Oltz | Karen Jensen | Barbara Johnson | LC Johnson | Lisa Johnson | Wendy Johnson | Bonnie Jones | Karen Jones | Robert Jones | Suzan Jones | Jesse Jones Melaragno | Phyllis Jordan | Charlotte Joseph | Laura M. Jurcevich | Lori Kaiser | Kaiser Consulting | Andrea Kaluzny | Jeff Kapp | Dara Karasek | Milan Karcic | Matthew Karis | Sandra Karnes | Suzanne Karpus | Melissa Kass | Tim Keating | Lisa Keder | Jordan Keiser | April Keller | Kristin Kelly | Mamie & Martin Kelsten | Kendra Scott | Shayla Kendricks | Tom Keramidas | Todd Kerr | Janie Kerzan | Claire Kessler | Hannah King | Teresa King | Justin Kingry | Jill Kingsley | Sandra Kinoshita | Mira Kipker | Barbara Kipp | Colleen Kirk | Lucinda Kirk | Shannon Kirkman | Sherry Kish | The Kitchen | Bevin Klabunde | Linda Klayman | Cathe Chapin Kobacker | Angelina Kofman | Karen Koontz | Gary Kopp | Beth Korda | Merry P. Korn | Melodee Kornacker | Blaire Kotsikopoulos | Jennifer Goettemoeller & Wade Kozich | Amy Kozumplik Kirby | Michelle Krall | Jeffrey Krein | Kathy Krendl | Douglas F. Kridler | Ruth Krieger | Frances Krumholtz | Leslie Kulis | Christine Kullberg | Juli Capani Kunselman | Amanda Kunstmann | Crystal Kurzen | Stephanie Kute | L Brands Foundation | AnneMarie LaBue | Lily Lancaster | John-Michael Lander | Tay Lane | Mary Lou Langenhop | Kim Lascola & Amy Girten | Leslie Lauer | Chasity Laufman | Megan Laurent | Susan Lavine | Emily Law | Janet Law | Joan Lawrence | Lexie & Trip Lazarus | Mary Lazarus | Sherri Lazear | Susan Lear | Sarah Leavell | David Leavitt | Hannah Lee | Lori Lee | Rick Leedy | Katherine Lehman | David Leighton | Jana Leino | Tom Lennox | Jaclyn Lerner | Crystal Lett | Jameson Lett | Cathy Levy | David Levy | Helen L. Liebman | Jeanne Likins & Joseph Flood | Danielle Lim | Cynthia Lindsay | Lianne Link | Amy Linville | Gabriela & David Loayza | Sara Loken | Heather Longbrook | Sandra Lopez | Morgan Lucas | Elizabeth Lugviel | Loletia Lundy Davis | Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Lurie | Cathy & Jeff Lyttle | Virginia Macali | Mary Lou MacDonald | Carrie & Andrew Madison | Elizabeth Magill | Debbie Mahoney | Gina Malley | Kathie Mancini | Kathy Mandziuk | Zoe Manhire | Jillian Manning | Debbie Manos-McHenry | Alexandra Maria | Shauna Marie | Lisa Mark | Vanessa Marks | Ronnie Marquez-Posey | DalAnn Martin | Dory Martin | Steve Martin | Rachael Maruca | Jennifer Mason | Peg Mativi | Katie P. Matney | Trish Mayhorn | Janet Mazariegos | Carrie Mazza | Rachel Mccarthy | Sean McCleery | Pam Mcclelland | Shyvonne McClendon | Matthew McDaniel | McDougald Research | Tom McGinnis | Patty & Ned McGrath | Melissa McHenry | Makiva McIntosh | Angie McLarty | Cynthia & Walter McLarty | Christina McLemore | Robert McMaster | Jennifer McNally | Dianna McNicoll | Pamela McVeigh | Elizabeth Meacham | Chad Mears | Stephanie Megas | Pedro Mejia | Carla Mello | Elizabeth Melville | Meredith Mendoza | Nathan Menendez | Carole Menge | Geoff Merl | Gary Metcalf | Angela Metoyer | Sara Mewhort McCafferty | Laura Meyer | Katherine Meyerdirk | Judy Michaelson | Jeri Milburn | Bryant Miller | Erin Miller | Lauren Miller | Nickie Miller | Paula Miller | Wendy Miller Pugh | Amy Miller-Colburn | Kelsey Mincheff | Denise Mirman | Debbie Mitchell | Edward Mitchell | Hinda Mitchell | Kelly Mitchell | Stacey Mitchell | Amy Mock | Lori Guth Moffett | Kelly Mohr | Wendy Mohr & Wendy Ungar | Judy Montjoy | Kelly Mooney | Michele Mooney | Everlee Moore | Laura Moore | Kristen Moosmiller | Lillian Morales | Kathleen Moran | Wiggs Morgan | Kelley Morris | Stefanie Morrow | Nanciann Moschner | Sue Bryan Moser | Madeline Moses | Barbara McAdam Muller | Tara Mullins-Cosme | Heidi Munc | Susanne Muntzing | Christine & Jim Murakami | Kathleen Murphy | Debbie Murray | Melissa Murray | Christine Murry | Lauren Musial | Jacob Myers | Matt Myers | Matthew Myers | Amy Myers-Payne | Jane Mykrantz | Julianne Nachtrab | Jessica Nash | Sarah Natoce | Kelley Neal-Gray | Abbey Needham | Amy Needham | Barbara Needham | Sally Neff | Debbie Neimeth | Phoebe Nelms | Ardine Nelson | Deborah Nelson | Tiffany Nelson | Melinda Nenning | Stu Nicholson | Eryn Nicole | Kristie Nicolosi | Jera Niewoehner-Green | Helen & Jenny Nilsson-Wendell | Tiffany Nobles | Pamela Noie | CeCe Norwood | Gayle Novak | John Null | Lesley Nussbaum | Quinn Schmiege Nyhan | Shirley & Ed Nyhan | Daniela Obi | Colleen O’Brien | Catherine O’Byrne | OGP Productions | Alison O’Neal | ONEHOPE | Linda O’Neill | Molly O’Neill | Mary Anne Orcutt | Jennifer Ortman | Bunny Orzano | Ngozi Osuagwu-Bosah | Mykl Otis | Paul Ouellette | Lori Overmyer | Amanda Owen | Cindy Owens | Oxford Industries | Rebecca Padgett | Kaylee Padova | Thomas Palumbo | Theodore. W Paris | Marilyn Parker | Gayle Parkhill-Krein | Diana Parr | Natalie Parscher | Heather Pastore | Christina Patel | Nilam Patel | Urvi Patel | Jen Patterson | Liza S. Paul | Andrew V Pearson | Leah Peat | Mary Pedigo | Molly Peirano | Phil Pennino | Amanda Pentzer | Anamaria Perales-Lang | Kimber Perfect | Shannon Peterson | Will Petrik | Angela Petro | Carol Petro | Andrea Pfaadt | Alexandria Pham | Roberta Phi | Kimberly Phillips | Shayne Piasta | Laura & Salvatore Piazza | Alana Piggott | Lynsey Pipino | Donna & Louis Pitch | Ann Pizzuti | Sally Pla | Denise Pleska | Katherine Poehnert | Susan H. Poling | Ellen Pollack | Parnell Pollard | Elizabeth Pollington | Elinor Polster | Jordan Pomeranz | Connie & John Popielarczyk | Densil Porteous | Marion Posey | Thomas Potter | Gary Potts | Amanda Powell | Anne Powell Riley | Doug Powhida | Joy Pratt | Jennifer Prewitt | Mary Price | Taylor Proctor | Libby Protheroe Furuta | Jonathan Puchalski | Letha Pugh | Stacey Pugh | Namrata Pujara | Christopher Quickert | Irene Miller Radcliff | Katori Rameau | Tia Ramey | Dawn Ramsey | Sharon Ray-Cassedy | Mary Raysa | Tezlyn Reardon | Goodman Rebecca | Amy Reber | Susan Rector | Kristina Redgrave & Ray Jones | Lynne Redgrave | Paige Redlin | Elizabeth Reed | John Reed | Rob Reed | Michelle Reese | Jane Reisman | Vanessa Remijio | Lauren Rendell | Essence Reneã | Renee Resnik | Amy Reynolds | Lois Reynolds | Susan Rhiel | Heather Rice | Victoria Richardson | Mary Richter | Tammy Ridout | Sarah Riggle | Anita Riley | Patrick Riley | Susan Riley | Susan Riley | Liz Rindo | Miranda Rinehart | Edna Rivera | Gretchen Rivera | Marjorie Rizalvo | John Robertson | Cynthia Robinson | Briann RobinsonBarnes | Roetzel & Andress LPA | Rush Coen Rogers | JoAnn Rohyans | Steven Romanoff | Jessica Romer | Yahaira Rose | Brookly Rosen | Laura Rosenthal | Betsy and Bryan Ross | Rachel Ross | Karla Rothan & Linda Schuler | Charles & Barbara Rowe | Leyna Rozon | Molly Ruben | Michael Ruddle | Jennifer Rudolph | Jennifer Russell | Emily Rutherford | Jennifer Rutherford | Christopher Rutledge | Camela Ryan | Elexis Ryan | Julie Ryan | Molly Ryan | Eliza Sabo | Joe Sabo | Sharon Sachs | Mandy Sadowski | Kevin Saghy | Nibras Saleh | Tanya Salyers | Maylin Sambois Sanchez | Richard Sanford | Annette Reyes | Maylin Sambois-Sanchez | Cynthia Sarris | Jean Saunders-Blanks | 18
Nick Savko | Emily Savors | Brett Scarbrough | Jody Scarbrough | Kelly Schafer | Colleen Schambach | Carl D Scharf | Jody G. Scheiman | Jean Schelhorn | Cheryl Schell | Amy Schlegel | Judy Schmitz | Molly Schmitz | Katharine Schnee | Leann Schneider Webb | Amy Schottenstein | Lenore Schottenstein | Laura Schrader | Richard Schuen | Lisa Schweitzer Courtice | Jo Scott | Tim Scribano | Brenda Sears | Daniel Sedmak | Kathleen Sepulveda | Thekla Shackelford | Sherry Shaffer | Jessica Shain | Mimi Shalash | Ira Sharfin | Diane L. Sharp | Cheryl Shaver | Samantha Shea | Kim Sheehan | Margaret Sheldon-Scurlock | Steven Shellabarger | Joyce Shenk | Kathleen Sherer | Wendy Sherman Heckler | Renee Sherrod Shumate | Mary Shields | Emily Shindeldecker | Angie Shockley | Mara Shorr | A. Lee Shull Jr | Marcy Shultz | Susan Shumate | Stacey Siak | Stacey Sickles | Robert Sidney | Donna Sigl-Davies | Tori Simmons | Lynnsay Sinclair | Carol & Michael Singer | The Skaggs Family Foundation | Tom Skladany | Nan Sklenar | Randy Sklenar | Daphne Slusher | Gina Smith | Kelly Smith | Kelly Smith | Michelle Smith | Brit Smitley | Jill Smrdel | Josie Snyder | Kristine Snyder | Bill Soller | Judith Sonnett | Rachel Sosin | Ellie Spaine | Felix Spittler | Judith Springer | Kathleen Springer | Suzanne M Stalter | Tracie Stamm | Melissa Starker | Ashley Starling | Laurie Starner | Michael Starr | Mike Staton | Patrick Staunton | Lisa Steckel | Sharon Steele | Lisa Stein | Matt Stein | Emily Steiner | Jedidiah Stephen | Kat Stephens | Judi & Jim Stillwell | Carolyn Stokke | Nancy Strause | Frances Strickland | Brittany Stricklen-Hillyard | Julie Stuck | Tracy Stuck | Amy Sues | William Svoboda | Emily Swanson | Michele Sweet | Jessica Swick | Ned & Patty Szymkowski | T. Nobles Grant Consulting LLC | Dureti (Mimi) Tadesse | Vanessa Tann | Dina Tantra | Karen Taylor | Taylor Tedeschi | Annie Terez | Dennis Terez | Kelly Terez | Melanie Terez | Phyllis Terez | Tom Terez | Bridget Tharp | Angela Theaker | Rebecca Theim | Becca Thomas | Jodi Thomas | Will Thomas | Jackie & Paul Thompson | Chris Timko | LaShondra Tinsley | The Tobias Project | Shiloh Todorov | Kathy Tollar | Susan Tomasky | Deb Tongren | Sheila Torch | Shakarra Touray | Michael Trackler | Tim Trad | Vanessa Trail | Wendy Tressler Jasper | Ann Trinh | Marie Trudeau | Connie & Craig Tuckerman | Nancy Turkal | Lisa Turner-Carter | Mary Turocy | Janise Turso | Martha Tykodi | Charlowe Tyree | Doug Ulman | Ann Uselman | Crystal Uvalle | Chris Vacca | Rian Valentine | Laura VanArsdale | Cindy Vanderbilt | Anna Vargo | Gayatri Varre | Sri Varre | Erin Vasicek | Carla Velasquez | Guadalupe Velasquez | Christina Vera | Jennifer Grube Vestal | Jessica Voltolini | Laura Von Bergen | Rich Vranich | Maria Vrcek | Dennis Vroom | W. K. Kellogg Foundation | Sara Wagner | Julialynne Walker | Joan Wallick | Jillian Waltz | Amanda Wampler | Jeri Ward | Sandra Ware | Ashley Warholic Grasinger | Louise Warner | Mary Beth Warner | Peggi Warner-Lalonde | Ruth Warshenbrot | Carole Watkins | LaVanya Watkins | Elizabeth Weamer | Nina I. Webb-Lawton | Rory Weier | Leah Weiser | Sharon Weiss | Tara Weithman | Pamela Weller | Danielle Wendel | Janie Marr Werum | Lisa Westwater | Heather Whaling | Elizabeth Wharton | Terry Wheeler | Madison White | Jennifer Whitehurst | Megan Whiting | Amy Whittington | Jill Whitworth | Janice Wicker | Karen C Wiehoff | Rebecca Wiggins | Lori Wigmore | Melissa Wilde | Jan Wilhelm | Tamora Wilkinson | Amber Lee Williams | Chris Williams | Christine Williams | Danius Williams | Elizabeth Williams | Thomas Williams | Kimberly & Jim Wilson | Melinda Wilson | Jessica Winters | Brianna Wissink | Vivian Witkind Davis | William Wittig | Bonnie Wolf | Susan Wolford | Janice Wolman | Women’s Funding Network | Debra Woo | John Woods | Stephen Woosley | Carolyn Workman | Brandy Worth | Alexis Yamokoski | Jennifer Yaross | Erik Yassenoff | Miriam Yenkin | Judy Yesso | Kathelin Yip | Olivia Yokers | Susan & Nathan Yost | Tammi Young-Saleme | Susan Yutzey | Julie Zdanowicz Please note that this list includes donors who made a contribution to The Women’s Fund between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021. Donors in pink are individuals and families who made leadership investments. Donors in blue are individuals and families who made investments that underwrite our operations and programming.
FISCAL YEAR 2021 OPERATING FINANCIALS
REVENUE
$1,130,105
THE WOMEN’S FUND ENDOWMENT
92%
Donor Contributions
$5,878,578
8%
Paycheck Protection Program
The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio is a self-made foundation. What does that mean? The Women’s Fund’s endowment was seeded with donations from many generous individuals over the last 20 years. Thanks to those courageous donations and savvy, socially responsible investment strategies, the endowment has grown to more than $5 million. But continued grassroots support, including planned gifts, will be key to the continuing growth of the endowment and The Women’s Fund’s long-term sustainability. Thank you to all the donors who made this important asset possible over the last 20 years.
EXPENSES
$1,169,923
50%
Grants and Programs
9%
Administrative
41%
Fundraising
Visit www.womensfundcentralohio.org/financials to download our audited financial statements
as of June 30, 2021
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