A community of women supporting the women of our community
Women supporting women and children in need
Giving Together is a giving circle – a group of like-minded, committed women who pool funds and volunteer time to help low-income women and children in the Washington, DC area. Our members make all decisions on the allocation of funds by means of a thorough grantmaking process.
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GT Members Award $100,000 in Grants
to Area Non-Profits
At Giving Together's Annual Meeting of the members on September 30th, 2024, our giving circle voted for a total of $100,000 in grants to area non-profits. In the Thematic Grants category of Women's Health -- a theme chosen by the members last fall -- the top award of $50,000 over two years went to Mamatoto Village, a DC/Prince Georges County non-profit that provides pre- and post-natal healthcare to low-income Black women. A runner-up grant of $10,000 was awarded to Nueva Vida, which helps Latina women in need of breast cancer care in the greater DC area.
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In the Accelerator Grants category, where the focus is on local BIPOC-led non-profits, the top grant of $25,000 was awarded to FAN (Fihankra Akoma Ntoaso), which serves youth and families in the child welfare system in DC Ward 8. The runner-up award of $15.000 went to Women's Palante -- an organization that helps low-income Latinas succeed as entrepreneurs. Congratulations to all the new GT grantees!
Giving Together's 2024 Spring Event on May 2 celebrated our giving circle's 15th anniversary. It was a great party for members and friends and a successful fundraiser for GT's Emergency Fund for Individuals and Families in Crisis. A delicious buffet and social hour was followed by a program highlighting the progress of GT's 2023 grantees.
At Giving Together’s 2023 Annual Meeting, members approved a Board proposal to establish a new Giving Together (GT) membership category for women under 45.
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The GT Board has periodically discussed ways to attract the next generation of local philanthropists to Giving Together. Now, women under 45 can be full members of GT by paying only $500 a year plus the $75 administrative fee. When they age out of the category, they will graduate to the standard member rate of $1,000 a year, plus the administrative fee.
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