Mary’s Pence Grantees Are
WOMEN CENTERED
Women-led and improving the lives of women and their communities
COMMUNITY FOCUSED
Responsive to needs identified from within a community, and collaboratively developed by members of that community
LOCATED IN THE US AND CANADA
Small but mighty start-ups or grassroots organizations with projects in the United States and Canada
CREATING SOCIAL CHANGE
Working for social justice and sustainable social change
Beyond the Money
Our granting process is intentional and holistic. In order to meet emerging needs, we do not restrict funding to prescribed issue areas. Rather, the kinds of social justice issues that we fund arise organically as needs change and emerge within a community. We also provide our grantees with additional support including networking, retreats, information sessions and publicity.
Issues We Recently Funded
Increasing Economic Security
WishWas
- Fall 2017 |
- 3rd Grant
New York, New York
Wishwas is a community of Bangladeshi immigrant women in New York City. It is also a sewing cooperative, an educational initiative, and a legal resource.
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Advocating for Just Systems
Contact Center
- Fall 2017 |
- 1st Grant
Cincinnati, Ohio
The Contact Center provides opportunities for skill and leadership development to their members who are primarily Black mothers living below the poverty level.
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Empowering Young Women
Project DIVA
- Spring 2018 |
- 1st Grant
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Project DIVA lives their mission of guiding girls to self-discover without limits by hosting twice monthly groups for their participants focused on academics, social health, emotional well-being, financial education, health and wellness, and career.
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Welcoming Immigrants and Refugees
Centro de Rescursos Educativos para Adultos (CREA)
- Fall 2017 |
- 2nd Grant
New York, New York
CREA provides educational resources for the Spanish-speaking adult immigrant community in East Harlem and Upper Manhattan.Life skills workshops, seminars on leadership development and computer skills classes supplement CREA’s focus on adult literacy.
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Cultivating Women Leaders
New Sanctuary Movement
- Spring 2018 |
- 2nd Grant
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
New Sanctuary Movement works for immigration reform and organizes immigrant communities and allied faith communities to support families facing separation due to deportation.
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Cultivating Health and Well Being
Soul 2 Soul
- Spring 2018 |
- 1st Grant
Denver, Colorado
Soul 2 Soul provides Black women-led, interfaith, racial justice programming that centers Black people and experiences on personal liberation and participation in anti-racist activism.
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