{"id":17738,"date":"2022-04-06T01:41:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T01:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=17738"},"modified":"2022-04-05T19:44:27","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T19:44:27","slug":"womens-foundation-breaks-fundraising-ceiling-348000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/06\/womens-foundation-breaks-fundraising-ceiling-348000\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Foundation Breaks Fundraising Ceiling: $348,000"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Wood River Women\u2019s Foundation is making Idaho nonprofits serving the Valley $348,000 richer in 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTo our delight 2022 proved to be a record-breaking funding year for WRWF,\u201d said Terri Bullock, WRWF president. \u201cOur generous philanthropic-minded members contributed close to $350,000 for Wood River nonprofits. This is more than $38,000 above what we awarded our previous record high fund in 2020. We are honored to collectively support those doing the work to deliver services throughout our community, especially in a difficult pandemic-driven environment.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Since its founding in 2005, WRWF has awarded 183 pooled grants surpassing $3 million to nonprofits throughout the Wood River Valley.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This year, the more than 325 members of the foundation funded nonprofits that address housing, education, outdoor initiatives, and emergency, social and therapeutic services. New in\u00a0 2022 is WRWF’s pilot Focus Grant 2022 (FG22). FG22 is a special-purpose grant of up to $200,000 over a two-year period created to address a pressing need in the Wood River Valley. In March of 2021, WRWF members chose \u201cClosing the Opportunity Gap in Education.\u201d The WRWF FG22 will award up to $100,000 in 2022 and an additional grant of up to $100,000 in 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

WRWF members voted to award the first $100,000 for the creation of the Wood River\u00a0 Valley Early Learning Collaborative with the Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children. WRWF anticipates investing another $100,000 in year two of this transformational collaborative.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur grant-making process provides our members with a window into the important work being done by nonprofits in the Valley,\u201d said Sandy McCullough, WRWF Grants co-chair. \u201cWe equip our members with the technical tools necessary to evaluate grant proposals and make informed decisions about where the pooled funds will be awarded and put to needed use.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What follows is the list of 2022 Pooled Grant Recipients, grant titles and amounts awarded:<\/span><\/p>\n