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Wyoming and Montana Women’s Foundations The Wyoming Women’s Foundation and the Women’s Foundation of Montana are celebrating significant milestones. Each foundation raised $500,000 that was matched by Chambers Family Fund. In reaching the initial endowment goal of $1 million, they have secured statewide permanent endowments dedicated to lasting change for women and girls in Wyoming and Montana. These new endowments will provide reliable, permanent sources of grants to invest in lifelong economic self-sufficiency for women and brighter futures for girls. Chambers Family Fund launched this initiative in partnership with statewide community foundations to increase support for organizations serving women and girls and to encourage women’s philanthropy in Wyoming and Montana. Individual contributions played an important role in reaching these endowment goals. Each women’s fund received contributions from more than 200 individual donors, most of them women. These endowments, which are expected to grow significantly, remain invested with the community foundations, while a portion of each fund’s annual income is available for granting purposes. Each fund has a website and an e-newsletter to effectively and efficiently communicate with donors, volunteers, grantees and their communities. With these resources in place, and the first endowment hurdle cleared, the women’s funds are poised for growth, impact and success.
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