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Chambers Family Fund partnered with the Wyoming Community Foundation to create a women’s fund in 1999. The Wyoming Women’s Foundation supports economic self-sufficiency and access to opportunities for women and girls in Wyoming by raising funds, making grants to organizations serving women and girls and providing leadership.
Wyoming’s history tells a story of strong women in an “Equality State.” Women in Wyoming were the first to gain the right to vote. The first town in America to be governed entirely by women is Jackson, Wyoming, where from 1920 to 1921 the Mayor, Town Council and Town Marshall were all women. In Wyoming today, however, women earn 66 cents to every dollar earned by men, one of the lowest rates in the nation. Almost 60% of Wyoming families in poverty are headed by single mothers. Building upon its history of strong women, the Wyoming Women’s Foundation has created an opportunity for the women of today to realize their dreams and give back to their communities. Led by a board of women who reside across the state, the Wyoming Women’s Foundation has built an endowment of more than $1 million and distributed nearly $500,000 in grants. Results from a 2001 needs assessment focus the organization’s grantmaking on wage inequity, job skills training, access to higher education and child care. The Wyoming Women’s Foundation is increasing philanthropy by and for women, while ensuring funding for not-for-profit organizations that serve Wyoming women and girls. |
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