The purpose of the Women's Impact Fund is to maximize women's leadership in philanthropy by engaging and educating our membership, increasing charitable contributions and strengthening communities through the impact of collective giving.

The Women's Impact Fund is a non-endowed, donor-advised fund of the Foundation For The Carolinas designed to achieve greater levels of community impact by building an inclusive membership of women interested in the power of collective grantmaking.

The Women's Impact Fund awarded $409,000 in grants to five nonprofit organizations for projects benefiting the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community.  The Fund focuses its grantmaking on arts and culture, education, environment, health and human services.  Grants were awarded to the following organizations:

• $78,000 to North Carolinas Dance Theater for a community outreach dance program
• $100,000 to KIPP: Charlotte for an extended day academic program
• $82,000 to American Forests for an urban ecosystem analysis project
• $60,000 to Community Health Services for a physician reach out program
• $89,000 to United Family Services for a domestic violence legal representation program

In the past six years, WIF has granted $1,803,500 to Charlotte-Mecklenburg organizations.  In 2009, WIF awarded $409,000 to five additional grantees.
See list of past grantees