In 2006, the Women’s Sports Foundation awarded a total of $614,148 in grants to 81 girl-serving organizations, funding 8,359 participation opportunities at an average cost per girl of $73.47.
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Women’s Sports Foundation staff and other funders teach program leaders how to obtain financial support – local and national – at our Leadership Institutes:
GoGirlGo! Atlanta
GoGirlGo! Boston
GoGirlGo! Chicago
GoGirlGo! San Antonio
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Foundation Center
Established in 1956, and supported by more than 600 foundations, the Foundation Center is the nation’s leading authority on philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grantmakers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust. undefinedundefined
Foundation IX
Foundation IX was founded in 2006 to eliminate cost as an obstacle for girls to participate in sport and organized physical activity. Through grants for participation fees and equipment costs in sport and organized activities, Foundation IX gives girls the opportunity for personal growth they may not have been able to realize otherwise. undefinedundefined
Fundsnet Services Online
One the most comprehensive fundraising and grantwriting sites of its kind, this site was created in 1996 for the purpose of providing nonprofit organizations, colleges and universities with information on financial resources available on the Internet. undefinedundefined
Grants.gov
Established as a governmental resource named the E-Grants Initiative, part of the President's 2002 Fiscal Year Management Agenda to improve government services to the public, grants.gov is a central storehouse for information on more than 1,000 grant programs and provides access to approximately $400 billion in annual awards. undefinedundefined
LA84 Foundation
LA84 foundation is a nonprofit institution that supports sports and physical education through research and grants. Here you will find grant information, a sports research library and educational materials. undefinedundefined
Nonprofit Hub
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AFL-CIO Union-sponsored Scholarships
This site offers a database of aid searchable by union and state as well as links to other scholarships and information on paying for college.
American Association of University Women
The AAUW offers scholarship programs.
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
These scholarships are for undergraduate study abroad.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Gates Foundation offers scholarships.
George C. Marshall Foundation
This site includes details on the foundation’s scholarship programs.
Hispanic Heritage Foundation
This link provides an extensive A to Z listing of organizations offering scholarships and fellowships, including at the national and state level and for individuals of different ethnicities and fields of interest.
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Focused on advancing college education among Hispanic Americans, HSF provides the Latino community more college scholarships and educational outreach support than any other organization in the country.
Institute of International Education
Besides administering the Fulbright Scholarship Program, this institute supports a variety of other global education initiatives, including projects that help students worldwide with testing, advising, scholarships, information on opportunities for international study and emergency financial assistance.
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation
This foundation’s programs support a select group of individuals desiring to become outstanding teachers of the American Constitution.
Paul & Daisy Soros Foundation
This foundation offers fellowships to help continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans achieve leadership in their chosen fields.
Rotary Foundation
Offering grant and fellowship programs, this foundation focuses on achieving world understanding and peace through local, national and international humanitarian, educational and cultural programs.
Sphinx Organization
Through its national arts programs that includes an annual string competition and scholarships, the Sphinx Organization seeks to build diversity in classical music by increasing the participation of blacks and Latinos in music education and performance.
Truman Scholarship Foundation
This foundation provides funding to college juniors with exceptional leadership potential who are committed to careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, education or elsewhere in the public service.
U.S. National Science Foundation
The NSF’s scholarships focus on science and engineering.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management e-Scholar
This site provides students in high school and higher as well as parents and career professionals information on the many different scholarships, fellowships and educational opportunities offered by federal government departments and agencies or partnering organizations.
Winston Churchill Foundation of the U.S.
This foundation provides support for American students to pursue graduate work in engineering, mathematics and the physical and natural sciences at Churchill College, Cambridge University.
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
This foundation’s scholarship programs include fellowships for graduate study, professional development for teachers and educational opportunities for women and minorities as they relate to the academy, society and national service.