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The Women's Fund provides a means for individuals interested in supporting women’s issues to make charitable contributions in order to build a permanent endowment. Distributable income from the Women’s Fund will be awarded to eligible non-profit organizations throughout the region. Established grantmaking guidelines are based upon the need for ensuring cultural competence, personal and leadership development, economic development, social and emotional development, and addressing health and safety issues.

To achieve positive social change for women and girls, The Women's Fund of Central Ohio expands traditional definitions of philanthropy, encouraging women in making a deliberate and substantial financial investment in a fund, the purpose of which is to make grants and support efforts that promise women and girls' full participation.

The Women's Endowment Fund is a permanent endowment committed to improving the lives of women and girls in Summit County and assisting women in their growth as philanthropists. An affiliate fund of Akron Community Foundation established in 1993, the Women's Endowment Fund’s grantmaking focuses on creating opportunities to support educational, physical, emotional, social, artistic and personal growth.