Who We Are

Our Mission     Our Steering Committee     Our Financial Goals     Our Accomplishments

The Women’s Fund of The Capital Region is a groundbreaking collaboration of:

The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region
United Way of the Greater Capital Region (formerly United Way of Northeastern New York and United Way of Schenectady County)

Founded in February 2006, this charitable fund promotes the independence, growth, and self-determination of women and girls by supporting projects that create systemic change and move women and girls toward financial stability and independence.

The Women's Fund of the Capital Region is proud to be a member of the Women’s Funding Network, an international organization of women’s foundations and funds.

Our Mission

To invest in women and girls and empower them to change their futures through:

• donor and community education
• grant making
• community collaboration

 

Our Steering Committee Our Steering Committee is a group of women who are community leaders and philanthropists. Each brings a commitment to creating opportunities for women and girls in the greater Capital Region.

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Susan Haigh Houpt, Chair, Community Volunteer
Ellie Alexander, Newkirk Products, Inc.
Karen L. Bilowith, Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region
Leslie A. Cheu, The Troy Savings Bank Charitable Foundation
Lorraine D'Aleo, Consultant
E. Kristen Frederick, Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region
Nancy Hoffman, Civil Service Employees Association
Alicia Lasch, Community Volunteer
Ruth Mahoney, Key Private Bank
Katherine D. Pelham, United Way of the Greater Capital Region
Cindy Phillippe, Community Volunteer
Mary Stokes, Mary Stokes Financial Planning

Founding 500 Members

Please join the proud group of people who are the founding force behind the Women's Fund of the Capital Region: the Founding 500! Each member of the Founding 500 contributes $500 or more to support the work of the Women's Fund.

Our Financial Goals

• Raise funds to award grants that make a difference for women and girls in our communities
• Build an endowment of at least one million dollars that will support initiatives for women and girls for generations to come
• Grow this endowment through careful investment management so that it will sustain the Women's Fund into the future

Of the total, up to 60% of each gift is granted for the following year; 30% of each gift is deposited into the Women’s Fund Endowment; and 10% is used to cover direct administrative costs (all staff time is provided in-kind by the founding partners and volunteers).

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