BWF Mission

For the past twenty years, the Boston Women’s Fund has been the only foundation in northeastern Massachusetts to exclusively support community-based organizations run by women and girls. We fund low-income women, women of color, lesbians, women with disabilities, older women, and girls who are working to create a society based on racial, social and economic justice. Since its inception, the Fund has awarded $3.3 million to nearly 167 grassroots groups empowering women and girls in areas like affordable housing, public policy, employment, healthcare access and voting rights.



What We Do: BWF Core Values

We believe that change starts at the grassroots level, and systemic change is necessary to achieve social justice.

We believe that power and wealth must be redistributed to attain equity and systemic change.

We believe that the fight for women`s rights is an integral part of a larger struggle to end oppression based on race, class, gender, age, religion, ability, or sexual orientation.

We believe that all movements fighting racism must be racially and culturally diverse in both membership and leadership if progressive change is to occur.

We believe that women and girls can and must be leaders within all movements if progressive change is to occur.

We believe that educating and organizing a diverse donor base is a critical strategy for amassing broad support for social-change movements.

We strive to reflect our commitment to shared leadership, equity, and cultural diversity in all aspects of our organization`s operations.



Programs at BWF

Young Sisters for Justice

Women of Color Fundraising Institute

Organizing Institute