Our impact

Together, we lead by giving

Women’s Philanthropy elevates the impact of IU donors through strategic grant giving. Our grants are not limited to women’s causes—we seek to fund critical needs, new ventures, and innovative solutions to social problems. We accept applications from programs and initiatives across all IU campuses, with awards typically ranging from $2,500 to $50,000. Since the first grants were awarded in 2012, we have contributed over two million dollars to nearly 200 projects!

With your support, we can continue to effect meaningful change in Indiana and around the world.

Led by the School of Health & Human Sciences at IU Indianapolis, GoBabyGo at IU helped provide modified, battery-powered vehicles to children with motor and cognitive developmental delays.
The IU Northwest Environmental Resilience Project connected the campus and local community by engaging, educating, and discussing critical topics in sustainability and climate change.
Multiple IU Bloomington departments collaborated on the Books and Beyond Program to provide over 2,000 eye exams and eyeglasses to Rwandan students—and establish a system for 3D-printing prosthetic limbs.
Through the School of Dentistry at IU Indianapolis, the Domestic Violence Oral Health Care Outreach Program helped victims of domestic violence restore their oral health and alleviate oral pain and discomfort.
The IU Southeast School of Nursing’s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation program in South Dakota provides health care services to community members while giving IU nursing students real-world experience.
The Composed by Women program at IU South Bend provided opportunities for students and the public to experience music by female composers, performed in masterclasses and concerts by a variety of performers.
The Collegiate Recovery Community at IU Bloomington hired a part-time clinician to support the needs of students recovering from substance abuse, through services such as counseling, coaching, group meetings, sober events, and academic support.

While we consider all proposals from all IU campuses, our current focus areas are:

Improving public health

Creating global and service-learning experiences for IU students

Supporting leadership initiatives

Promoting and advancing STEM disciplines

Providing educational and cultural enrichment to the greater IU community

Never in my wildest dreams could I imagine how far we’ve come.

Dale Ellen Leff, Women’s Philanthropy Leadership Council founding member and chair emerita