• AAUW Funds help translate mission into action.

• AAUW Funds has been named one of the best independent charities in America.

• AAUW Funds remains the largest source of funding exclusively for graduate women.

AAUW Funds Endowments

A total of 213 endowments have been completed in California since the 1950s:

• Career Development Grants               74

• International Fellowships                    22

• Community Action Grants                  55 

• American Fellowships                         44

• Selected Professions Grants                17

How Much?

American and International endowments require $200,000 to be funded.

Career Development, Community Action and Selected Professions Grant endowments

require $75,000 each.

Meeting the Need?

In 2007 – 08 AAUW Funds made 253 grants/awards totaling $4.1 million:

• American Fellowships                         8 awards (1036 applicants)

• International Fellowships                    66 awards (957 applicants)

• Community Action Grants                  29 awards (193 applicants)                            

• Career Development Grants               40 awards   (649 applicants)

• Selected Professions Fellowships        26 awards (97 applicants)

• Special Awards                                   4 (application # unknown)

The total number of applications for the year was 2932.

Unfunded applications number 2679.  Clearly the need for AAUW Funds continues.

 

Statistics provided by Carolann Ford, AAUW CA AAUW Funds VP