Below is a press release from the Greater Lowell Community Foundation:
LOWELL, MA — The Women Working Wonders (WWW) Fund, a permanently endowed fund of the Greater Lowell Community Foundation, is proud to announce the awarding of $15,000 in mini-grants to seven local nonprofit organizations serving women and girls in the Greater Lowell community.
“We are continually inspired by the strength, creativity, and dedication of the organizations serving women and girls in our community,” said Kerrie D’Entremont, Women Working Wonders Fund board president. “These mini-grants allow us to respond quickly and meaningfully to programs that are creating real impact across Greater Lowell.”
The Women Working Wonders Fund this year awarded mini-grants of up to $3,000 each to support programs in three key areas: assisting women in transition; providing leadership development opportunities for girls and women; and/or contributing to the beautification of environments that benefit women and girls. Organizations that receive a mini-grant remain eligible to apply for a full grant during the Fund’s summer grant cycle.
2026 Mini Grant Recipients
Ellie Fund, Inc.: Equitable Pathways to Breast Cancer Care for Patients and Families in Massachusetts – $3,000
Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust: Women in Stewardship: Intergenerational Leadership through Environmental Beautification – $3,000
Strongwater Farm Therapeutic Equestrian Center: Lowell Women Veterans Group at Strongwater Farm – $3,000
Project Kompass, Inc.: Project Kompass Residential Program: Supporting Young Women in Transition – $2,000
B.F. Butler Middle School: Empowering Future Women: Family STEAM Engagement – $1,500
Learn to Lead Foundation of Lowell, Inc. in partnership with Lowell Community Charter Public School: Leading Today, Shaping Tomorrow – $1,500
The Wish Project, Inc.: Mothers Supported, Families Strengthened – $1,000
Founded in 2004, the Women Working Wonders Fund has awarded more than $600,000 in grants to organizations supporting women and girls in the Greater Lowell area. The Fund operates under the fiscal sponsorship and receives funding from the Greater Lowell Community Foundation. Learn more at www.womenworkingwondersfund.com.
Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust was awarded a $3,000 mini grant from the Women Working Wonders Fund for their Women in Stewardship: Intergenerational Leadership through Environmental Beautification program.
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