The Women’s Professional Forum Foundation (WPFF) was established in 1984, with a purpose to:
Empower Women and Girls by supporting:
The WPF Foundation awards grants to organizations that can demonstrate their program or service, empowers women and/or girls, and directly connects to the purpose of the WPF Foundation.
Please be sure that your program or project aligns with this purpose before applying. We currently are not funding grants that focus on women’s health initiatives, funds for mother/baby initiatives, child development programs, parenting support, or self self-esteem growth.
Funding Eligibility: The WPF Foundation welcomes grant requests from nonprofit organizations that:
Grants are not awarded to individuals.
Grant Cycle and Requests
Application Process, Selection, and Notification
Selection of successful grant applications will be made by the WPF Foundation Grants Committee and presented to the WPF Foundation Board of Directors for approval. Applicants will be notified electronically by the WPF Foundation President or Chair of the Grants Committee of application approval. Grants recipients will be announced at the WPF Annual Foundation Meeting and in the WPF Newsletter.
Once a grant is awarded, a Grant Agreement Form will be sent electronically with the award letter.
Women’s Resource Center of Greensboro – $10,000
The Women to Work program at the Women’s Resource Center of Greensboro is a transformative initiative that aligns with WPFF’s mission of supporting women’s professional and personal development. By providing hands-on job readiness training, financial literacy education, and career coaching, this program removes barriers that many women—especially single mothers—face when striving for economic stability. With strong mentorship and wraparound support, Women to Work is not just about job placement—it’s about equipping women with confidence, leadership skills, and financial independence. WPFF’s funding will help sustain this critical program, ensuring that more women can build thriving careers and secure a better future for themselves and their families.
Congolese Community of the Triad – $6,500
The Culturally Sensitive Computer Literacy (CSCL) Program is a powerful example of how education and access create opportunities for women—a core value of WPFF. This program provides Congolese immigrant women in Guilford County with essential digital skills, helping them bridge the technology gap that often limits career and educational growth. By offering classes in English, French, and Swahili, and ensuring graduates receive a free laptop, this initiative directly contributes to economic empowerment, workforce readiness, and self-sufficiency. With last year’s program serving over 40 women, WPFF’s funding will extend this impact, ensuring that even more women can confidently engage in the digital world and pursue greater opportunities.
The Sister Circle International – $5,500
The G.L.O.W. Club – Girls Leading Our World embodies WPFF’s commitment to mentorship, leadership, and the empowerment of the next generation of women leaders. This six-month mentorship program provides underserved girls in Guilford County with the tools, role models, and experiences they need to develop confidence, leadership skills, and future career aspirations. With career exploration field trips, personal care education, and self-confidence workshops, G.L.O.W. Club fosters a sisterhood of support and ambition, helping young girls recognize their potential and dream big. WPFF’s funding will expand this impactful initiative, ensuring that more girls gain the guidance and encouragement they need to excel in school, career, and life.
Marva’s Outreach Mission – $5,000
Marva’s Outreach Mission (MOM) is taking a bold step in creating a stronger support network for women facing domestic violence, a cause that deeply aligns with WPFF’s focus on women’s safety, well-being, and long-term empowerment. By training Peer Support Specialists—women who have survived and overcome domestic violence themselves—MOM is building a community of trusted advocates who provide guidance, emotional support, and career training to help survivors rebuild their lives. With domestic violence rates on the rise, this program ensures that women have the resources, skills, and network needed to escape cycles of abuse and regain control of their futures. WPFF’s funding will directly support training scholarships, expanding this life-changing initiative and making a tangible difference in the lives of women in crisis.
AAUW North Carolina – $3,500
The Teen Near Peer Mentor Program by AAUW Greensboro reflects WPFF’s dedication to fostering leadership, confidence, and career exploration for women and girls. By connecting high school girls with younger students through hands-on STEM experiences, this program creates a mentorship pipeline that inspires girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math—fields where women remain underrepresented. From robotics workshops to interactive college-level science labs, the program provides practical exposure and peer encouragement, helping girls develop a passion for STEM. WPFF’s funding will modernize materials, enhance learning experiences, and ensure financial accessibility, making it possible for even more young women to break barriers and reach new heights in STEM education and careers.
Our theme this year is “Enrich Your Strengths!” and our grant recipients beautifully reflect that. This exceptional cohort champions incredibly diverse pathways to empowerment. They range from cultivating workforce development for Congolese immigrants and Guilford County residents to nurturing powerful leadership in underserved girls, offering refuge and strength to survivors of domestic violence, and igniting a passion for STEM in the next generation of female innovators. These are precisely the kind of transformative and empowering programs we are dedicated to supporting with our grants.
The Women’s Resource: $9625 for Women to Work. The Women to Work program is a core service of the WRC. It offers job readiness, training, and placement support services designed to address women’s unique needs— primarily single mothers. It provides employment skills, retention, and financial literacy education—including career assessment, resume writing, budgeting, communication, and time management.
Sister Circle International: $9625 for their She Works & Wins program which will support 100 underserved women’s employment in the Greensboro and High Point areas. Its goal is to provide underserved women the opportunity to achieve self-sufficiency, insight, knowledge, and resources to empower them to function at their full potential.
I Am A Queen: $4,500 for Queen Arise Leadership Program which inspires young women to reach their fullest potential, resulting in confident, successful girls who are servant leaders in society. It provides self-esteem and leadership training that targets key areas such as money management, healthy relationships, health and fitness, and etiquette to ask-risk girls ages 10-18. It mentors about 150 girls and provides the Girl Boss Academy and Queens Who Code Boot Camp.
Greensboro History Museum: $4,250 for a program that will: (1) host a public program with a noted historian on the topic of women, civil rights, and the vote; (2) organize a youth leadership summit for female student government leaders in Guilford County; and (3) develop curriculum around Bennett College students’ 1960 Operation Doorknock voter registration campaign as part of a set of traveling trunks for use by Guilford County educators and civic groups.
The Beloved Community Center – Sharing the Light $6500 for a program that will train the next generation of women leaders in social justice advocacy.
Journey Adult Day Center $5,000 for a summer program for 8th and 9th grade girls to highlight careers in healthcare and entrepreneurship.
NCCJ Anytown $2400 for 2 scholarships for young women to attend their Anytown leadership program.
Sudan House $3500 for their Workforce Development and Job Readiness program to train immigrant and refugee women for entering the workforce and education opportunities.
UNCG Center for New North Carolinians $2500 for their Umoja Women’s Initiative to offer leadership development to refugee women.
Sister Circle International $3500 for the She Works & Wins Program to train underserved women for job readiness in order to achieve self-sufficiency, insight, knowledge, and resources to empower them to reach their full potential.
Fuerza Latina Unida $4800 for their Mujerex Liderando (Women’s Leadership) program to allow Latinx women opportunities for leadership engagement to create systemic change in their communities.
Action Greensboro $7,000 for a women owned business internship that will connect bright young college talent with women owned business partners and provide leadership training.
The Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship $6,000 for a program that promotes economic self-sufficiency for women and will empower them by offering tools and support to establish businesses.
America Association of University Women $2500 for the AAUW’s Women’s Leadership Program that Program that utilizes Salary Negotiation Skills to provide leadership, growth, and confidence for young women entering adulthood.
The Beloved Community Center $6,500 for a program that will train the next generation of women leaders in social justice advocacy.
YWCA of High Point $5,000 for providing support for the delivery of two sessions of Girl’s Leadership Program (GLE Program)
Boundless Impact-ImagineHub:“Thinking Like an Entrepreneur” to teach entrepreneurial concepts based on the book “Who Owns the Icehouse?”
Communities in Schools HP-Unity of WHERE to empower girls through a series of training to include Leadership, College Prep, Career Prep and Self-Awareness workshops.
I am Queen for a mentoring program with focus on self-esteem and leadership training workshops, money management, self-worth, healthy relationships, health and fitness.
Middle College at Bennett-Belle Ambassador Leadership Development for “Elevating My Voice” to train the SGA member to serve as exceptional leaders to peers.
NCCJ-Anytown for scholarships to Anytown for low-income households.
YWCA of High Point-Girls Who Code Club To create a Girls Who Code Club in High Point.
American Association of University Women for Women in Nontraditional Careers program
Combat Female Veterans Families United for a collection of stores of Combat Female Warriors
Greensboro Farmers Curb Market for Kitchen Connects Women’s Empowerment Program
NC Fusion Triad for disadvantaged girls aged 14-16
New Arrivals Institute for RISE (Refugee & Immigrant Success Empowerment) to inspire immigrant girls
FBLA National Leadership Conference Scholarship to help sponsor a top Weaver student to attend this conference
American Association of University Women for Work Smart and Start Smart programs
Music for a Great Space for the female composer and performer music series for Guilford County students
The Volunteer Center for scholarships to the Service Learning Leadership Camp
Handy Capable for the Girl Code program
North Carolina Institute of Political Leadership for the Fellows Program
Volunteer Center for scholarships to Service Learning Leadership Camp
YWCA for Young Women in CHARGE program
Black Child Development Institute (BCDI) for Americorps Leadership Development
North Carolina Institute of Political Leadership for the Fellows Program
YWCA for the Passion to Purse Program
Gateway to Science Project, Joint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering, UNCG
Encouraging Young Women to Enter STEM, Natural Science Center
Anytown Scholarships, NCCJ
Girl Scout Leadership Experience Program, Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont