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Announcements // Grantmaking // Women & Girls of Color Fund

29 Rural Grantee Partners Rooted In Wellness & Culture

// May 13, 2026

Three strategies rose to the top for rural women and girls of color: Health & Wellness, Rooted in Culture, and Community Organizing & Advocacy

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Catalyst Fund // Grantmaking // Immigrant Community // LGBTQ // Reproductive health // Trans community // WINcome // Women & Girls of Color Fund

WFCO Activates New Catalyst Fund to Meet Urgent and Emerging Community Needs

// October 1, 2025

WFCO activated our new Catalyst Fund, dedicated to rapid response support for emerging community needs and innovative solutions to meet them.

Colorado Springs // Grantmaking // Northern Colorado // Pueblo // Renee Ferrufino // Women's Equality

Reflections by Renee: Discovering Colorado’s Hidden Strengths and Interconnectedness

// September 4, 2025

Across Colorado, women are working quietly and powerfully to strengthen communities. Read what President & CEO Renee Ferrufino learned from our statewide tour.

Community // Education // Grantee Spotlight // Grantmaking // Women & Girls of Color Fund

Grantee Spotlight: Brave Acts Define The Learning Council

// August 4, 2025

The Learning Council in Delta County is building community, one brave act at a time. The Women & Girls of Color Fund helps power the work.

Cash Assistance // Grantee Spotlight // Grantmaking // Pueblo // WINcome

P.M.GRAN.TE: Safety, Support, and Solidarity in Pueblo

// June 30, 2025

As sex work in Pueblo becomes more dangerous, P.M.GRAN.TE steps up through their mutual aid and wellness program led by and for sex workers.

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Grantee Spotlight // Grantmaking // Women & Girls of Color Fund

Meet Our 2025 Women & Girls of Color Fund Grantees Leading the Way

// June 2, 2025

This spring, we renewed 33 Women & Girls of Color Fund grantees and added one additional partner.

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Grantmaking // WINcome

What We Learned From the 2024 Open WINcome Grant Cycle

// January 23, 2025

150 organizations applied for WINcome funding, requesting a total of more than $8 million – millions more than we are able to grant. 

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Cash Assistance // Grantmaking // WINcome

WFCO Announces 23 WINcome Grantee Partners

// January 22, 2025

Fourteen direct-service and nine public policy advocacy organizations will support Colorado women’s autonomy over their financial futures.

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Grantee Roundup // Grantee Spotlight // Grantmaking // WINcome // Women & Girls of Color Fund

“Power, Grace, And Sisterhood” Defined First Grantee Convening

// September 5, 2024

Twenty-nine organizations were represented – from the Southern Ute Indian Reservation up to Fort Collins – at the two-day convening.

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Grantmaking // Guest Column // Impact // Philanthropy // Racial Equity // Women & Girls of Color Fund

A Reflection on Investing in Women and Girls of Color

// April 25, 2024

It’s time for a shift. Meet our 2024 and 2025 grantees and learn what’s next for the Women & Girls of Color Fund.

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