Our
HISTORY
The Atlanta Women's Foundation exists to help women and girls thrive. As a catalyst for change in the lives of women and girls, AWF plays an essential role in helping more women and girls of metro Atlanta live safe, economically self-sufficient, and successful lives. When you invest through AWF, your impact on women and girls goes further - creating more resilient, stable families and communities for everyone.
Timeline
Founded as The Atlanta Women's Fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta (CFGA).
Launched our first Women Who Are Homeless Grant Cycle with the support of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW Atlanta).
Hosted the first Numbers Too Big to Ignore Luncheon, featuring speakers Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem.
2019-01-01
Separated from CFGA to become the Atlanta Women's Foundation.
2019-01-01
Established "Angela's Fund" to raise awareness and funds to help commercially sexually exploited girls in metro Atlanta.
2019-01-01
Launched the Destiny Fund Program, a leadership development program for emerging philanthropists.
2019-01-01
Established the Wieland Endowment and the Sue Wieland Embracing Possibility Award to recognize organizations that demonstrate outstanding ability to make significant change in the lives of women and girls throughout Atlanta.
2019-01-01
Provided the seed funding to establish the Global Village Project, a school dedicated to educating refugee girls.
2019-01-01
Commissioned and published
Breaking the Cycle of Generational Poverty in Metro Atlanta, a proprietary research report that offers a deeper understanding of the challenges Atlanta women and girls face due to the generational cycle of poverty.
2019-01-01
Implemented the AWF Collective Impact Approach to grantmaking.
Launched the Promoting Women's Mental Health & Well-Being Grant Initiative.
Commissioned and published Childcare Assistance: Georgia's Opportunity to Bolster Working Families and the Economy. This report, written in partnership with Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, makes the economic case that Georgia should increase the amount of childcare subsidies to help women work.
2019-01-01
Celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Numbers Too Big to Ignore Luncheon by raising a record-breaking $1 million to support women and girls across Atlanta. AWF has raised over $1 million at the Numbers Too Big each year since.
2019-01-01
Launched the Women's Pathway to Success Grant Initiative, a program that supports nonprofits in providing workforce development training, childcare access, financial literacy education, employment opportunities, and more to women in Atlanta.
Created the Catalyst Society, which recognizes donors who generously contribute $1,000 or more within a calendar year.
2019-01-01
Celebrated the Atlanta Women's Foundation's 20th anniversary.
Launched the Breaking Barriers, Building Women: Economic Empowerment Program grant initiative, focusing on higher education and asset building for low-income women across metro Atlanta.
Launched Inspire Atlanta, a community impact program and fundraising campaign for professional and civic-minded women in Atlanta.
2019-01-01
Commissioned and published
Women-Powered Prosperity in Metro Atlanta, a research report that outlines the economic status of women, explores the pervasiveness of gender bias in state and local public policies and offers solutions for eliminating roadblocks to economic opportunity for women.
2019-01-01
Established the Rebuilding Women Initiative, which built on the progress from AWF's 2020 COVID-19 Grantee Relief Fund; both aimed to support grantees most affected by the pandemic.
2019-01-01
Celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Numbers Too Big to Ignore Luncheon, raising $1 million again!
2019-01-01
Commissioned and published State of Girls in Metro Atlanta, which details various demographic, economic, educational, and health data for girls in metro Atlanta.
2019-01-01
Celebrated the Atlanta Women's Foundation's 25th anniversary as a 501(c)(3)!
Launched the All Girls Forward: Girls Empowerment Program, which aims to ensure all Atlanta girls are empowered through education, socio-emotional development, and pregnancy prevention.
Timeline
1986
Founded as The Atlanta Women's Fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta (CFGA).
1993
Launched our first Women Who Are Homeless Grant Cycle with the support of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW Atlanta).
1997
Hosted the first Numbers Too Big to Ignore Luncheon, featuring speakers Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem.
2019-01-01
1998
Separated from CFGA to become the Atlanta Women's Foundation.
2019-01-01
2000
Established "Angela's Fund" to raise awareness and funds to help commercially sexually exploited girls in metro Atlanta.
2019-01-01
2005
Launched the Destiny Fund Program, a leadership development program for emerging philanthropists.
2019-01-01
2006
Established the Wieland Endowment and the Sue Wieland Embracing Possibility Award to recognize organizations that demonstrate outstanding ability to make significant change in the lives of women and girls throughout Atlanta.
2019-01-01
2009
Provided the seed funding to establish the Global Village Project, a school dedicated to educating refugee girls.
2019-01-01
2012
Commissioned and published
Breaking the Cycle of Generational Poverty in Metro Atlanta, a proprietary research report that offers a deeper understanding of the challenges Atlanta women and girls face due to the generational cycle of poverty.
2019-01-01
2015
Implemented the AWF Collective Impact Approach to grantmaking.
Launched the Promoting Women's Mental Health & Well-Being Grant Initiative.
Commissioned and published Childcare Assistance: Georgia's Opportunity to Bolster Working Families and the Economy. This report, written in partnership with Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, makes the economic case that Georgia should increase the amount of childcare subsidies to help women work.
2019-01-01
2016
Celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Numbers Too Big to Ignore Luncheon by raising a record-breaking $1 million to support women and girls across Atlanta. AWF has raised over $1 million at the Numbers Too Big each year since.
2019-01-01
2017
Launched the Women's Pathway to Success Grant Initiative, a program that supports nonprofits in providing workforce development training, childcare access, financial literacy education, employment opportunities, and more to women in Atlanta.
Created the Catalyst Society, which recognizes donors who generously contribute $1,000 or more within a calendar year.
2019-01-01
2018
Celebrated the Atlanta Women's Foundation's 20th anniversary.
Launched the Breaking Barriers, Building Women: Economic Empowerment Program grant initiative, focusing on higher education and asset building for low-income women across metro Atlanta.
Launched Inspire Atlanta, a community impact program and fundraising campaign for professional and civic-minded women in Atlanta.
2019-01-01
2019-01-01
2020
Established the Rebuilding Women Initiative, which built on the progress from AWF's 2020 COVID-19 Grantee Relief Fund; both aimed to support grantees most affected by the pandemic.
2019-01-01
2021
Celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Numbers Too Big to Ignore Luncheon, raising $1 million again!
2019-01-01
2022
Commissioned and published
State of Girls in Metro Atlanta, which details various demographic, economic, educational, and health data for girls in metro Atlanta.
2019-01-01
2023
Celebrated the Atlanta Women's Foundation's 25th anniversary as a 501(c)(3)!
Launched the All Girls Forward: Girls Empowerment Program, which aims to ensure all Atlanta girls are empowered through education, socio-emotional development, and pregnancy prevention.