Summit County Women's Giving Fund Opens 2026 Applications for $150,000

Grant applications for the 2026 Women’s Giving Fund opened Monday and will remain open through Friday, April 3, the Park City Community Foundation announced." The fund will again award one $90,000 high-impact grant and two $30,000 runner-up awards, for $150,000 in total to nonprofits serving Summit County women and children.

The Women’s Giving Fund is an endowment that awards three high-impact grants each year to organizations that serve Summit County women and children. This year’s structure mirrors 2025: one high-impact award of $90,000 and two runner-up or finalist awards of $30,000 apiece, maintaining the $150,000 funding level available to local nonprofits.

Last year’s distribution provides a concrete example of the fund’s community impact. In 2025 Wasatch Immigration Project received the $90,000 high-impact grant, while Peace House and SOS Outreach were the two runners-up, each awarded $30,000. Wasatch Immigration Project planned to use its 2025 grant "to provide consistent, affordable immigration legal services to women and children throughout Park City and the Wasatch Back, including sustaining a full-time staff attorney and expanding its team of volunteer attorneys to meet growing demand."

The Park City Community Foundation’s announcement and the Instagram post about the cycle both emphasized the award totals and breakdown; the Instagram caption states, "This year, a total of $150,000 will be awarded to three organizations, including a $90,000 high-impact grant and two $30,000 finalist awards." Visual coverage of the 2025 awards ceremony was credited to Randi Sidman-Moore, underscoring local donor and nonprofit recognition in past cycles.

Other community giving programs illustrate different timelines and rules that contrast with Park City’s single-cycle announcement. Eau Claire Community Foundation’s Women’s Giving Circle opens applications in April and closes in June, with recipients announced in early to mid November and checks disbursed in December. Kern Community Foundation’s Women’s and Girls’ Fund requires a Letter of Intent by 5 p.m. on Nov. 14, enforces GuideStar transparency ratings of Silver or higher for applicants, and bars organizations that received Spring 2025 WGF funding from applying for the 2026 round. Greenville Women Giving ran a tight January portal in 2026, opening Jan. 2 and closing Jan. 23, and offered awards ranging from $50,000 to $100,000 with one- and two-year grant options and a Ballot Showcase on Apr. 23.

With $150,000 available and the application window set to close Friday, April 3, Summit County nonprofits that provide services to women and children have a defined window to submit proposals for one of three high-impact awards. Funding levels remain the same as last year, offering a repeat chance for local organizations to secure operating support, program expansion, or capacity-building resources.