Meet the 2025 Rapid Response General Operating Fund Grantees

In moments of uncertainty, rapid response funding helps ensure that critical work continues without interruption.

The 2025 Rapid Response General Operating Fund was created in Spring 2025 to quickly distribute resources to organizations serving communities disproportionately affected by today’s socio-political landscape, including immigrants and refugees, the LGBTQIA+ community, BIPOC communities, low-income populations, and those seeking reproductive healthcare, and/or organizations anticipating a significant decrease in funding.

Each grantee received $10,000 in general operating support—flexible, unrestricted funding that can be used wherever it’s needed most. Applications were accepted on a rolling basis, and decisions were made within 10 business days of receiving a completed application.

Thanks to the generosity of our partners and donors, we raised $160,000 and awarded $10,000 grants to 16 organizations, collectively impacting more than 90,000 people across the region. Of those funded, 94% are led by women, BIPOC folks, or LGBTQIA+ individuals, 75% have budgets under $1 million, and nearly 40% have budgets under $250,000.

The 2025 RRGOF was launched thanks to the generous support from the Patricia Kind Family Foundation, Philadelphia Kids in Care, an Anonymous Foundation, and individual donors from across our network, in addition to WOMEN'S WAY's own investments.

Meet the 2025 RRGOF Grantee Partners

Read our impact report here.