Women & Philanthropy Grants

ASU's WOMEN & PHILANTHROPY GRANTS FUND FOUR UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS

Women & Philanthropy, a philanthropic program of the ASU Foundation for A New American University, has awarded $308,808 to four Arizona State University programs that enhance ASU’s goals of excellence, access and impact.

The group’s largest award, a $100,000 grant, will go to the Pave Program in Arts Entrepreneurship in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. The Pave Program infuses the concept of entrepreneurship throughout arts education, teaching students not only their craft, but also how to create business and non-profit opportunities so they can earn a living and contribute to their communities with their chosen art form.

The three other 2013-2014 grant awards will help establish ASU as a global center for biomedical research, enable journalism students to report groundbreaking stories from remote locales across Arizona and promote engineering service-learning.

Women & Philanthropy is one of three engagement programs housed within the ASU Foundation for A New American University. Its grants are generated from the individual contributions of investors, who now number 255. Each member's annual contribution – a minimum of $1,000 – is pooled with others to allow the group to have a greater investment impact on ASU programs and scholarships.

Since 2003, Women & Philanthropy has awarded $2.57 million to 71 programs and initiatives in four categories: education innovation; community outreach; student scholarships; and health care at ASU.

Top left, Lani Calbert and Cathy Dickey

Right, Leila Winsinger, Leslie Budinger and Roxanna Himelrick

Left, Melani Walton, 2013-2014 Women & Philanthropy co-chair; Linda Essig, ASU's Pave program (a grant recipient) founder; and Sybil Francis, Women & Philanthropy co-chair