Our 2021 Award Semi-Finalists

The Grants Steering Committee and the 57 members of the 2021 Grant Review Teams are delighted to announce our 21 semi-finalists, chosen from among the 151 grant applications that ninety-nine girlfriends received in May. Our Grant Review Teams are presenting organizations that inspire them and address our 2021 Funding Priority and Guiding Principles.

Thank you to our Grant Review Teams for their thoughtful and challenging work choosing the semi-finalists. We are grateful for the commitment of time and energy they put into this process as well as their focus on anti-bias and mindful, collaborative decision making. Grant Review Teams used these eligibility criteria to make their decisions this year.

2021 SEMI-FINALISTS (BY FOCUS AREA)

ARTS & CULTURE

• BRAVO Youth Orchestras

• Portland Playhouse

• Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC)

• PHAME

EDUCATION & LIFELONG LEARNING

• Constructing Hope

• ELSO

• Open School East

• SE Works

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Friends of Trees

• OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon

• Trash for Peace

• Wisdom of the Elders

FAMILY & HUMAN SERVICES*

• Bradley Angle

• Catholic Charities of Oregon

• Partnership for Safety & Justice

• VOZ Workers’ Rights Education Project

• WomenFirst Transition & Referral Center
  

HEALTH & WELLNESS

• Centro Cultural

• Growing Gardens

• POIC & RAHS

• Project Access NOW

*Due to the large number of applications submitted to this focus area, two teams reviewed the applications to make the process more manageable and equitable. Each team selected 3 semi-finalists and will advance one finalist for membership vote.

WHAT’S NEXT

The Grant Review Teams will take a deeper dive into the semi-finalist organizations while the Financial Review Team digs into the finance and governance backgrounds to assess each group’s capacity to manage a $90,000 grant. These steps put us well on our way to selecting the ten finalists for consideration and member vote for this year’s five $90,000 Impact Awards. The five finalists that aren’t selected for Impact Awards will each receive $5,000 Finalist Awards.