Giving unrestricted gifts to AAUW Funds (#9110) is the best way to provide general support where it is most needed for AAUW charitable programs .AAUW makes it possible for you to restrict your gifts to specific funds or programs. By giving unrestricted gifts to AAUW Funds (#9110), you make it possible to respond to the most urgent needs and greatest opportunities to break through educational and economic barriers—and you make the biggest impact on women and girls who are working for their fair chance. Here is a flowchart listing all the funds.
The Eleanor Roosevelt Fund (#9170) supports AAUW research to provide analysis, data, and accurate information about issues that are important to women and girls. Past reports include Behind the Pay Gap (2007) and Where the Girls Are (2008). Look for upcoming research on women and girls in science, technology, engineering, and math and areport on sexual harassment in the workplace.
The Legal Advocacy Fund (#3999) supports the protection of the legal rights of those who are facing discrimination.
Some of LAF’s programs include Legal Case Support, which protects LAF plaintiffs by supporting workplace sex discrimination cases. LAF Case Support Travel Grants, which protect AAUW members through educational programs about legal rights delivered by LAF plaintiffs and lawyers. Campus Outreach Projects, which protect college students from discrimination, harassment, and assault through on-campus program grants.
The Educational Opportunities Fund (#4336) supports educational and lifelong learning opportunities that give women a chance for a lifetime of success. Some of our programs include:
Fellowships and Grants: There are hundreds of endowed fund numbers, each for a specific fellowship, career development grant, community action grant, or selected professions award. Continue to reference the same fund numbers you have always used.
The Fellows Alumnae Initiative, which inspires women by providing access to the network of past and current AAUW fellows and grantees.
The Undergraduate Scholarship Clearinghouse, which educates women by allowing students to find and apply for much-needed scholarships from AAUW branches across the country.
The Leadership Programs Fund (#4339) supports programs that develop women’s potential to lead in theirschools, communities, and country. Leadership programs include:
The National Conference for College Women Student Leaders: Attendees develop their leadership skills, networks, and ambition at this acclaimed, intensivethree-day conference held annually in Washington, D.C.
Campus Action Projects: AAUW awards grants to campus leaders to deliver programs guided by the findings and recommendations of AAUW research to address a gender-based issue in their community. Replicable orongoing projects are selected to provide continued leadership training and support for women leaders.
Campaign College, which teaches leaders the skills they need to run for student government. This program successfully increases the number of women who are involved in making decisions that affect all students on campus. These student leaders are also introduced to a national network of women who are running for and holding public offices.
Please make all checks payable to AAUW Funds. If you prefer to restrict your gift to a specific fund, please indicate the name or number of the fund in the memo section of your check or any accompanying document and mail to AAUW, P.O. Box 98045, Washington, DC 20090-8045. Or you can contribute online using our secure website at www.aauw.org/contribute. If you have any questions about giving to AAUW or would like to receive information about including AAUW in your
estate plans, please contact us at 202/728-3307 or development@aauw.org.