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Philanthropy: FAUSA Gives

FAUSA supports:

Projects that benefit women and children

Our 2025-2026 Annual Grant which focuses on work in the US & Canada

Education Awards and Development Grants programs of The FAWCO Foundation

FAWCO’s Target Project

2025-2026 FAUSA Annual Grant Application Process

It’s time to apply for our FAUSA Annual Grant!  At our Annual meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Saturday October 11 we will be giving away two grants in the amount of $12,500 each.  This year’s application form is available through Google Forms.  Note the following qualifications:

  • Nominating member must have been a FAUSA member for one year or transferred from a FAWCO club in good standing,
  • The member has been involved with the organization for at least one year
  • Only charities that are located in the US or Canada will be considered for a FAUSA Annual Grant.
  • The organization shall be a 501c3,registered with CharityNavigator.com or Guidestar.com, and have an IRS 990 unless a variation is approved by the FAUSA board.
  • The charity shall not be sponsored by a political or religious organization.
  • Money awarded by FAUSA must be designated for a specific purpose.
  • A charity may receive funds for two years only within a ten-year period.

More information is available through our 3rd VP – Philanthropy, Susan Frick.

The seeds of the FAUSA Philanthropic program were planted in 1997 with donations of backpacks filled with books and school supplies for children in Bogotá, Colombia.  FAUSA’s philanthropy has evolved through the years to become a dedicated and reliable support for FAWCO and The FAWCO Foundation. In 2018, FAUSA was granted tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status to better enable our members and other supporters to donate to our causes.

A Note from the 3rd VP, Philanthropy

I am nearing the end of my time as VP3 for Philanthropy, and what a great four years it has been! I have continued to meet many wonderful people through FAUSA and FAWCO and have enjoyed many of the activities thanks to the wonderful work of our Board and especially the Activities Director, Yolanda Henry.  The new ‘Taste of FAUSA’ group has been a fun way of adding new recipes to my repertoire of meals and meeting monthly with other FAUSA members!

Philanthropy giving has increased due the generosity of our FAUSA members.  Last year at our Getaway and Gala in Long Beach, CA we made over $56,000!  We are hoping to meet or even surpass this total at our special Silver Anniversary Celebration of 25 years of FAUSA in Milwaukee on October 11, 2025!

FAUSA came to my rescue upon returning to the US after thirteen years in Brussels, Belgium. I have always been involved in church philanthropy as my husband is a pastor, but the amount of good that FAUSA and its sister organizations accomplish is truly amazing. Since 2005, FAUSA has donated more than $300,000 which includes $142,000 to The FAWCO Foundation for Educational Awards, Development Grants, and Target Projects 1-5, over $80,000 to The FAWCO Foundation from individuals of the FAUSA Community, and $78,100 to our FAUSA Annual Grant program. We should all be proud of what FAUSA has accomplished in 25 years.

The other big change is a change in the position title from Director of Philanthropy to Third Vice President Philanthropy to reflect the changes that both FAWCO and The FAWCO Foundation have also made to emphasize the importance of philanthropy in our organizations.

We are all philanthropic in one way or another and, by becoming members of FAUSA, we are showing the world we CARE and are willing to SHARE. For my last months leading FAUSA’s philanthropy, I want to reiterate… together we can do great things!

Susan Frick, FAUSA 3rd VP, Philanthropy 2021-2025

2024-2025 FAUSA Grant Recipients

ASCEND: Empowering and supporting Afghan women in Afghanistan, nominated by Stephanie Biery

Ascend Leadership Through Athletics is an international nonprofit dedicated to empowering young women through health, leadership training and community service, operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Ascend has been supporting Afghan women since 2015. When the Taliban took over in 2021, Ascend was able to evacuate 134 participants, staff and their families to eight different countries. In 2023, it was able to re-establish its work despite severe restrictions. Ascend provides a safe space for women to develop as leaders, emphasizing mental resilience, physical health, civic engagement, mentorship, leadership, and environmental stewardship. Ascend has a robust alumnae program to keep graduates engaged and active as they pursue self-direction action, in a society that deprives its women of secondary education, health resources and employment.

The $10,000 grant will help approximately 280 program alumnae with six months of digital learning support to serve as a bridge for the alumnae to continue with training and access to mentors, peers and resources.

The project supports the following UN Sustainable Development Goals:

  • #3 Good Health & Well Being
  • #4 Quality Education
  • #5 Gender Equity
  • #8 Decent Work & Economic Growth
  • #10 Reduced Inequalities

Food4Kids- Nourished Kids 4 Nourished Minds in Long Beach CA, nominated by Janet Darrow

The Food4Kids program is a volunteer-run organization that helps provide weekend meals to the staggering 88.7% of Long Beach school children who live below the poverty line. Food Finders sources the food and administers Food4Kids’ packing of food boxes for the students and their families. Among the volunteers are disabled adults and special needs high school students who benefit from the opportunity for meaningful and consistent involvement.

The $10,000 grant will directly provide 8,197 meals at $1.22 per meal to food insecure students and their families over each weekend of the school year.  When children go hungry over the weekend, they come to school on Monday hungry and unable to concentrate. Our donation will impact the children, families, schools, and the environment.

This project supports the following UN Sustainable Development Goals:

  • #1 No poverty
  • #2 Zero Hunger
  • #3 Good Health & Well Being
  • #4 Quality Education
  • #11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • #12 Responsible Consumption & Production
  • #13 Climate Action
  • #15 Life on Land, and
  • #16 Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions.

Past FAUSA Annual Grants

The following is a summary of previous projects supported by FAUSA.

  • Refugee Assistance Alliance in South Florida - 2023
  • Tewa Women United: A’Gin Healthy Sexuality and Body Sovereignty – Braided Curriculum Project in northern New Mexico - 2023
  • Beloved Bundles & Soft Interview Room in Ft. Worth TX - 2023
  • Lamp for Haiti – Cité Soleil in Port-au- Prince, Haiti - 2021, 2022
  • Veronica’s Voice in Kansas City, Kansas - 2019, 2020
  • Operation Bootstrap in Monduli, Tanzania - 2020
  • Love People Not Pixels (now called Demand Disruption) in Houston, TX - 2020
  • Pathways to Safety Internat’l (formerly American Overseas Domestic Violence Crisis Center) in Portland, OR - 2006, 2018
  • Turning Point Suffragist Memorial in Lorton, VA - 2018
  • Portlight Inclusive Disaster Strategies in Houston, Texas - 2017
  • The Urban Farming Guys in Kansas City, MO - 2017
  • 4 Girls Foundation in Long Beach, CA - 2016
  • Friends of Paradies des Indiens, Inc in Haiti - 2015
  • San Francisco Safe House in San Francisco, CA - 2014
  • The Eleanor Roosevelt Girls’ Leadership Program - 2013
  • Houston Rescue and Restore Coalition, Girls Prevention Program in Houston, Texas - 2011
  • The Aleethia Foundation Secret Santa Program at Walter Reed Hospital in Bethesda, MD - 2011
  • El Maestro En Casa, a literacy program broadcast by Radio San Miguel in the Amazon region of northern Bolivia - 2009
  • Kids Help Project (TFF/FAUSA) school bags for students in Bogata, Columbia - 2007
  • Amazon Children’s Foundation in Rireralta, Bolivia - 2006, 2008
  • The FAWCO Millennium Goal Treated Malaria Net Project - 2005
  • Estancia Fraternidad in Oaxaca, Mexico - 2004-2009
  • The Johanna Cecilia School in Guyana - 2004
  • The FAWCO Emergency Relief Fund

Recent FAUSA Supported FAWCO Development Grants

2025 Educating Women and Girls Worldwide Grant: $4,000 (made possible by FAUSA member Renuka Matthews)
Connected Horizons - Empowering Afghan Women Thru Internet Access
Paris, France
The Connected Horizons project will allow 15 students to effectively participate in the full program by providing monthly internet data packages for one full school year. Through their interactions with teachers and conversation partners, students feel supported by a global network of people who genuinely care about their futures. These moments of connection and mutual understanding are central to what makes the Hila Initiative unique.

2025 Hope for Education Grant: $4,000 (made possible by FAUSA member Michele Hendrikse Du Boise in honor of her parents)
Training Midwives in Haiti: Simulation Mannequin for Safer Births
Cap Haitien, Haiti
At MamaBaby Haiti’s two birth clinics, skilled midwives provide life-saving support in one of the most challenging places in the world to give birth. They welcome 1,250 babies annually and provide over 8,000 perinatal appointments – all at no cost – for women who wouldn't otherwise have access to safe healthcare.

2025 The Coughlan Family Education Grant (in recognition of the generosity of the Coughlan Family)
SPOSA CHILD (Save and Protect our Sexually Abused Child)
Negros province of The Philippines
SPOSA CHILD (Save and Protect Our Sexually Abused Child) raises and manages funding to support complete primary, secondary, and tertiary education cycles for eight girls. This grant is an educational investment in Jerlyn Mae Samson who can serve as a hopeful example of resilience and recovery. Funding will cover all costs for her to complete a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and achieve her dream of becoming a guidance counselor.

2024 Educating Women and Girls Worldwide Grant: $4,000 (made possible by FAUSA member Renuka Matthews)
Kiwimbi Prep for Succes in Kenya. 

2024 Hope for Education Grant: $4,000 (made possible by FAUSA member Michele Hendrikse Du Boise in honor of her parents)
Tewa Women United: A’Gin Healthy Sexuality and Body Sovereignty - Braided Curriculum Project
New Mexico.

2024 The Coughlan Family Education Grant (in recognition of the generosity of the Coughlan Family)
Stop the Shop: Help Teens Embrace Sustainable Fashion
Hamburg, Germany

Past FAUSA-supported Development Grants can be found at the end of this page, and on The FAWCO Foundation site.

Recent FAUSA Supported FAWCO Educational Awards

2025 FAUSA Skills Enhancement Award, $5000
Recipient:  Alexandra VO, member of FAUSA

2024 FAUSA Skills Enhancement Award, $4000
Recipient: Deborah Lillian, member of AAWE Paris

Past FAUSA Educational Awards can be found here.

2025-2028 Human Rights Target Project Information

Timeline and application process

2023-2025 FAWCO Target Project

Awesome Blossoms: An Urban Farming Project, Edible Fresh Fields for Sustainable Life in the Slums, Nairobi, Kenya

This was an initiative taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit the negative impacts of climate change. FAUSA was credited with over $10,000 in donations to this highly successful Target Project.

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