2024 Grant Applications Now Open

The Metrowest Women's Fund is now accepting applications from nonprofit organizations serving women and girls in the Metrowest area.

NEW! The application is electronic and completed online. 

We welcome applications from first time applicants, those who have applied before, and organizations that have received MWF grants previously.

Applications close at 5 PM EST on April 1, 2024.

Supporters of MWF play an important role in our grants process: Please share this opportunity with organizations that are making a difference in the lives of women and girls in your Metrowest community.

Applicants can visit our Grants page for details.

Announcing Expert Advisory Council

Announcing the Metrowest Women's Fund Advisory Council

The Metrowest Women’s Fund (MWF) is honored to partner with these leaders and experts on gender.

“The Metrowest Women’s Fund is committed to assessing the needs of women and girls in Metrowest as well as larger trends that impact our local community,” says MWF Co-Founder and Co-Director Rebecca Parkhill. “We are thankful to have the expertise of this impressive group to add to those conversations.”

ChaeRan Y. Freeze

Chair, Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Professor, Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies 

Faculty Associate of the Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry

Brandeis University

Harleen Singh

Senior Associate Provost, Faculty & Global Affairs

Director, Women's Studies Research Center 

Brandeis University

Jackie Jenkins-Scott

Interim President

Roxbury Community College

Linda Charmaraman

Director/Principal Investigator, Senior Research Scientist

Youth, Media & Wellbeing Research Lab

Wellesley Centers For Women

Wellesley College

Welcome New Board Member Sashell Thebaud

The Metrowest Women’s Fund is pleased to Welcome Sashell Thebaud to our Board

Sashell Thebaud is a Human Resources professional. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Human Resources from Framingham State University as well as her certification in Professional Human Resources from the Human Resource Standards Institute.  

Sashell states: “I feel incredibly blessed to be associated with the Metrowest Women's Fund which is dedicated to empowering women and girls through education, community building, and grant making opportunities. It's heart-warming to see how this movement is transforming lives and I'm honored to be a small part of it.”

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The Metrowest Women’s Fund invests in women and girls through education, community building, grantmaking, and strategic partnerships. Our mission is to identify the needs of women and girls in the Metrowest and raise resources to meet those needs.

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