Sydney Women’s Fund believes in a Sydney community where women and families can thrive and feel equal, valued, and safe. Where gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status don’t determine their fate.

How Sydney Women's Fund is helping local women in need

Local solutions to local problems

Each year Sydney Women’s Fund co-designs and funds programs that support locals in need.

As specialists in grassroots, frontline programs, we undertake extensive due diligence before partnering with local non-profits or making donations on your behalf.

Our programs for women and families support the most vulnerable – programs for young mothers, older women, domestic violence survivors, Indigenous people, migrants and asylum seekers.

We support programs that teach boys to grow into kind, strong men, strengthen mental health and emotional resilience, provide food and shelter, and much, much more.

We operate in Sydney’s most disadvantaged geographies. Our local partners often do not have the resources to promote their work, fundraise, advocate to government, or access experts. Instead, they rely on us, and our donors, for support.

We are the bridge between corporate, family and individual donors and little known but highly effective grassroots programs. Together, we have connected 4,000+ donors, and more than $11million in donations, to 400+ non-profits in the last decade. And when you give to local charities with low overheads, your dollar goes further. 

For example, what started with donations to buy a coffee machine, has grown to fund five profit for purpose businesses and pay more than $145,400 in wages annually while women gain a TAFE qualification and job skills. The COVID restrictions have made our job more important than ever.

Major supporters

Supported by major foundations, corporate partnerships and government,
we are able to provide multi-year sustainable funding to grassroots programs
creating opportunities for women and families across Greater Sydney.

Sydney Women's Fund thanks our multi year Major Sponsor

With thanks to our many ongoing supporters including:

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Who we support

Since it began over a decade ago, Sydney Women's Fund has fundraised for many programs
to enrich and transform the Greater Sydney community and beyond.
Below are some of the community organisations that have received valuable support.

Your donations in action

Pat Hall CEO and Carole Anne Priest Chair, LNC awarded for social enterprise programs.

Try Time transition to high school and respectful relationships for boys

Women's Business Incubator social enterprise start-up scholarships

Retail Training Graduates celebrate at The Social Outfit

Sydney Women's Fund x Ginger&Smart 'Earn and Learn' project in Fairfield

Sydney Women's Fund X Ginger&Smart and The Social Outfit 'Earn and Learn' project

Strong Mothers provides Aboriginal mothers with trauma support

Access to Empowerment provides financial capability through WAGEC

Bonnie Support Services outreach creates safe spaces and connections for women

Are you in?

You can belong to a community of women who believe in her potential,
and yours! Join Sydney Women’s Fund and help us invest, inspire and
create opportunities for local women and girls to thrive.

Here’s what you can be a part of…