Women of Color Cultural Foundation, Inc.

The Women of Color Cultural Foundation, Inc. was established in February 2000 as a 501c3 organization. The purpose of the Foundation is to address the needs of people of color, to eliminate disparities in health, education, economic development and other areas that affect the equality and common good of society. The Women of Color Cultural Foundation, Inc. is also known as “Women of Color”.

The major annual fundraising event is the “Ebony and Ivory Gala”.

The Women of Color Cultural Foundation, Inc. provides scholarships for high school students seeking college degrees and women who wish to return to college, particularly those who have interrupted their education to raise families or handle other major responsibilities. These scholarships are acknowledged during the annual Ebony and Ivory Gala. This event promotes recognition of local achievers and will bring together communities, both public and private. Three Awards are presented to outstanding women achievers at the event (1) Education (2) Health (3) Economic Development. In addition, one Community Service Award is presented to an outstanding agency.

Women of Color provides supports for conferences, lectures, and workshops educational mentoring and family life enhancements, particularly in the areas of health, education, and economic development for an annual self- development forum aimed at enriching and uplifting the goals to empower women and girls. Funds for these programs are raised by board members from public and corporate donations, as well as grant writing endeavors.

In the future, it is anticipated that sufficient funding sources will be cultivated to establish an institute for educational mentoring and leadership training for women and girls. Partnership with various organizations of diverse professional backgrounds and expertise will be utilized to provide training for the institute.