For the 2021-2022 granting cycle, nine community organizations from across Greater Montreal are sharing a combined sum of $250,000 through the Women’s Action Montreal (WIM) Collective Fund at the Foundation of Greater Montréal (FGM). They work in fields are diverse as mental health, violence against women, employment or women’s entrepreneurship.
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| Name of the organization |
Place of work |
SDGs |
Amount granted |
| Nouvelle-Étape (w) |
Montréal |
Gender Equality
(SDG 5) |
$30,000 |
| Mission Exeko (w) |
Montréal-Nord |
Gender Equality
(SDG 5) |
$30,000 |
| Shield of Athena (w) |
Laval |
Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (SDG 16) |
$30,000 |
| Société canadienne de la CIDIH (w) |
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal |
Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (SDG 16) |
$30,000 |
Support Centre for Young
Immigrant Women (CEFJI) (w) |
Saint-Laurent |
Gender Equality
(SDG 5) |
$30,000 |
| Femmes en emploi (w) |
Laval |
Gender Equality
(SDG 5) |
$30,000 |
| Service d’interprète, d’aide et de référence aux immigrants (SIARI) (w) |
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce |
Gender Equality
(SDG 5) |
$25,000 |
| GRIS-Montréal (w) |
Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve |
Reduced Inequalities
(SDG 10) |
$25,000 |
Femmes du Monde
à Côte-des-Neiges (w) |
Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce |
Gender Equality
(SDG 5) |
$20,000 |
Recipient organizations also use intersectional approaches in order to reach and support populations including Black or racialized people, LGBTQ2S+ people or those who live with disabilities, or that display a combination of those characteristics. The FGM team and the members of the WIM Fund’s Advisory Committee wish to thank all who participated in the selection process.
Learn more about the WIM Fund