Our Individual Members (IMs) recently enjoyed an evening with beneficiaries and stewards of Mission Scholars at the Santa Barbara Foundation House. A Women’s Fund grantee, this incredible group supports low-income young people – often the first in their families to attend college -- throughout their journey to higher education, starting as early as sophomore year of high school.
Membership Committee chair and IM, Renee Courington, enjoyed hearing from a Mission Scholar who is thriving at USC. “I’m so glad the Women’s Fund supported this amazing organization.”
While IMs vote independently, they enjoy intimate gatherings like this one where they get to see just how far their donation goes towards changing a young life. If you are interested in increasing your impact, IM Liaison Maureen Ellenberger would love to chat with you. Just send her a note at imliaison@womensfundsb.org.
Many IM’s are also group members, and get the best of both worlds: maximizing their impact and voting on their own, while retaining the camaraderie of voting with, and being part of, a group.
Speaking of membership, if you haven’t renewed for the 2026 giving year (toward a grants pool that will be awarded in 2027), please do so here.
And if you’re not sure if you’ve renewed already, click here to see the list of members year to date. If your name is not on the list, you haven’t renewed. There’s still time, so don’t delay!