Location: 275 East 4th Street #510, Saint Paul, 55101 MN
EIN: 36-3556481
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Reviewer 6653 - Grant Applicant - applied in 2020
The application process is straightforward, and designed to support diverse applicants in the full expression of their own mission, goals and outcomes.
Positive leader in the field, Gives more than money, Risk taker, Culturally sensitive, Insightful, Friendly, Builds relationships, "Gets" nonprofits and issues, Openminded, Responsive
Colorado
Current or former grantee
Funded for greater amount
2020
Good
Mary's Pence Executive Director, Grants Manager (and grantee webinar leaders) are accessible; more so than any other funder of our small grassroots non-profit that we've experienced.
Good
Mary's Pence excels at accomplishing their core goals of women's empowerment and addressing women's social justice issues, maximally inclusive of great diversity of grantees, and their women-led initiatives that benefit their communities.
When it becomes possible again, I hope Mary's Pence will resume their annual grantees retreat, which was informative, educational, relational, healing and so productive in supporting grantees and their success in funded projects.
Mary's Pence knows their grantees, and from the beginning are interested and active partners. There is a clear experience of solidarity with the projects they support.
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Grant Applicant - applied in 2020
Feel free to call them to talk about your work and if they are a fit to fund you. The staff is very responsive by email and phone. They are easy to access.
Positive leader in the field, Gives more than money, Risk taker, Culturally sensitive, Insightful, Friendly, Builds relationships, Responsive
Minnesota
Current or former grantee
Funded for greater amount
2020
Good
Very successful
Good
They provided support and guidance to us. They have been very supportive.
They are small foundation with limited funds. It would be great if they can raise more funds to give to the grantees.
They are a small funder that provides funding to social justice groups and organization that are led by women that do not have access to large foundations.
Outreach and always asking for feedback to improve their application process and support from the grantees.
10 to 15 hours
Reviewer 4610 - Grant Applicant - applied in 2019
Streamlined process, easy and wonderful for grassroots groups.
Positive leader in the field, Culturally sensitive, Friendly, Builds relationships, "Gets" nonprofits and issues, Openminded, Responsive
Michigan
Current or former grantee
Funded for greater amount
2019
Good
Good
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Reviewer 3431 - Grant Applicant - applied in 2020
calls and emails responses are on time before I applied for the Grant. Grant follow up was perfect until it is finalized
Positive leader in the field, Insightful, Friendly, Builds relationships, "Gets" nonprofits and issues, Openminded, Responsive
Minnesota
Current or former grantee
Funded for lesser amount
2020
Good
Very good
Good
I advise this founder to increase engagement with local immigrant women organization
If you are small org founder is women, connect with Mary's Pence to receive small Grant or to get useful information that support women org.
On time response for my requests, this org really about women to change their social changes, especially the immigrant communities
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Grant Applicant - applied in 2020
Mary's Pence is an organization living its mission by serving and empowering women leaders. I would recommend visiting their website and scheduling an informational interview before submitting an application.
Positive leader in the field, Gives more than money, Culturally sensitive, Insightful, Friendly, Builds relationships, "Gets" nonprofits and issues, Openminded, Responsive
Minnesota
Current or former grantee
Funded for amount requested
2020
Good
Good
The funds are used to create regenerative leadership by empowering everyday people to lead their own change.
Clarify all expectations for the grant in the initial communications
Connect other grantees from around the world and model excellence in servant leadership
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Reviewer 6528 - Grant Applicant - applied in 2019
The Mary's Pence Foundation encourages and desires regular contact with potential grantees and current grantees throughout the cycle. They were super flexible in their funding during the pandemic and were open to program adaptation.
Wisconsin
Current or former grantee
Funded for amount requested
2019
Good
Good
I appreciated how the funder reach out to grantees during the pandemic and were open for adaptive programming needs.
They maintained contact and offered leadership training opportunities throughout the course of the grant cycle
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Reviewer 8832 - Grant Applicant - applied in 2020
They are very responsive to new funders. They will meet with you to help explain who they are and what their guidelines are and due dates. They have been very helpful to us.
Positive leader in the field, Risk taker, Culturally sensitive, Insightful, Friendly, Builds relationships, Likes site visits, Responsive
Minnesota
Grant currently pending
2020
Good
Excellent
Good
This funder focus's on women issues and women's leadership. They are very successful in accomplishing this goal.
To increase the amount of funds they give out and make it multi-year if possible.
This is a national funder so some of the local groups in Minneapolis may not know who they are. So getting their name out there locally would be great.
Communications and making the applicant very comfortable.
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Reviewer 9303 - Grant Applicant - applied in 2017
Very accessible, ready to answer any questions, open and easy to speak to.
I advice the grantees to call the foundation before you apply.
They understand that grassroots, smaller non profits leaders have v little time on their hand and are often wearing all the hats.
Positive leader in the field, Gives more than money, Risk taker, Culturally sensitive, Insightful, Friendly, Builds relationships, Likes site visits, "Gets" nonprofits and issues, Openminded, Responsive
New York
Current or former grantee
Funded for greater amount
2017
Good
Very accessible, ready to answer any questions, open and easy to speak to.
I advice the grantees to call the foundation before you apply.
They understand that grassroots, smaller non profits leaders have v little time on their hand and are often wearing all the hats.
Good
I think the foundation should continue to nurture leadership among women And should start micro financing cottage industries for services within the USA for women. The spectrum of US economy is changing, tons of cooperatives have mushroomed in the cities but they r struggling for funding . Even if they support the non profits to incubate the coops and create funding for incubation it would be awesome.
The foundation is very non political and geared towards doing lot of good unlike foundations those who discriminate, this place is where one can find genuine help for genuine work.
Foundation helps grassroots smaller non profits, they have an excellent kind staff, are progressive, think out of the box and are more like mentors. I was actually surprised that they approved more then was asked for the grant, did not realize it was a mistake but it helped us to buy the machines for the cooperative which otherwise we could not have.
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Reviewer 6229 - Grant Applicant - applied in 2020
My advice to a colleague would be to take advantage of their webinar.
Culturally sensitive, Responsive
Minnesota
Grant currently pending
Funded for greater amount
2020
Good
Good
Nothing I can think of.
Support women.
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Thank you for your comment. We offer a webinar about Mary's Pence Grants where we describe how to apply, our grants criteria, and our review process twice each year. These are offered two months before our grant due dates (February 1 and August 1). We announce the webinar date and time on our website and social media accounts. It is a great way to learn more about how our process works.
Grant Applicant - applied in 2019
Mary's Pence is the most woman-focused funder we have encountered. They address social justice issues with none of the rigidity of other funders in that arena. Their approach is simple, logical and well-organized. They are incredibly accessible and supportive in their interactions with applicants but also in their funding processes. They listen carefully and they are responsive.
We are a very small, fiscally-sponsored agency and we have received about 6 foundation grants per year over the past decade. Our experience with Mary's Pence is the best we have had with any funder.
Positive leader in the field, Gives more than money, Risk taker, Culturally sensitive, Insightful, Friendly, Builds relationships, "Gets" nonprofits and issues, Openminded, Responsive
California
Current or former grantee
Funded for amount requested
2019
Good
Good
Please continue your current approach and practice.
Mary's Pence really supports their grantees!
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