Women Investing in Shepherd (WISH) Offers 4 High-Impact Grants for 2025

Nonprofits and Shepherd University groups addressing critical needs are invited to submit letters of inquiry to Women Investing in Shepherd (WISH) for the group’s 2025 awards.

WISH will award two nonprofit grants in the amount of $36,250 each and two Shepherd University learning project grants in the amount of $36,250 each for the 2025 grant cycle. Qualifying nonprofit organizations must be designated as 501 (c) (3) public charities. Organizations and groups affiliated with Shepherd must be university sanctioned. Nonprofit applicants submitting an inquiry by March 1 and Shepherd applicants submitting an inquiring by March 15 will be notified about eligibility to submit a formal grant proposal.

In 2024, WISH awarded six grants totaling $160,500 collectively to three community nonprofits and three Shepherd University learning projects.

WISH, a women’s giving circle comprised of both alumnae and community members, was established in 2014 by the Shepherd University Foundation.  WISH was created to educate, engage and empower women to achieve their philanthropic goals.

For information about how to submit a letter of inquiry, visit our grants page. For more information or to request a word document, contact Meg Patterson, director of donor engagement and strategic initiatives, at 304-876-5021, [email protected].