Girls' Education - Temporary
Girls’ Education
Belief in the Power of Education to Transform
The Stone Family Foundation believes in the power of educating girls. Studies have shown the exponential economic and health benefits to providing girls with primary, secondary, and higher education. By investing in the education of young women in low income countries, the Foundation is supporting the long-term development and stability of communities. In addition, the Stone Family Foundation believes in the fundamental right of individuals to an education and to the tools to participate fully in familial, communal, social, political, and economic spheres. When educated girls become women they are able to make more informed decisions about their future and the futures of their families and communities. By supporting the empowerment of women we believe that the world will become a more stable and prosperous place.
Approach to Education
In supporting equitable education in low income countries, the Stone Family foundation does not subscribe to a single approach. The Foundation supports a variety of methods and interventions, recognizing that each must be unique to the culture, education system, and the needs of the individuals within the country. Along with time-tested approaches that have been evaluated over the years, the Foundation is also interested in supporting innovative approaches to education and would encourage organizations with new ideas to submit letters of interest to the Foundation.
Grant Proposals
The Stone Family Foundation typically awards grants in the fall each year on an invitation-only basis. However, we welcome letters of interest (LOI) throughout the year. Any LOI received by June 30th will be considered for the 2025 funding cycle. LOIs received after June 30th will be considered for next year’s cycle.
The Foundation provides two types of grant opportunities:
Girls’ Education Community Grant: Community Grants are typically no more than $30,000 for a single year of support. Interested organizations should sumbit an LOI of no more than two pages to adrienne@thestonefamilyfoundation.org.
Girls’ Education Development Grant: Development Grants vary in amount between $200,000 and $450,000 and are typically for two years of support. Interested organizations should submit an LOI of no more than three pages to adrienne@thestonefamilyfoundation.org.
The Stone Family Foundation has partnered with a number of organizations committed to providing equitable access to education in low income countries, including the following:
African Women Rising - www.africanwomenrising.org
Assisting Girls Education in Africa - www.ageafrica.org
Brookings Institution - www.brookings.edu
Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) - www.camfed.org
Global Fund for Women - www.globalfundforwomen.org
Limitless Horizons Ixil - www.limitlesshorizonsixil.org
MAIA - www.maiaimpact.org
Room to Read – www.roomtoread.org
Save the Children - www.savethechildren.org
Women’s Global Education Project - www.womensglobal.org
