Ann Bancroft Foundation

Headquartered in st. paul, Minnesota, the Ann Bancroft Foundation continues to provide grants (paired with mentorship) and development tools to k-12 girls across Minnesota. In 2023, the Ann Bancroft Foundation awarded 288 grants, with the new increase of seed grants up to $1000. Seed grants requests were up to $500 until increased in march 2023. Additionally, the Ann Bancroft Foundation provided in person and virtual programming to youth girls to facilitate connection and peer learning.

In 2023, the organization grew by adding three new roles to support the strategic plan's goals: a development director and a communications specialist. Additionally, new benefits were introduced, including a simple ira.

Following complete staff turnover in 2021 and its 25th anniversary in 2022, the Ann Bancroft Foundation conducted a year-long strategic planning process. This included listening sessions with grantees, interviews with supporters and volunteers, and surveys to strategic partners. In december 2022, the board approved a new adaptive strategic plan focusing on three key goals:strengthening grantmaking, mentorship, and development opportunitiesamplifying and celebrating impact storiesenhancing financial and organizational sustainabilitythe plan was publicly launched in spring 2023 with a virtual town hall.