2025 June News Brief
WRWF is celebrating 20 years of creating new connections for women in our valley and using our collective giving power to support our local nonprofits and their important work in our community. Let’s all bring a new friend to the organization this year! The more members we have, the more we can give!
2025 March News Brief
2025 marks the 20th year of our wonderful, volunteer led, women’s collective giving organization. We will be celebrating all year long and part of that celebration is sharing the stories of long time members who’ve dedicated their time to our mission.
2025 January News Brief
The Wood River Valley was gifted another incredible year of celebrating part of our valley heritage with the running of the sheep through our towns the first weekend of October. This year’s festival included:
2024 December News Brief
For over two decades, the Wood River Women’s Foundation (WRWF) has been a powerful force for good in the Wood River Valley, bringing women together to make a meaningful impact through collaborative grantmaking and community engagement. Founded in 2005 by a group of visionary women, the Foundation has grown into a dynamic organization dedicated to empowering women and addressing the Valley’s most pressing needs.
2024 October News Brief
On October 16th, WRWF members enjoyed a backstage tour of the Liberty Theater led by artistic director Naomi McDougall Jones.
2024 September News Brief
About 150 people from throughout Idaho and elsewhere gathered Sept. 12 in Boise at the Treasure Valley Institute of Arts for Children to celebrate collective giving and to honor the 23rd anniversary of the Idaho Women’s Charitable Foundation (IWCF).
2024 August News Brief
I am so happy to share with you my first President’s Message! Thank you for such a warm welcome at our Annual Members Meeting and Grantee Celebration on August 8.
2024 July News Brief
After the voting is in and our grants are awarded, the WRWF’s Grantee Engagement Team (GET), a key function of the Grants Committee, engages with the new grantees to provide WRWF value in addition to our grant funding. The team is looking for volunteers to do this rewarding work. Below is a description of their main responsibilities. Much of the work can de done remotely, and periodic meetings will always have zoom options.
2024 June News Brief
One key part of the success of the Wood River Women’s Foundation is the generosity of our members to volunteer their time to make our organization run. From its founding, members have been giving both their time and money to support our mission of amplifying the power of women’s collective giving to support the Wood River Valley’s non-profits and create positive change in our community.
2024 May News Brief
May 2024 News Brief President’s message HELLO FELLOW MEMBERS! While May snow has been a bit distracting, the warm days of summer are almost here along with opportunities for us to gather outdoors! This past winter and spring, your Board of Directors has been working diligently to recruit new leaders and are thrilled to announce […]