Many Hands 2017 Brochure

TogetherWeCan
MakeaDifference.

ManyHandsisawomen's
grantmakingorganizationcommitted
tomakingalastingimpactonthe
livesofWashington,DCareawomen,
children,andfamiliesinneedandto
helpingitsmembersbecome
well-informeddonors.

2014GranteeHorton’sKids FROM WOMEN,FORWOMEN

LEARNABOUTLOCALNEEDS Join,engage,andinspireother
womenphilanthropiststo
Morethanarewardingphilanthropic effectpositivechangeinthe
experience,membershipinMany livesofwomen,children,and
Handsisaneducationinthe familiesinourcommunity.
complexneedsofWashington,DC
areanonprofits.Throughdynamic EVERYDOLLARCOUNTS
discussions,discoverwhatlocal
organizationsaredoingintheareas Wearethoughtfulstewardsof
ofEducation,Health,Housing,and themoneyweraise.100%of
JobReadiness.ssistinresearching every$1,000donationis
localnonprofitsandseevibrant granteddirectlytothoroughly
vettedlocalorganizations.

Since2004,ManyHandshasgrantedover$1milliontolocal
organizationsservingwomen,children,andfamilies.In2017,we
awardedarecord-breaking$211,000!Helpuscontinuetohavea

meaningfulimpactinourcommunity.

Whenatleast100womencontribute$1,000each

tobenefitasinglecause,ourcollectivegrantof$100,000,along
withthreeadditionalfinalistgrants,hasameasurableimpact
onthelivesofwomen,children,andfamiliesinourcommunity.

BecomeamemberofManyHandswithatax-deductibledonation,and
considerjoiningacommittee:

GrantsCommittee-Reviewpreliminaryproposalsfrom area
nonprofitstodeterminegranteligibility.
MembershipCommittee-Helpcultivatenewmembersand
plandonoreducationevents.
FocusAreaCommittees-Reviewproposalsindepth,attend
sitevisits,andselectapplicantsforthefinalvote.

DONATEANDJOINUS:www.manyhandsdc.org/donate

2017GranteeSafeShores "Thankyou,ManyHands,forexpanding
SafeShores'capacitytofacedownthe
scourgeofchildsexualabuse.Withyour
$100,000grant,youhavechosento
confrontandelevatetheissueofchild
sexualabuseinourcommunity.Thisgrant
isbold,courageous,andimpactfulon
multiplelevels!"

MicheleBoothCole
ExecutiveDirector,SafeShores
2017$100,000Grantee

PAST$100,000GRANTEES

2016:ReachIncorporated 2014:Horton’sKids 2012:CollegeBound 2010:AWiderCircle
2008:PediatricAIDS/HIVCare 2006:YoungWomen’sProject 2004:OurPlace,DC

2016GranteeReachIncorporated "AttheheartofManyHandsisa
2012GranteeCollegeBound communityofpassionate,informed,
engagedwomenwhocaredeeplyaboutour
region.Throughourspiriteddiscussions
andon-sitemeetingswithnonprofit
leaders,Ilearnedmoreabouthousing,
homelessness,andnonprofiteffectiveness
infourmonthsthanintenyearsof
followingthenews."

MARYK.
ManyHandsDonorand
CommitteeMember

THEMANYHANDSBOARDOFDIRECTORS

APPRECIATESYOURGENEROUSSUPPORT

ElizabethBausch EllenWinerKay

AnaCollins LeslieLawley
MelissaR.Dennis JillRosenbaum Meyer
AnnaGunnarssonPfeiffer
TracyGanti
WendyLynnGray Kim QuyenPham

TaraBrennanPrimis

manyhands
Togetherwecanmakeadifference.

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ManyHandsisacharitableorganizationthatisexemptfrom Federalincometaxunder
section501(c)(3)oftheInternalRevenueCode.ContributionstoManyHandsare
tax-deductibletotheextentallowedbylaw.