GRANKMAKING |  Ripley Memorial Foundation

In April 2009, the Ripley Memorial Foundation became a Donor Advised Fund of the Women's Foundation of Minnesota.

MISSION
The mission of the Ripley Memorial Foundation is to honor the legacy of Dr. Martha Ripley by funding programs that foster and enhance the health and well-being of women.

FUNDING PRIORITIES
The Ripley Memorial Foundation awards grants to direct service programs which focus on teen pregnancy prevention. Applicants may be located in either Hennepin or Ramsey counties. Priority is given to programs that employ best practices and serve populations experiencing the highest rates of teen pregnancy.

GUIDELINES & APPLICATION PROCEDURES >> Open Grant Round NOW!

For more information and to apply for funding, click here. The application deadline is
5:00 p.m. on August 27, 2010.

HISTORY
Founded in 1957, Ripley's grantmaking focuses on the welfare of women and children -- a mission consistent with the interests of the Foundation’s namesake, Dr. Martha Ripley -- a tireless advocate for professional medical care for both married and unmarried mothers and their infants.

Dr. Ripley spearheaded the establishment of Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis in 1886 and remained active in its concerns until her death in 1912. The hospital, later renamed Ripley Memorial Hospital, was the first city hospital to institute a social service department, to offer parenting and natural childbirth classes, and to permit infants to “room in” with their mothers.

When the hospital closed in 1956, its board voted to incorporate as The Ripley Memorial Foundation and to dedicate the funds realized from the sale of the property to grantmaking. In 1993, the Foundation narrowed the focus of its grants to support programs demonstrating an intent to prevent first or second adolescent pregnancies.

2010 ADVISORY BOARD

Aretha Green-Rupert - President

Dinah Swain Schuster - Planning Chair

Sue Sorenson - Fundraising Chair

Mari Oyanagi Eggum - Membership Chair

Carol Broback - Grants Chair

Jean Adams - Finance Liaison

Patty Egan - Recorder

Catherine Asta
Jacqui Catherine Gardner
Geraldine Graham

Alana Hedlund

Gina Jensen

Jennifer Larson

Debbie Lee

Gwen Liefeld

Renae Oswald-Anderson
Kathleen Riley

Judie Russell

Sandy Schlafge

Kari Suzuki

MAKE A GIFT

Your gift to the Ripley Memorial Foundation helps to directly fund programs that work to prevent teenage pregnancy. To donate, click here and designate your gift to the Ripley Memorial Foundation. All donations are fully tax-deductible.

Grantees

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