Press Releases

4 January 2018

We are supporting 13 organizations in 2018, all helping the communities they are in to sustain the path out of poverty through healthcare and education for women and children.

17 November 2017

UNFCU Foundation awarded Dr. Erin Anastasi, coordinator of the Campaign to End Fistula being led by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, with its 2017 Women's Empowerment Award.

22 May 2017

UNFCU Foundation will be accepting grant applications from 1 June to 30 June 2017 to fund causes in 2018 that are aligned with its mission.

05 January 2017

We awarded grants to 11 organizations that are working to end poverty globally, and want to thank all of the organizations that submitted grant requests last year.

29 November 2016

UNFCU Foundation today announced that Ritu Sharma, a leading voice for women’s empowerment and a builder of coalitions among international organizations to drive positive change, is the recipient of its 2016 Women’s Empowerment Award.

14 September 2016

UNFCU Foundation announced today the appointment of Jodi Pulice, Founder and CEO of JRT Realty Group, Inc., to its board of directors.

19 May 2016

UNFCU Foundation announced today that it is accepting grant applications from 1 June to 30 June 2016 for funding requests of $50,000 or less.

4 January 2016

UNFCU Foundation announced today that it has awarded grants to 11 organizations that align with its purpose to reduce poverty through education and healthcare, especially among women and children in developing countries and in New York City.

7 December 2015

UNFCU Foundation celebrated the achievements of causes it supported in 2015 to fight poverty and presented its inaugural Women’s Empowerment Awards.

4 May 2015

UNFCU Foundation announced today that it is accepting new grant applications submitted by mail or email from 1 June to 30 June 2015.