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Zonta Lift Fund

Need a Lift?

The Zonta Lift Fund offers quick, small grants ($50–$500) to women, girls, and local projects that advance equality. Whether it’s an urgent expense, a safety need, or a timely opportunity, we’re here to help.

📍 Available within our club’s service area
⚡ Simple application, fast review, rapid support

It must focus on Zonta's mission of "building a better world for women and girls".
It must benefit women or girls on the local level
Grants are typically $50–$500
For urgent needs or unique opportunities
Open to women, girls, grassroots groups, and local projects
Requests accepted from individuals or Zonta members on behalf of others
Funds will be paid directly to the service provider or business on behalf of the individual or group.
Recipients are encouraged to share how funds helped

Zonta Lift Fund Application

Yours in Service!

Sandy Hastings and Lydia Sumner
Service Co-Chairs

Community Service Project Request

The Zonta Club of Cape Girardeau is currently in the process of drafting our 2025-2026 Service Projects, which will begin June 1, 2025. As a result, we are in the process of accepting applications for funding and/or volunteer support.
A service project should meet the following criteria:

It must focus on Zonta's mission of "building a better world for women and girls".
It must benefit women or girls on the local or district level
It must address one or both of the following factors:
-Empowerment of women in general to achieve equal rights and secure their access to legal, political, economic, educational, health and professional resources.
-Prevention of violence against women and girls.

A service project is an activity carried out by Zonta members in which they participate actively and personally in organizing and giving 'hands-on' service, not only providing fundraising for the project. All financial requests must be accompanied with a practical hands-on service project, but service projects can be submitted without any financial request. It can be a 'once only' project or ongoing.

A hand-on service project may be partnered with another like-minded organization or organizations in accordance with the other organizations policy and guidelines.

An advocacy aspect is desirable

Zonta's credibility must be protected.

The project should give visibility to Zonta and have wide media coverage, especially in terms of beneficiaries.

If you wish to make a request of funds and/or volunteer support, please fill out the application and include a copy of your organization’s 501c3.

The deadline for applications was April 1, 2025.

Yours in Service!

Sandy Hastings and Lydia Sumner
Service Co-Chairs