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Grantmaking - in 2024, 335 women made contributions to be part of our 2024 cycle of learning and grantmaking. Ninety-nine girlfriends organized and managed the process of inviting applications from community nonprofits; reviewing applications; training reviewers; coordinating the work of all-volunteer grant review teams to select finalists for presentation; managing an online voting process to select organizations for funding; and executing grant agreements. Over 90 women participated in this process.see schedule o for continuationfour organizations each received $65,000 impact awards to support their work in children's education, environment, housing, and women's economic empowerment. Another four organizations each received $10,000 finalist awards. Ninety-nine girlfriends liaisons work with each impact partner to sustain connections and communication. Education - ninety-nine girlfriends provides educational activities and resources to help women understand community issues and learn more about individual and collective philanthropy. In 2024 our learning question was, "how are equity, poverty, and social mobility related, and how can our philanthropy support positive change?" in our discovery forum, our main educational event, we heard from non-profits on policy options to address issues in poverty and equity. For our fall learning series, we had three focused sessions to further explore our learning question. Our racial equity committee met with each committee of ninety-nine girlfriends to determine their needs in building racial equity into their activities. Finally, in 2024, our land acknowledgements moved beyond the performative recitation of native tribes to sharing native poetry at the start of in-person events. In the coming year we will continue to evolve our land acknowledgements to focus more on the native populations living in our region. We estimate that at least 200 people were served by our programming over the year. Fellows - ninety-nine girlfriends' fellows program encourages women 35-and-younger to bring their voices and perspectives to our collective giving circle. The fellows program, under the auspices of our membership committee, offers younger members the opportunity to (1) play a key role in our all-volunteer organization through service on a committee, team, or special project; (2) attend social events, professional networking and educational opportunities specifically geared to younger members' interests; and (3) be matched with a mentor who can help them deepen their networks in and beyond ninety-nine girlfriends. In 2024, four young women participated in the program.