Growing the Legacy
The Jeannette Rankin Foundation is Jeannette Rankin’s living legacy. As we embark on a new chapter, we are fueled by Jeannette’s passion and inspired by the Scholars whose lives we have touched throughout our 47-year history.
Together, we can transform the futures of thousands more!
The Great Force
Honoring Jeannette Rankin,
the first U.S. Congresswoman
We are inspired every day by our namesake to empower women to build better futures of their own making. Jeannette Rankin lived a bold life. She recognized the inequities in American society throughout her lifetime, put on her hat and got to work to create meaningful change. As the first woman elected to U.S. Congress and a lifelong advocate for women’s rights, her fortitude changed our country forever.
Our Goal
Maximizing our impact as a FORCE for good
Jeannette’s $16,000 bequest to help “mature, unemployed women workers” inspired our founding mothers to be a force for good. Today, we have awarded more than 1,700 Scholar Grants to women around the country. Yet the unmet need is significant.
Every year we award grants to just 25% of our pool of student applicants. These are students of grit and substance who are striving to lift themselves out of poverty and change the trajectory of their lives. By seeking their first associate’s or bachelor’s degree at the age of 35 or older,* they are doing everything they can to realize a better future for themselves, their families and their communities.
The Great Force Campaign will triple our impact on Scholars’ lives by expanding our endowment and operational strength.
ACHIEVED GOAL: 54%
Left to raise: $5 million
GOAL: $13 million
allowing us to award MORE Scholar Grants and support MORE students along their educational journey!
*The Jeannette Rankin Foundation awards post-secondary Scholar Grants to students who identify as women, nonbinary or Two-Spirit, are 35 and older, and demonstrate financial need — from all states and backgrounds. The National Tribal Scholar Grant and the Emerge Grants in Georgia and Montana are eligible for qualified students 25 and older.
endowment growth = more investment in Scholars =
OVER 1,000% RETURN
For each dollar invested in a Rankin Foundation Scholar, you are
- closing the gender and racial wage gap
- reducing generational poverty
- impacting communities where Scholars share their skills and leadership
The Impact
Lifting the trajectory of women’s lives
Students who apply for a Rankin Foundation Scholar Grant are already working hard to create a brighter future. Most support their families while going to school. But too often, the immediate day-to-day needs of the individual or family can delay completion or permanently waylay academic aspirations.
Unlike traditional scholarships, our unrestricted Scholar Grants are awarded directly to students. Our Scholars feel trusted and empowered to use the funds in whatever way they choose to reach graduation and ease college debt. Along the way, our case management, coaching and community of Scholars help make long-sought dreams achievable.
Rankin Foundation Scholars
75%
are single mothers
65%
are survivors of domestic violence
56%
are the first in their family to go to college
And what they achieve is remarkable!
94%
Graduate or Persist
in continuing their studies, compared to the demographic average of 8 – 31% identified by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research
Join Jeannette
Join Jeannette’s Great Force Campaign TODAY
Together, we can lift lives, boost individuals and families out of poverty, and transform futures through education!
Legacy gifts and naming opportunities
Endow a Scholar Grant in your name or honor someone who has impacted you.
Contact Karen Sterk, CEO, to discuss options.
“Might it not be that a GREAT FORCE that has always been thinking in terms of human needs, and that always will think in terms of human needs, has not been mobilized? Is it not possible that the WOMEN of the country have something of value to give the nation at this time?”
Jeannette Rankin (1880-1973), speaking to her male colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 10, 1918, as they debated the resolution for the 19th Amendment. In 1919 serving as the sole woman in Congress, Jeannette was the only woman to vote on the passage of the 19th Amendment. When ratified in 1920, women across the country were finally granted the right to vote.
Thank You!
Great Force Campaign Steering Committee
Honorary Chairs:
Dorothy Sams Newland
Jim Newland
Karen Holbrook
Monica Pearson
Nita Sardana
Jinx Patel, Co-Chair
Rozy Park, Co-Chair
Betsy Bach
Dot Christenson
Elissa Perry
LaToro Yates
Lori Warden
Michael W. Purser
Sue Lawrence
Suzi Wong
Sylvia Hillyard Pannell
Tracy Cosgrove
Vashti E. Canty
We thank the supporters who have joined the Great Force Campaign. Thank you for being a force for good!
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Evidence of the organization's potential to me is shown by the high percentage of Scholars who do complete their degrees. The numbers show that the financial help, coupled with all the other ways the Scholars are supported, truly makes a difference.
(Rankin Scholars) have an uncanny type of grit that drives them to accomplish their academic programs and plunge into careers with confidence and zest. Look at where they start. Look at where they end. Their journeys are thrilling. It's beyond words, what such women will accomplish with just the smallest nudge and expressions of support and confidence.
Jeannette Rakin's legacy inspires me because of who she was. She was a trailblazer, a fighter, charitable, and believed in people. Most importantly, she wanted to make a difference in the lives of the most vulnerable people in our society.
When I was a single mom, with limited funds and raising teenage daughters, the challenge of obtaining a college degree seemed daunting. I received a Jeannette Rankin award. 25 years later, I am retiring from a successful business that I owned and grew into an important part of my local community.
As a JRF alumn, I fully understand the importance of having financial support to pursue a college degree as an adult, especially with young children. What I never expected was the empowerment I felt receiving a JRF scholarship because I knew that someone believed in me.
As a retired teacher, I believe firmly that education is one of the few things in this world that can level the playing field for people of color and all those who are marginalized in our culture … Education can change lives.