Ms. Foundation for Women (U.S.)

The Ms. Foundation for Women (MFW) was founded by Patricia T. Carbine, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Gloria Steinem, and Marlo Thomas to redistribute profits from Ms. Magazine to the grassroots women's movement.

In 1974, the Ms. Foundation established its first grant-making program with the proceeds from Free to Be... You and Me, a multimedia project created by Marlo Thomas, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, and others. In 1976 the organization became the first to support efforts to combat domestic violence by funding creative, cutting-edge projects for women rarely funded by mainstream organizations. The organization expanded greatly over the next twenty-five years, creating and funding programs and organizations which work for economic development and justice for women; women's health issues; educational and leadership training for girls; and grassroots organizations run by women of color and low-income women.

From the description of Ms. Foundation For Women Records, 1973-2006 (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 191886761