About

The Women In Politics Foundation, Inc. is dedicated to the fight for women to achieve political equality in Missouri and Kansas. We are a nonpartisan organization that sponsors projects to educate women about leadership and how they can contribute to the political process. We must continually grow the numbers of women ready to assume responsibility for our Nation’s offices. 

Our vision is to grow our family of funds in order that we be able to give financial support to promote equality for all women. We envision a world where women participate fully in the entire spectrum of political life and leadership in the United States.

taking action and moving forward:

The Women in Politics Foundation, Inc. (WIP) endeavors to achieve political equality and representation for women in Missouri and Kansas. We strive to improve the status of women by amplifying their voices in every level of government.

It is vital that we have a steady stream of women who are prepared and ready to run for and hold office. WIP is a nonpartisan organization that supports the efforts of Missouri and Kansas women to gain knowledge and skill in leadership development by underwriting workshops that offer information about fund-raising, leadership, developing a platform, as well as motivating volunteers. The WIP organization is guided by a Board of dynamic smart women focused on achieving the success of these goals. 

We are living through exciting times with fast paced changes effecting all levels of government and leadership. Our goal is to have greater parity with women occupying at least 50 % of all national and statewide offices.  Women are running for and are winning political offices. The change we sought, political parity, is showing strong signs of promise.

Women’s participation in politics helps advance gender equality and affects both the range of policy issues that get considered and the types of solutions that are proposed. Our support of women in politics is ongoing to strengthen their rights and empowerment and to encourage their political participation. Please be part of our team to provide training and support of these goals.

WIP Inc. includes two funds, the Education and Endowment Fund (“EEF”) and the Hurlbut Fund.  Both are invested at the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation.  We are a 501(c) (3), so all donations to the WIP Funds are 100% tax deductible.

Education and Endowment Fund

Since WIP’s inception in 2000, EEF has sponsored educational projects for the Greater Kansas City metropolitan region.  

PROJECTS SPONSORED BY EEF INCLUDE:
-Campaign schools to educate candidates and potential candidates on how to develop campaign plans, recruit volunteers, raise funds and develop the leadership skills needed to run for office
-Voter registration drives
-“Get out the Vote” campaigns
-Media and technology advancement
-Issues and legislative education and
-Girls leadership development programs

The Hurlbut Fund

The Hurlbut Fund was introduced in 2007 to honor an outstanding feminist and founding board member of the WIP Funds, Biddy Hurlbut.  

This Fund allows organizations based throughout Kansas and Missouri to request funding for projects to promote:

-Women’s political equality
-Women’s reproductive health 
-Choice  
-Voter registration and information

The Hurlbut Fund allows us to assist progressive women’s initiatives throughput Kansas and Missouri. The Hurlbut Fund encourages collaboration, allowing us to be more effective and reach a greater number of women.

WIP is grateful to our community of supporters who share our goals and provide the financial resources we need to advocate for the political and leadership parity of girls and women in Kansas and Missouri 

Please consider joining with our Board of determined women who are focused on and dedicated to never giving up on women’s equality and the generous women and men who are Founders and donors of our funds by making a donation to EEF and/or The Hurlbut Fund today.

Thank you for considering us with your generous donation. 

“We live in an age in which the fundamental principles to which we subscribe – liberty, equality and justice for all – are encountering extraordinary challenges,…But it is also an age in which we can join hands with others who hold to those principles and face similar challenges.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg