Together, we are closing gender gaps across the world. Our mission is sustained through the numerous individuals, foundations, and corporations who invest in the Women and Public Policy Program. 

These include major gifts and revenue from:

  • Abigail E. Disney Endowment Fund
  • Adrienne Hall Endowment Fund
  • Barbara Lee Women and US Politics Training Program and Lecture Series Endowment Fund
  • Beatrice Koretsky Bleicher Memorial Endowment Fund
  • Christina Bai-Chen
  • David M. Rubenstein
  • Germeshausen Foundation
  • Jessica Hoffman Brennan Gender Inequality and COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery Research Fund
  • Lia and William Poorvu
  • Neena Mehta Endowment Fund
  • Pivotal, a group of organizations founded by Melinda French Gates
  • Sy Syms Foundation
  • Women’s Leadership Board with more than 110 members and 14 corporations
    • Chairs: Janice Bryant Howroyd (current); Carol Hamilton; Lara Warner; Francine LeFrak; Barbara Annis; Roxanne Mankin Cason; Jean Minskoff Grant
    • Corporations: Accenture | ACT•1 Group | Bank of America | Bayer | Bristol Myers Squibb | Deloitte | HSBC | JPMorgan Chase | L'Oreal USA | Merck Sharp & Dohme | MetLife | PAREXEL | TIAA | Vanguard
Annual Report
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2023-2024 Annual Report PDF

Our 2023-2024 Annual Report [PDF] captures our activities and impact over the last year, including collaborators' vital part in our work.  

We are deeply grateful for collaboration with researchers, supporters, and the Women’s Leadership Board, which enhances each of our activities and deepens our impact on public policy and leadership around the world.

Giving Opportunities

WAPPP is actively seeking to expand philanthropic resources to amplify its global impact. If you are interested in generating change through WAPPP’s world-class research, teaching, and policy design, please contact Nicole Carter Quinn, Executive Director, at nicole_carter@hks.harvard.edu.

Gift instructions including Harvard University Tax ID Number, 04 2103580.

All gifts to the Harvard Kennedy School are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law. We affirm that no goods or services exceeding the IRS provisions are provided in consideration of charitable gifts to Harvard University. Please consult your tax advisor for details.