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If you are interested in establishing a donor-advised fund with the Women’s Sports Foundation, please contact Anna DeAcetis, Individual Giving Manager, at
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Honoring Brenda and her career and carrying on her passion and work on gender equity.
Honoring Dr. Lopiano’s leadership in women’s sports and her career with the Women’s Sports Foundation and fund ongoing programming in Advocacy and Research. For more information on Donna's current work,
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Celebrating and building the legacy of the friendship, camaraderie and passion of Dorothy’s amazing leadership.
Recognizing and following James B. Atkin’s contributions as a champion of gender equity in women’s sports.
Financially supporting undergraduate and graduate student interns at the Women’s Sports Foundation who are pursuing a career that will allow them to advance the sport of women’s basketball.
Establishing or expanding sports or physical activity programming to girls displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
Memorializing Janet T. Swanson for her support of women’s and girls’ health issues and success in life through sport.
Carol Mann was the second President of the Foundation and served from 1985-1989. The Carol Mann Grants for Girls Golf Endowment will allow the legacy of Mann’s passion for success and equity in golf to continue in perpetuity.
This award is named in honor of Dr. Darlene A. Kluka, an associate professor at Grambling State University, who has served the Women’s Sports Foundation for many years as a member of the Research and Academic Council of the National Advisory Board and as a researcher who has participated in numerous Foundation projects. The establishment of this research award and stipend reflects the Foundation’s respect for her leadership, vision and desire to create a legacy that acknowledges the outstanding performance of researchers and encourages their continued commitment to conduct studies involving women’s sports and physical activity.
Deborah Slaner Larkin was the Foundation’s Executive Director from 1986 to 1991 and currently serves on its Board of Stewards. She is committed to gender equity in sport and demonstrates this through her work with various organizations including the National Women’s Law Center, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and others. The Foundation honored Larkin in 1999 with the Billie Jean King Contribution Award. To celebrate and honor this occasion, her family, friends and colleagues contributed gifts to a named fund to address gender equity issues.
An endowment was established in 2003 by Lissa McLean and Tuti Scott, who believe in the value of sports participation for girls and women and are both passionate supporters of women’s basketball. These two women and George Casey, McLean’s husband, donated funds from their estates for the Women’s Sports Foundation and invited their family, friends and colleagues to annually support the internship program of the Women’s Sports Foundation.
McLean was a women’s history supporter and ardent fan of the WNBA. She worked for 20 years in accounting for the state of Michigan, where she was a leader in establishing best practices in business and bringing women to the forefront of management within the state government. She was a season ticket holder for the Detroit Shock and the Washington Mystics and attended every WNBA All-Star game. McLean brought new fans to each game and introduced them to the magic of the game of basketball. Her legacy in women’s history is notable as she was a collector with more than 300 titles of biographies and a funder who supported preserving the stories of women through her generous gifts to the National Women’s History Project. McLean was an aunt to three