Mary’s Pence Announces Spring 2023 Grantees
Mary’s Pence is honored to announce the 10 organizations awarded grants for our 2023 spring cycle. The following organizations were chosen because they embody our values of justice, dignity, and...
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Mary’s Pence Summer Reading List 2022
Mary's Pence 2022 Reading List Data Feminism Catherine D’Ignazio and Lauren F. Klein, 2020 Data Feminism offers strategies for data scientists seeking to learn how feminism can help them work...
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35th Anniversary Celebration Invoked the Spirit of Saint Catherine of Siena
"Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire!" Those are the words of Saint Catherine of Siena – a woman whose feast day...
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Mary’s Pence Releases New DEI Statement
In March 2022 Mary's Pence board members adopted a new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) statement. Based on a version drafter by a special DEI committee composed of Mary's Pence...
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2022 Calendar Request Form
The 2022 Mary's Pence Calendar of Women, which celebrates our 35th anniversary of funding women and changing lives, is only available upon request until our limited amount of calendars are...
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Mary’s Pence Summer Reading List 2021
It's official! We've chosen the books for our 2021 Reading List: Peoples. Earth. Spirit. The books represent a diverse collection of voices and perspectives that highlight social, environmental, and spiritual themes. By...
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Mary’s Pence Board Member: “Extending Love, Working for Justice”
When Mary's Pence staff and board congratulated current board member Sr. Barbara Battista, SP, for being featured in National Catholic Reporter's Global Sister Report on May 27, 2021, for her...
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Mary’s Pence Shares Evaluation Experience at 2019 MINN Summit
November 1, 2019 Minneapolis, MN Mary’s Pence Executive Director Katherine Wojtan and ESPERA Team Lead Gilda Larios facilitated a morning breakout session at the annual Minnesota International NGO Network (MINN)...
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Mary’s Pence Named 2019 Grantmaker of the Year Award
November 7, 2019 Washington, D.C. Mary’s Pence has been named the 2019 Grantmaker of the Year in the private sector category by the Grant Professionals Association (GPA). Representatives from Mary's...
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Mary’s Pence Co-Facilitates Session at MCN Annual Conference
October 25, 2019 Rochester, Minnesota Mary's Pence Executive Director Katherine Wojtan and Grants Manager Robyn Browning, along with Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless Executive Director Jessica Mathias,...
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