The AAUW Fund is the overall umbrella that supports all of AAUW National’s programs and initiatives. It helps keep AAUW running to be able to fulfill its mission. It includes the Greatest Need Fund and the new Public Policy and Defend Higher Education funds.

The Morgan Hill Branch supports the work of the AAUW Fund (as well as local scholarships and grants) through member donations to our Wildflower Fund. 

Greatest Need Fund 

• Provides unrestricted support and provides long-term organizational sustainability.
• Allows AAUW to respond to challenges and opportunities.
• Enables AAUW to sustain core operations, advocacy efforts, program expansion, and critical administrative costs.
• Allows AAUW to adapt to evolving needs as it continues to fight for gender equity.

Public Policy Fund 

• Provides timely and accurate information about key issues.
• Advocates on a national level for mission-related policy issues. 
• Equips branches with information on core policy issues like Title IX, student debt, and pay equity.

Defend Higher Education Fund 

• Enables AAUW to support critical higher education issues impacting women.
• Provides strategic resources to students, staff and faculty on campus.

In 2025 the Morgan Hill Branch was among the top 10 donors in the state, giving $18,000 to the AAUW Fund.

Carol O’Hare, AAUW Fund Chair