Women Moving Millions · Requirements

Women Moving Millions membership requirements

Every criterion Women Moving Millions publishes, with its source, the date it was verified and how confident we are in it — plus superseded figures, so you can see how the tests have moved.

A library committee room with a green baize table — Illustration

Read a requirement as the organization's published floor, not as a promise. A revenue test may have alternative versions for different business types, chapters can set stricter local tests, and invitation-only bodies publish criteria that describe members rather than admit them.

Current published criteria

3 rows

Criterion	Published requirement	Note	Provenance
Other criterion	Individual members make a minimum commitment of $1 million over ten years to organisations or initiatives that benefit women and girls	This is a giving commitment to third parties chosen by the member, not a payment to WMM. Qualifying contributions include philanthropic giving to 501(c)(3) organisations, political advocacy giving to 501(c)(4) social welfare organisations or global equivalents, and investing in women-led business ventures aimed at benefiting women and girls. The commitment must carry an explicit and clear gender lens.	Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗
Gender	The community is built around women philanthropists and investors	WMM describes itself as a community of women; it does not publish a formal exclusionary rule.	Verified September 2026Medium confidenceSource ↗
Other criterion	Separate Family and NextGen membership tiers exist with their own application forms	Not publicly disclosed whether the Family and NextGen tiers carry the same $1 million commitment as individual membership.	Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗

How admission works

Application process

Prospective individual members contact WMM to discuss criteria, benefits and process; NextGen and Family applicants complete downloadable application forms published on the community page. WMM publishes a membership brochure. No review committee, interview stage, sponsorship requirement or acceptance criteria beyond the commitment level are described publicly.

Invitation required

Sponsor required

— not documented by the organization or a source we could verify

Selectivity

Not publicly disclosed — WMM publishes no acceptance rate or review process. The effective filter is the $1 million ten-year giving commitment rather than a screening committee.

Membership term

Annual contribution, alongside a ten-year giving commitment

Primary audience

Women with significant personal wealth who are willing to commit at least $1 million over ten years to organisations and initiatives benefiting women and girls, plus their families and next-generation family members

Typical member

Individual members are women philanthropists and investors who have made a formal commitment of $1 million or more over ten years with an explicit gender lens. Separate Family and NextGen tiers exist at lower annual contribution levels; WMM does not publish whether those tiers carry the same $1 million commitment. The community includes donors, impact investors and political advocacy funders.

Reported threshold changes

2026Membership criteria expanded, following the annual Member Day, to count political advocacy giving to 501(c)(4) organisations and investment in women-led ventures toward the $1 million commitment ↗

Do you appear to meet them?

The qualification tool reads these rows against a profile you give in ranges and explains which criteria appear met, unclear or unmet. Check your profile

If not: alternatives to Women Moving Millions — Forward Global, The Giving Pledge, Global Philanthropists Circle, Solidaire Network.

Last verified: 6 September 2026 Report an error on this page

Sources

Women Moving Millions | For A Gender Equal World, Women Moving Millions. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
Catalyzing Bold Resources for Gender Equality | Our Story, Women Moving Millions. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
Announcing Expanded Membership Criteria at WMM, Women Moving Millions. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
Join Our Bold Community — Women Moving Millions, Women Moving Millions. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 2
Women Moving Millions — InfluenceWatch, Capital Research Center. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 8

Source tiers follow the published hierarchy: 1 official site · 2 official membership materials · 3 application documents · 4 annual reports · 5 government filings · 6 reliable business publications · 7 credible interviews · 8 other reputable secondary sources. Sources and data policy.