Support Female-Founded Businesses

When you donate to OIWA, you’re allowing us to help women-owned organizations (like the ones below) in the outdoor industry navigate the grant space. We dedicate ourselves to sourcing grant opportunities for these businesses, applying and accepting grant funds on their behalf, and providing significantly reduced administrative fees for grant fund management.

Grant Candidates

  • Backcountry Baddies

    Backcountry Baddies was founded by Laila Hakkarinen, a passionate skier and nonprofit community engagement coordinator, and Addy Jacobsend, a professional skier and producer of the film Advice for Girls. Together, they are driven by a shared commitment to build a strong, supportive community for women & nonbinary people in backcountry skiing and snowboarding.

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  • Pathmaker Projects

    Founded by Isabella Connelly, Pathmaker Projects is an utdoor gear repair and modification service based on Mount Desert Island, Maine, home to Acadia National Park. Their mission is to improve sustainability and accessibility in the outdoor recreation industry through repairs, adaptive modifications, and education.

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  • Wyld Honeys

    Wyld Honeys is a Colorado-based, female-founded creative culinary studio that blends food, storytelling, and adventure in the outdoors. We create immersive dining experiences, styled shoots, and brand collaborations to bring people together around the table—or the campfire!

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