OUR PURPOSE: Established in 2003, the Patsy Takemoto Mink Education Foundation aims to carry on some of Mink's most ardent commitments: educational access, opportunity, and equity for low-income women, especially mothers; and educational enrichment for children. Check out the links immediately below and here to watch, listen, and read more about Patsy.

The application period for 2025-26 is now closed; awardees will be notified and announced on our Awardee page in late October/early November 2025. Information on the next year's process will be made available in May 2026.​