About Little Black Dress Club

Little Black Dress Club: What It Is

Little Black Dress Club is a Boise-based women’s social giving circle established by Hilarie Engle, Monica Hopkins and Stephanie McCurdy, with assistance from Tracy Bresina and Sydney Sallabanks.

Little Black Dress Club believes that philanthropy is fun and fabulous, and wants every woman to have the opportunity to enjoy being a philanthropist! Little Black Dress Club will offer a way for those who are already philanthropic to increase or streamline their giving, and will also bring new donors into the world of philanthropy.

Little Black Dress Club is a way to connect to our community and form personal bonds with like-minded women. As a group we will learn about giving in general, needs in the community and specific nonprofit organizations. The collective strength of Little Black Dress Club is what will make this new giving circle a powerful and positive force.

The Little Black Dress Club kickoff party is Monday, April 7th from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Falcon Tavern, 780 W. Idaho Street. We hope you will join us for this special hosted evening filled with friends, fun and philanthropy. Little Black Dresses optional!

Little Black Dress Club: How It Works

Contributions from Little Black Dress Club will be invested in an interest-earning short-term (two years) fund in the Idaho Community Foundation. The interest generated is expected to nearly offset the small fee for establishing the fund.

Membership in Little Black Dress Club is a $300 contribution to the fund. This gift can be paid in a lump sum or in quarterly installments of $75 or monthly installments of $25. More information about contributions will be available at the kickoff party.

The membership goal of Little Black Dress Club is to bring together 50 members during its inaugural year, which will translate to a $15,000 giving pool.

Little Black Dress Club will use its fund to award grants to Ada and Canyon County-based nonprofit organizations. Initial plans are to fund three $5,000 grants. However, the funding structure may be flexible depending on the number of members and grant applicants. The Little Black Dress Club Grants Committee will make grant award decisions following grantee applicant presentations to the general membership.

Little Black Dress Club will also host fun and fabulous bi-annual social events that highlight a local nonprofit organization, with a portion of the ticket price going to the selected agency.

Little Black Dress Club: How to Get Involved

If you are interested in finding out more about joining Little Black Dress Club or you are a nonprofit interested in being a beneficiary, contact us at littleblackdressclubboise@gmail.com.