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.

Awardees are notified and announced each year on our Awardee page in late October/early November. Information on the 2026 application process will be made available in early May 2026.​