East Valley Republican Women Patriots Establish New Nonprofit Organization

PALM DESERT — The powerful East Valley Republican Women Patriots have established a new nonprofit organization, Patriot Women for America.

The purpose of the Patriot Women for America is to support Coachella valley law enforcement, education, first responders, the military and our community. The EVRWP’s successful golf tournaments in 2025 and 2026 brought in significant money for the new nonprofit. In addition, the organization recently received a “very large gift” from the Stan Lucas Trust. The trust donation was dedicated to education purposes for our Coachella valley youth has made a huge contribution to our community already.

Founded in 2025 and approved by the IRS on May 13, 2025, the organization is recognized as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and may accept tax-deductible donations, bequests, devises, transfers or gifts.

Under its education umbrella, the first scholarship was recently awarded to a young student who will be attending Fresno State to study Agri Business and Animal Livestock Science hopefully to return to the community to share her knowledge.

“We partnered with California Women for Agriculture in their annual distribution of money to Coachella valley youth dedicated to enhancing our agricultural needs in the Coachella valley,” according to President Joy Miedecke. “We are currently working hard to restore ag in our local east valley high schools. Without our serious focus on our local agriculture, we will be subjected to foreign-grown products which is not acceptable.

It is hoped that our members and our community would join with us in enhancing this new nonprofit with a tax-deductible donation, Miedecke said.

We were pleased to receive an endowment to help us with this as we are establishing a youth group for young Americans for freedom affiliated with the Reagan Ranch. It will be a homeschool group and they will meet at our East Valley Patriot office in Palm Desert on El Paseo, Miedecke told Uken Report

“Our group has been sending children, usually high school seniors, to the Reagan Ranch since 2011,” she said. “This year we sent 27 students. It’s a fabulous way to learn history and government.”