Something for foundation women tend to get free (9)
I believe the answer is:
endowment
'something for foundation' is the definition.
(an endowment might set up a foundation)
'women tend to get free' is the wordplay.
'to get free' indicates an anagram.
'women'+'tend'='womentend'
'womentend' is an anagram of 'ENDOWMENT'.
(Other definitions for endowment that I've seen before include "Grant" , "Natural talent -- won't emend (anag)" , "Gift to an institution" , "source of income" , "Contract" .)