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…Women’s foundations work … to help guarantee that (women and girls) can achieve economic (and social) balance."
— Stephanie Clohesy, Founder & Donor
The Iowa Women’s Foundation (IWF) is proud to partner with over 100 state-based organizations. Since 1994, $1.68 million has been awarded to 307 programs, benefitting thousands of women and girls in all 99 Iowa counties. Download our Grants at a Glance to see the projects we supported throughout the state of Iowa.
Learn more about the projects we have funded for over 25 years. You can search by year, barrier, or keyword below.
Williamsburg Community Child Care Center, Williamsburg
Williamsburg Community Child Care Center
Williamsburg Community Child Care (W4C’s) expanded its existing child care operation by opening a second site (W4C'S North), conveniently located just off I-80 in 2022.
CECC Expansion – CCSF Grant
Community Early Childhood Center
This project will allow CECC to increase its capacity by 37%.
Hawkeye Child Care Director Credential – CCSF Grant
Hawkeye Community College
Completing credentialed training through Hawkeye Community College’s Online Child Care Director Training has the potential to significantly increase the lifetime earnings of child care workers in Black Hawk County.
Hawkeye Childcare Disparity Scholarships
Hawkeye Community College Foundation
Hawkeye serves many students who face greater than normal obstacles in pursuing and achieving their educational goals.
Increasing Access to Educational Child Care at KidsPoint – CCSF Grant
Waypoint, Cedar Rapids
KidsPoint is a leading provider of early education.
MPCC After-School Program and MPCC Scholarship Program – CCSF Grant
Mount Pleasant Child Care Center
Of primary concern for families in Henry County are the hours of availability for child care.
Prepared to Care (P2C)
Homes of Oakridge Human Services
Prepared To Care (P2C) was developed to support in-home based child care businesses being operated out of Oakridge owned apartment units.
Re-Design: Programming, Building, and Outdoor Play – CCSF Grant
Ringgold County Child Care Center
Over the past 24 years, an estimated 1,700 children have walked through the doors at the Ringgold Community Child Care Center (RCCCC)—the only daycare in Mount Ayr serving all families who apply.
Refugee Child Care Business Development Program
Lutheran Services in Iowa
LSI’s Child Care Business Development program has worked to build bridges within the child care system for prospective and existing child care providers from various ethnic groups.
Today’s Children, Tomorrow’s Dysart – CCSF Grant
Little Knights Learning Center
When Union Community School District (UCSD) saw increased enrollment, Little Knights Learning Center (LKLC) was forced to quickly relocate.
