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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.
Davis County Daycare and Preschool’s Educational Experience Upgrade
Davis County
Davis County is a “Child Care Desert”. There are at least 3 children for every child care spot available. The Davis County Daycare and Preschool is a nonprofit center that has been providing care in Davis County for over 40 years
Heart of Iowa Childcare Services Expansion
Area Substance Abuse Council (ASAC)
The Heart of Iowa (HOI) program is designed for women with substance use disorder who maintain custody of their children while receiving residential treatment services.
Ready, Set, GROW child care center expansion to Methodist Manor Retirement Community
Ready, Set, GROW
Ready, Set, GROW (RSG) is partnering with Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake, Iowa to open a child care center in a community without a center for child care. Anticipated opening is Spring of 2019.
Refugee Child Care Business Development Program
Lutheran Services in Iowa
LSI helps refugee women to increase their families’ financial stability by becoming registered in-home child care providers through the Iowa DHS.
Social Emotional Learning: Breaking Down Barriers to Success
St. Mark Youth Enrichment
St. Mark Youth Enrichment offers programs before/after school and in the summer for at-risk students pre-K through 5th grade.
Refugee Child Care Training and Expansion
Lutheran Services in Iowa, Des Moines
LSI helps refugee women to increase their families’ financial stability by becoming registered in-home child care providers through the Iowa DHS.
Removing Childcare As A Barrier to Women’s Economic Self-Sufficiency Through Gap Scholarships
Grin and Grow Ltd., Waterloo
This program works to remove the barrier of accessing affordable, quality child care to obtain/maintain work or training and decrease the work force gap while increasing women’s economic security for female-head of households based on poverty guidelines under 200%.
Teaching, Mentoring and Equipping St. Mark Families for Success
St. Mark Youth Enrichment, Dubuque
The overall goal of this project is to teach single mothers and girls social emotional skills, surround them with trusting mentors to practice and hone those skills, and equip them with tools needed to effectively implement what they learn.
Refugee Child Care Training Program
Lutheran Services in Iowa
LSI helps refugee women to increase their families’ financial stability by becoming registered in-home child care providers through the Iowa DHS.
Step Up for Success
Florence Crittenton Home of Sioux City
Step Up for Success will assist teen parents by providing needed supportive services, assistance in paying for one to two months of childcare until their state application is approved, and gas vouchers in times of need.
