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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.
Girls on the Run New Curriculum Suite
Girls on the Run Eastern Iowa (GOTREI)
Girls on the Run uses running and other physical activities as a platform for teaching life skills and promoting holistic health outcomes for girls in grades 3-8.
Help Us Grow – Furnishing Classrooms
The Kids Spot
The Kids Spot is a nonprofit child care center that opened in Lake City, Iowa in 1992. They provide part-time, full-time and before/after school care. They are the only DHS licensed program in their community.
Parenting and Life Skills Program for Young Moms
Young Women's Resource Center
Young Women’s Resource and Action is one of the only organizations in central Iowa to offer small group programs, individual support and mental health counseling to girls and young women ages 10-24.
Providing Rural Community Access to After School Programs
St Mark Youth Enrichment
St Mark provides space for kids with after school and summer programs to fill a gap for working families and students that are struggling with reading, math and social emotional skills.
Removing Barriers to Career Exploration for Iowa Girls
Iowa Jobs for America's Graduates (IJAG)
IJAG mission is to assist students facing multiple barriers to success to graduate from high school and transition to continued education and careers through provision of counseling, mentoring, tutoring, career exploration and post-secondary planning.
Working to Institutionalize Sex Education
EYES OPEN IOWA, DES MOINES
EOI is Iowa’s only agency solely focused on adolescent sexual health. For over 25 years, EOI has worked to create a culture in which all Iowa Teens receive comprehensive, medically accurate, age-appropriate sexual health information.
Engaging Girls in Career Exploration of the Trades
Iowa’s Jobs for America’s Graduates (iJAG)
This grant will enhance iJAG’s trades and commercial construction pathway for young women in school districts across the state.
Entrepreneurship Equity for Women/ The Hatchery
NewBo City Market
NewBo City Market is an incubator for businesses in Eastern Iowa.
Toolbox: Giving Girls Tools for Life
Girls Inc. of Sioux City
Toolbox: Giving Tools for Life provides girls ages 8-18 with hands-on instruction and experience in skilled trades.
Iowa Women in Trades: Apprenticeship Opportunity Network
State University of Iowa Labor Center
The Iowa Women in Trades Network (IWIT) links unemployed or underemployed Iowa women with opportunities to prepare for and enroll in registered apprentice programs in construction trades. The ultimate goal of this project is to build a pipeline to high-quality construction jobs for Iowa women.
