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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.
Friendship Sewing Cooperative
Nisaa African Family Services
The Friendship Sewing Cooprative (FSC) offers a means of gaining economic self-sufficiency, supportive social networks, and self-confidence for African refugee women.
Harvesting Our Potential: Training Women Farmers
Women, Food and Agriculture Network
Through Harvesting Our Potential: Training Women Farmers, this program connects women who aspire to farm with a successful woman farmer as a mentor for critical on-farm experience, networking events, and business training, so they will be successful farmers.
Job Retention Support and Networking for Low-Resource Women
Dress for Success Quad Cities
The mission of Dress for Success is to empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.
Prevention Education in Scott County
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland and its subsidiary organizations provide, promote, and protect reproductive and sexual health through high-quality care, education and advocacy.
ReEngage Dubuque: Life Skills Seminar
Foundation for Dubuque Schools
ReEngage Dubuque works with students who have dropped out of high school and “re-engages” them to get their diplomas through alternate means.
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.
Working to Institutionalize Sex Education (WISE)
EyesOpenIowa
Through WISE, Eyes Open Iowa will assist 35 school districts to comply with state law requiring public schools to provide age-appropriate and research-based instruction in human growth and development in grades 1-12.
Eureka!
Girls Incorporated of Sioux City
Eureka! is a research-based Girls Inc. STEM curriculum conducted on local college campuses featuring daily workshops led by female faculty members.
Harvesting our Potential: Training Women Farmers
Women, Food, and Agriculture (WFAN)
Through Harvesting Our Potential: Training Women Farmers, this program connects women who aspire to farm with a successful woman farmer as a mentor for critical on-farm experience, networking events, and business training, so they will be successful farmers.
Refugee Child Care Training and Parent Education Program
Lutheran Services in Iowa
LSI’s Child Care Provider Business Development program assists refugee women in increasing their financial stability by becoming registered in-home child care providers and expanding the number of safe and culturally appropriate places to provide child care for working parents.
