"Women’s foundations work … helps 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, over $2 million has been awarded to more than 350 programs, benefitting thousands of women and girls in all 99 Iowa counties.
To learn more about the projects we have funded for over 25 years, you can search below or download our Grants at a Glance.
Hawkeye Child Care Director Credential – CCSF Grant
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 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
KidsPoint is a leading provider of early education.
Iowa Women in Trades: Apprenticeship Opportunity Network
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.
Iowa Women in Trades: Apprenticeship Opportunity Network
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.
MPCC After-School Program and MPCC Scholarship Program – CCSF Grant
Of primary concern for families in Henry County are the hours of availability for child care.
Prepared to Care (P2C)
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
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
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.
Retention & Expansion in Black Hawk County
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.