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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.
Heart & Sole
Girls on the Run of Eastern Iowa
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. Heart & Sole (H&S) is a new program meant to meet the unique needs of middle/junior high school girls.
House of Hope Case Management
Christian Community Development
The House of Hope is a two-year transitional house for homeless mothers and their children.
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.
Latina Leadership Initiative
Latina Leadership Initiative of Greater Des Moines
The Latina Leadership Initiative of Greater Des Moines (LLI) is a one-year intensive leadership development and mentorship program that builds a pipeline of socially conscious Iowa Latina leaders who create change through service on boards and commissions, public office, and within the private, nonprofit, and educational sectors.
PINQ Project
Tanager Place
The PINQ project is a mentoring program designed for at-risk girls to grow together as successful African American women.
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.
Rural IMPACT
Mid-Iowa Community Action, Inc.
Integration Models for Parents and Children to Thrive (IMPACT) is a cross-agency effort to combat poverty and improve upward mobility in rural and tribal places.
Safe Shelter & Housing Stability
Cedar Valley Friends of the Family (CVFF)
Cedar Valley Friends of the Family provides emergency safe shelter, rapid rehousing, and homeless prevention services to victims of domestic and sexual violence in 14 counties of Northeast Iowa.
