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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, over $2 million has been awarded to nearly 400 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.
Safety and Housing Stability
Friends of the Family
Friends of the Family offers two essential programs in 14 counties across Northeast Iowa. These programs are The Safe Shelter & Rapid Rehousing Service program & The Human Trafficking Comprehensive Services program.
SMART Girls Program for Carter Lake and Council Bluffs Clubs
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Midlands
The SMART Girls program gives girls the space, support and tools to navigate adolescence and to emerge as strong, healthy, young adults.
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.
Survivors’ Economic Self Sufficiency Project
Crisis Intervention Services
Crisis Intervention Services (CIS) serves 12 rural counties in South Central Iowa which are extremely rural and encompass some of the poorest counties in Iowa.
The Community Producers Program: Economic Development for Refugee Agriculturalists
University of Northern Iowa Foundation
The Community Producers Program (CPP) is an initiative of the University of Northern Iowa to provide economic empowerment opportunities for refugee women in Waterloo to become economically self-sufficient, agricultural entrepreneurs.
Whyld Girls
Children and Family Urban Movement
The Whyld Girls is a gender specific, out of school program for 5th-12th grade girls who live within the 50314 zip code.
Workforce Managers
Heartland Family Service
Overcoming addiction is just the beginning for Iowa Family Works (IAFW) women at a residential substance abuse treatment center for women and their children in Council Bluffs.
Building a Culture of Support for Pregnant and parenting Young Women
EyesOpenIowa, West Des Moines
Eyes Open Iowa (EOI) aims to end the poverty/teen pregnancy cycle by training personnel in seven school districts to encourage pregnant and parenting to succeed, rather than shaming them or pushing them to drop out.
Cafe 361
First Congregational United Church of Christ, Cedar Rapids
Cafe 361 is a safe place for young women in grades 6-10 living in or near the Wellington Heights neighborhood.
Daring to Rise Strong
Dorothy’s House, Des Moines
Dorothy’s House provides residential housing, basic needs, transportation, care coordination, and educational programming for women and girls whose lives have been interrupted by sex trafficking.
