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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.
Women Caring for the Land: Nurturing New Careers in Ecological Restoration
Women, Food and Agriculture Network (WFAN)
WFAN has built a successful conservation outreach program called Women Caring for the Land(SM) to support aspiring female entrepreneurs in the growing field of ecological restoration and for the rising number of women inheriting farmland in Iowa
Writing for Change
Iowa Youth Writing Project (IYWP)
For 2 years IYWP led writing workshops at IJH with University of Iowa students and Iowa City community members working with girls to hone their writing skills within a community of active listeners. Writing for Change will offer similar creative writing and empowerment workshops for adolescent girls at a residential treatment home in Monticello.
Young Women in Business Conference
Waverly Area Small Business lncubator and Consultation Center
The overall goal for the Waverly Area Small Business lncubator and Consultation Center is to educate and assist female entrepreneurs in researching, launching and sustaining small businesses in NE Iowa.
Acting Out! Performing Arts for Healthy Choices
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland
The Acting Out teen theatre troupe project in Sioux City, IA, (Woodbury County) is a peer education troupe using theatre to address issues critical to teens.
Blueprint for Winning Academy
50-50 in 2020
The Blueprint for Winning Academy is an intensive bipartisan training program for strong female candidates. The focus is on communication, fundraising, message, presence, and media.
Employment for Survivors of Domestic Violence
Children & Families of Iowa
The Women's Employment Project aims to equip survivors of domestic violence with financial and career training so they are economically empowered to support themselves, their children, and their community.
IGNITE
Ascent
Ascent’s IGNITE program is a pilot program that provides mentoring and educational opportunities to women business owners in Iowa.
ISED Women’s Business Center TechStart
ISED Ventures
ISED’s Women’s Business Center intends to teach its clients to use computers and the internet more effectively so they can grow their businesses and access state and private resources that increasingly are found only online.
LOVE Girls Training and Internship Program
Love Girls Magazine/The Community Foundation of Great River Band
With the assistance of IWF's grant, Love Girls Magazine will host a leadership development and media and marketing internship program for adolescent girls ages 13 to 19 years old.
Shining Starts: Girls Looking Ahead Project
University of Northern Iowa Foundation
Through the Shining Stars: Girls Looking Ahead Project, elementary and middle school girls “in need of improvement” are recruited to participate in weekly activities and experiences at UNI while tracking their academic progress.
