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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.
Building Brighter Tomorrows for Homeless Women and Children
Opening Doors
The Opening Doors’ programs at Maria House and Teresa Shelter strive to ensure brighter tomorrows for women previously struggling with homelessness by helping to increase their financial resources, helping find permanent housing, and helping to provide other necessary support services to end the cycle of poverty.
Creating Opportunities for Women through Volunteerism
Catherine McAuley Center
The Catherine McAuley Center (CMC) will facilitate a strengths-based, skill-building volunteer experiences program for women in the Transitional Housing Program.
Enrichment for Women after Trauma
Crossroads of Iowa
Crossroads of Iowa aims to reduce relapse/recidivism among a unique group of women imprisoned for drug crimes and being treated for drug addiction while in the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women or the Polk County Jail.
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.
GOT REI High-Need Scholarships
Girls on the Run of Eastern Iowa
Girls on the Run is an after-school program that uses the power of running to prepare 3rd-6th grade girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living.
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.
Housing Stability and Financial Empowerment
Cedar Valley Friends of the Family (CVFF)
The mission of Cedar Valley Friends of the Family is to provide immediate safety and long-term stability for women and children affected by domestic violence in 14 northeast Iowa counties.
Improving Self-Sufficiency for Disadvantaged Local 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 of Greater Des Moines
Latina Leadership Initiative (LLI) of Greater Des Moines
LLI is a one-year intensive leadership training and mentorship program that builds the pipeline of socially conscious Iowa Latina leaders who will create change through service on boards and commissions, in public office, and in private, non-profit, and educational sectors.
LOVE Girls Magazine Recognition and Internship Program
LOVE Girls Magazine
The dynamic Love Girls Magazine recruits local middle and high school students in Scott County into their journalism writing and photography internship program.
