"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.
2025 Grant: Sanborn Daycare Association
Founded in 1990, Kids Express Daycare has a long-standing tradition of providing safe, nurturing, and educational childcare services for families in Sanborn and the surrounding rural communities.
2025 Grant: Try Pie Bakery
Try Pie is a teen employment program that uses work as a tool to engage and equip young women for their futures.
2025 Grant: Vince Jetter Community Center
The Vince Jetter Community Center has a commitment to educating and empowering individuals, families, and groups. They strive to make the Clinton community a better place by creating a safe- nonviolent, nurturing place for Clinton’s youth and their families to grow.
30th Anniversary Grant
The Catherine McAuley Center offers educational services to adult learners, resources for women in need of transitional and supportive housing, and resettlement services for refugees and immigrants.
30th Anniversary Grant
For over 25 years, EyesOpenIowa has worked to create a culture in which all Iowa teens receive comprehensive, medically accurate, and age-appropriate sexual health information.
30th Anniversary Grant
Girls Inc. of Sioux City equips girls to achieve academically, lead healthy lives, manage money, navigate gender, economic, and social barriers, and discover an interest in STEM.
30th Anniversary Grant
Girls on the Run Eastern Iowa uses physical activities as a platform for teaching young girls life skills and promoting holistic health outcomes.
30th Anniversary Grant
LSI has been a grant partner with the Iowa Women’s Foundation since 2015, providing training and state registration for refugee and immigrant women that wish to become in-home child care providers.
30th Anniversary Grant
The YWCA Clinton is dedicated to eliminating racism; empowering women; and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity.
30th Anniversary Grant
In Girl Scouts, girls develop critical leadership and life skills such as conflict resolution, problem solving, recognizing healthy relationships, decision-making, and communication skills.