"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.
Survivor’s Economic Self-Sufficiency
The Survivors’ Economic Self-Sufficiency Project will assist survivors of trauma with the skills and resources necessary to regain economic self-sufficiency.
Working to Institutionalize Sex Education (WISE)
Through WISE, Eyes Open Iowa will assist 35 school districts to comply with state law requiring public schools to provide age-appropriate and research-based instruction in human growth and development in grades 1-12.
After the Crisis: A Healing Retreat for Victims and Their Children
IWF funding to the Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP) will provide a healing retreat for victims of domestic violence and their children.
Building Brighter Tomorrows for Homeless Women and Children
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
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 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!
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 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
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
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.