"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.
Young Women in Business Conference
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
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
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
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’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’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
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
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.
Strong Girls Read Strong Books
Strong Girls Read Strong Books provides the means for girls to see themselves as readers, thoughtful decision-makers, and leaders.
Women Caring for the Land: Nurturing New Careers in Ecological Restoration
The Women, Food and Agricultural Network will pioneer a new business opportunity for young Iowa women in the field of ecological restoration.