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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.
The White House Project
The White House Project
The White House Project aims to advance women’s leadership in all levels—from local to national—to balance the scales for female public servants in Iowa.
Act Like A Dreamer
Children and Family Urban Ministries / The WILD Girls
Act Like A Dreamer encourages 6th–8th grade girls to explore the power of their creativity by working with a professional actor/director to create an original script about their life experiences.
Girls Bill of Rights Marketing Campaign
Girls Incorporated
Girls Incorporated will aim to actively involve girls in the planning and implementation of a marketing campaign designed to reach approximately 800 girls with messages empowering girls.
Girls on the Move
Northeast Iowa Community College
Expand the 2002 grant project to present a conference and activities on nontraditional career opportunities for 7th and 8th grade girls from rural areas.
Informed Choices: Entrepreneurship for Women and Girls with Disabilities
The Abilities Fund
The Abilities Fund will expand vocational choices to include entrepreneurship for women and girls with disabilities through focused programming.
KPVL Voices of Women
Radio Postville
KPVL Voices of Women will develop women’s radio programming to connect with a diverse, multi-lingual, rural population.
Latinas! Stay in School
Young Women’s Resource Center
Young Women’s Resource Center's "Latinas! Stay in School" program aims to unite middle school-aged Hispanic girls with successful high school role models to reinforce the importance of staying in school.
Window of Joy
Domestic/Sexual Assault Outreach Center
Window of Joy challenges the public misconception that domestic abuse affects only young women while establishing a core group of mature volunteers to act as mentors and peer educators.
Different Colors of Violence Conference for Youth
Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault
The Different Colors of Violence Conference for Youth aims to train and inform youth from communities of color on strategies to prevent sexual assault and how to seek assistance.
Pathways to Progress: Micro-enterprise Program for Incarcerated Women
Institute for Social and Economic Development
The Institute for Social and Economic Development aims to advance opportunities for incarcerated women to create financial independence post-release by providing training and technical assistance to become business owners.
