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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, $1.68 million has been awarded to 307 programs, benefitting thousands of women and girls in all 99 Iowa counties. Download our Grants at a Glance to see the projects we supported throughout the state of Iowa.
Learn more about the projects we have funded for over 25 years. You can search by year, barrier, or keyword below.
Marita Theisen Child Care Center – BCCCSF
Friends of St. Mary’s DBA Steeple Square
The Marita Theisen Child Care Center at Steeple Square was established in response to urgent calls from the community for affordable quality child care. The Center currently has enrolled more than 40 children, 70% of whom are from low-income families.
Montgomery County Child Development Center – BCCCSF Grant
Montgomery County Child Development Association
The Montgomery County Child Development Association (MCCDA) was formed to address the lack of quality affordable child care in Montgomery County.
Opportunity Dubuque – BCCCSF Grant
Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
Opportunity Dubuque builds career pathways for students to enter the workforce and continue their education and training, while filling employers’ demand for talent.
Pregnancy Prevention Education – Core Grant
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Inc.
Planned Parenthood will provide 1,600 comprehensive sexuality education programs to youth in middle schools and high schools in Iowa.
Refugee Child Care Business Development Program – BCCCSF Grant
Catherine McAuley Center
The Catherine McAuley Center is partnering with local agencies to support refugee women in establishing registered in-home child care businesses
Refugee Child Care Business Development Program – Core Grant
Lutheran Services in Iowa
LSI helps refugee women to increase their families’ financial stability by becoming registered in-home child care providers through the Iowa DHS
Removing Child Care as a Barrier to Women’s Economic Self-Sufficiency – Core Grant
Grin & Grow Ltd.
This child care program will assure availability of up to 20 full-time, year-round slots for infant or preschool children of single mothers who are seeking work, working, or in training; and whose incomes are under 200% of household poverty levels
She Rises
YWCA Clinton
She Rises is a new suite of programs that aim at tackling barriers to success that at-risk women and young girls face in their community.
Sliding Fee Scale for Professional Development Day Services – BCCCSF Grant
LINK Grinnell
LINK Grinnell is a newly established after-school program serving children in kindergarten through 7th grade in the Grinnell area since late 2019, created in response to a gap of 437 spaces for after-school care in the community.
Social Emotional Learning: Breaking Down Barriers to Success – Core Grant
St. Mark’s Youth Enrichment
St. Mark's Youth Enrichment before- and after-school programs not only address affordable access to care beyond school hours but effectively improve students’ reading, STEM, and social emotional skills.
