CORALVILLE, IOWA (January 18, 2023) — The Iowa Women’s Foundation presented grant funds to 23 recipients from across the state at a check presentation event on Wednesday, January 11, at the Kirkwood Regional Center in Coralville. Grantmaking serves the Foundation’s longstanding mission to shatter barriers to economic self-sufficiency faced by Iowa’s women and girls every day, and this round of grantmaking was the largest to date.
The room was filled with grantees, donors, sponsors, and Foundation affiliates as each recipient had the opportunity to share their mission and discuss the programs receiving funding. Attendees also heard from the Foundation’s President and CEO, Deann Cook, who took over the position at the beginning of this year. The event was led by Past President and CEO Dawn Oliver Wiand, who was happy to help see the 2023 grantmaking process through.
Grantees range from established organizations to startups and all stages of planning and development in between. Twenty-four grants were awarded to 23 recipients, with Hawkeye Community College Foundation receiving two.
Six organizations received $25,000 Core Grants, with each organization addressing one of the six primary barriers to economic self-sufficiency for women and girls.
2023 Core Grant recipients:
Hawkeye Community College Foundation
Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates (iJAG)
Girls Incorporated of Sioux City
NewBo City Market
Iowa City Sober Living
Oakridge Neighborhood Services
Of the primary barriers, child care was identified as the largest barrier and has become a major focus across the state. These grants were made possible by IWF donor partners, including John Deere Foundation and an anonymous Foundation.
2023 Community Child Care Solutions (CCCS) Grant recipients:
4 C’s Community Coordinated Child Care
Catherine McAuley Center
City of Roland
Community United Child Care Centers Inc
Council Bluffs Schools Foundation
Discoveries Learning Center
Lutheran Services in Iowa
MICAH House Corporation
Noble Initiative Foundation
Shooting Star Childcare
Sprouts Early Learning Academy
Sumner Daycare and Learning Center Inc
To The Rescue
Waverly Child Care and Preschool
Waypoint
Wildcat ABC Child Care
Williamsburg Community Child Care Center
To date, the Iowa Women’s Foundation has awarded $1,681,677 to 172 organizations across the state — furthering 307 projects that serve Iowa’s women and girls.
About the Iowa Women’s Foundation:
The Iowa Women’s Foundation is a 501(C)3 non-profit organization committed to improving the lives of Iowa’s women and girls through a diversified mix of funding and action: Research, grant-making, advocacy, education, and collaboration. To achieve its goals and make the most significant impact, IWF brings together and invests in organizations across Iowa that make women and girls more successful. IWF is the only statewide organization working to enhance and improve women’s economic self-sufficiency.
