Child Care Solutions Fund
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
Child Care Solutions Fund
Funder: Iowa Women's Foundation
Geographic Scope: Iowa
Focus Area: Child Care solutions
Program Description
The Child Care Solutions Fund supports organizations working to expand child care capacity and address child care barriers for women and families in Iowa. Linking Families & Communities was the first recipient of this fund, using grant support for pre-design work on expansion of existing centers and development of new child care centers.- Used funding for architectural pre-design work
- Supported expansion of Community Early Childhood Center
- Facilitated planning for a new child care center
- Expected to add 205 child care spaces
Example Award
Linking Families & Communities (North Central Iowa):Contact
Iowa Women's Foundation P.O. Box 5044 Coralville, IA 52241 Phone: 319-774-3813 Email: info@iawf.org Website: iawf.orgPast recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Iowa Women's Foundation's IRS filings)
4 Cs Community Coordinated Child Care
Iowa City, IA · 2022
$15K
To The Rescue
Cedar Rapids, IA · 2022
$10K
2 grants in Iowa Women's Foundation's 2022 filings reference “Child Care Solutions Fund” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Iowa Women's Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990 filing, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 8
- Total given
- $165K
- Median grant
- $25K
- Range
- $7,500–$25K
- By dollars: Iowa 100%. Top recipient cities: Cedar Rapids, IA; Des Moines, IA; West Des Moines, IA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Eyes Open Iowa · West Des Moines, IA
Program support
$25K
Girls on the Run Eastern Iowa · Iowa City, IA
Program support
$25K
Catherine McAuley Center · Cedar Rapids, IA
Program support
$25K
Girls Incorporated of Sioux City · Sioux City, IA
Program support
$25K
Lutheran Services in Iowa · Des Moines, IA
Program support
$25K
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