Sheri Penney

Iowa Women's Foundation

Our mission is to improve the lives of Iowa's women and girls. The Iowa Women's Foundation (IWF) is committed to improving the lives of Iowa's women and girls through a diversified mix of action and funding, including research, grantmaking, advocacy, education, and collaboration. What makes IWF uniquely effective is our focus: we use research to uncover the biggest barriers to women's success as well as their greatest needs, and we invest our passion and resources accordingly. To achieve our goals and make the most significant impact, IWF brings together and invests in organizations across Iowa that make women and girls more successful. Over the past 20 years, grants have been awarded to more than 100 organizations statewide to improve the lives of Iowa's women and girls. IWF is the only state-wide organization working to enhance and improve women's economic self-sufficiency.