chrysalis community grants

we don't grant wishes.

we grant knowledge and strength.

These are extraordinary times. This makes our funding decisions increasingly important so that our investments provide the greatest return for our community.

Our unique approach leads to stronger nonprofit partners, more effective services, and more women and girls moving toward self-sufficiency. Community Partner Grants provide core support to the organizations delivering our mission. Rapid Response Grants offer funding for immediate - sometimes critical - needs that may hinder the day-to-day work of local agencies. And our Client Emergency Funds offer nonprofit partners a resource for simple client needs including bus tokens, uniforms for a job, or fees for a class.

We are not your typical funder. Our investments in the success of our nonprofit partners include training, coaching, and educational opportunities. We offer local agencies strategic planning, board development training, fundraising and grant writing education, and guidance on best practices.

Chrysalis tracks results of these investments through community measures, evaluation of results, and reports to community stakeholders and donors. We want to know, and we want you to know, what has changed in the lives of girls and women, in the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations, and in the overall success of our community.

chrysalis foundation awards more than $116,000 to support girls and women in greater des moines

The Chrysalis Foundation has announced its 2021 Grant Awards to 20 local nonprofit organizations for a total of $101,150. The selected community grant partners are organizations working with girls and women to deliver the foundation’s mission to ensure safety, security, education and economic empowerment to girls and women. In addition to grant funding, chrysalis grant partners receive education, coaching, and additional support from Chrysalis including emergency funds for client needs.

Chrysalis Foundation also invested $15,000 in Genesis Youth Foundation, Highland Park Community Development Association, and the Young Women's Resource Center to support special needs related to Covid-19. Chrysalis was one of several funders working with these organizations to meet new challenges because of the pandemic. 

delivering on our mission

community grant partners: 2020