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 over $100,000 to support girls and women in greater des moines
The Chrysalis Foundation has announced its 2023 Grant Awards to 27 local nonprofit organizations. 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.
delivering on our mission
community grant partners: 2023

safety
freedom from violence and abuse, unsafe and unhealthy conditions, and homelessness
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Children & Families of Iowa
Ellipsis
Hawthorn Hill-New Directions Shelter
HOME, Inc
Iowa Safe Schools

security
mental, physical, and behavioral well-being
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The Beacon
CanPlay
Crisis Intervention & Advocacy Center
Eyes Open Iowa
FreeStore
Healthy Birth Day
Highland Park Community Development Association
House of Mercy
Iowa Center for Children's Justice
Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice
Mind and Spirit Counseling Center
Shalom Community Impact Center
Please Pass the Love
Young Women's Resource Center

education
school and academic success, job and employment readiness skills
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Al Exito
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa
By Degrees Foundation
Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa
Girls on the Run

economic empowerment
secure and stable employment, sufficient income, and the capacity to make and act on economic decisions
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Dress for Success Des Moines
EMBARC
WeLIFT Job Search Center