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Every gift to Chrysalis Foundation helps create opportunities for girls and women through education, leadership development, mentoring, community investment, and emergency support. Together, we are building a stronger, more equitable future, one life at a time.
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Because Chrysalis operations are funded by the Chrysalis endowment, every dollar you give is invested in the safety, security, education, and economic empowerment of girls and women in Greater Des Moines. Thank you!
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Create lasting impact through planned giving, estate planning, or legacy gifts that will empower future generations of girls and women.
Support Chrysalis through corporate sponsorships, matching gifts, employee giving campaigns, or workplace philanthropy.
Celebrate someone special or honor a loved one's legacy with a meaningful gift that changes lives.
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Becoming a 365 Donor Circle Member means you’re standing shoulder-to-shoulder with girls and women in our community, making a meaningful investment in their futures. With your annual gift of $365—just a dollar a day—you join a committed group of changemakers who believe every girl deserves the opportunity to thrive, lead, and succeed.
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how does chrysalis add value to your gift?
Every dollar contributed reaches schools and organizations here in Greater Des Moines
We provide free training, planning, and education to nonprofits in our community
We lead a partnership of organizations working to improve lives of girls and women
We focus on issues important to girls and women at our fundraising events and presentations
We bring a gender perspective to conversations and decisions about community improvement
While we fund direct services, we also work toward solving systemic issues affecting girls and women
our school partners
Chrysalis After-School is made possible through partnerships with local schools and community organizations across Greater Des Moines.
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GirlPower Peer Mentors (Multiple High Schools)
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Bondurant-Farrar (3 programs) – Bondurant-Farrar Community School District
Brody – Brody PTO
Carlisle – Carlisle PTO
Harding – Community! Youth Concepts
Hiatt – Eyes Open Iowa
Holy Family – Holy Family Youth Foundation
Hoyt – DMPS SUCCESS Program
Indianola – WeLIFT Community Outreach
McCombs – McCombs Middle School
Meredith – Eyes Open Iowa
Merrill – Merrill PTA
South (Waukee) – Waukee Community School District
Southeast Polk – Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa
Urbandale – Urbandale Community Action Network
Weeks – The Supply Hive
Woodside (Saydel) – Community! Youth Concepts
elementary school
Brubaker – Des Moines Public Schools
Edmunds – Black Cyclists of Iowa
Hillside – West Des Moines Community Schools Foundation
Holy Family – Holy Family Inner City Youth Foundation
Howe – The Supply Hive
King – Community Youth Concepts
Maple Grove – Waukee Community School District
Morris – Black Cyclists of Iowa
Stowe – DMPS SUCCESS Program
Valerius – Rotary Club of Northwest Des Moines
Windsor – Young Women's Resource Center
