The Birthwork Foundation is one of 10 nonprofits in Iowa and Colorado to share in more than $1.2 million in grants from the Telligen Community Initiative (TCI).
In a news release Tuesday, April 7, TCI said the latest Strengthening Families and Communities grants awarded $599,645 to four nonprofits in Iowa and $687,452 to six Colorado nonprofits.
The 2025 awards included $149,915 for The Birthwork Foundation/Iowa Black Doula Collective (IBDC). The Birthwork Foundation is a doula-to-client organization that provides culturally-conscious care to underserved communities in Iowa and now in Moline and Rock Island, according to its website.
The funding will assist IBDC in growing its doula network to provide accessible, community-based care for Black, Indigenous and People of Color across Iowa. The project will strengthen IBDC’s core operations, outreach, capacity-building, infrastructure, and continuing education to improve maternal health outcomes.
Other Iowa grant recipients are:
- Family Planning Council of Iowa, $149,730, West Des Moines.
- Project Iowa, $150,000, Des Moines.
- Urbandale Food Pantry, $150,000, Urbandale.
TCI is the charitable foundation of Telligen, Inc., a private, employee-owned, healthcare intelligence company based in West Des Moines. Its mission is to initiate and support innovative and forward-looking health-related projects aimed at improving health, social well-being and educational attainment.
Since its inception in 2014, TCI has funded a total of more than $22.2 million to support 470 community-based projects. Initially, it funded projects in Iowa and Illinois, and expanded its funding reach to Oklahoma in 2015 and Colorado in 2017.
For a full list of 2025 Strengthening Families and Communities grants, visit TCI’s website.
