The stories below? You make them possible through your gifts to the Quad Cities Community Foundation. Take a look at the impact people like you are having on our Quad Cities region.
In October, Megan Wright joined the Quad Cities Community Foundation as the new Development Assistant. She’s gotten right to work as a member of the development team and sat down to answer a few questions about her journey and her goals at the Community Foundation.
Read MoreYou did it! The $40,000 in matching funds is now exhausted. Your giving brought a combined $80,000 to Community Foundation endowment funds and will make a lasting impact in our region.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation has earned re-accreditation from the National Council on Foundations.
Read MoreThree generous donors share how the Community Foundation helped them expand their philanthropy.
Read MoreC-RAC is a community-minded project designed to prioritize environmental justice, create a cultural connection to the Mississippi River, and center the perspectives of Black and Brown residents in environmental decisions. Their mission includes the QC River Connections Grants, facilitated in partnership with the Community Foundation.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation and the Iowa 80 Truckstop are both celebrating their 60th anniversaries this year. Today, the two organizations are working together through the Community Foundation’s corporate philanthropy program, which amplifies the generosity of local businesses and their employees.
Read MoreThere is something undeniably special about the close of each year. It is a time of thanks, remembrance, reflection, celebration, and sharing. It’s also a very busy time. That’s why the Community Foundation staff are here as your resource and helping hand.
Read MoreFor a limited time, the Quad Cities Community Foundation will match—dollar for dollar—any new gift to an endowment fund held at the Community Foundation, up to $1,000 per household. A total of $40,000 in donor gifts will be matched.
Read MoreSince 2020, Kindness Wins—a charitable foundation launched by Rock Island-born tennis star Madison Keys—has promoted access to sports and education to create a kinder world one opportunity at a time.
Read MoreNahant Marsh—the 382-acre wetland in southwest Davenport—is a natural local wonder. It is the largest urban wetland on the Upper Mississippi River. It’s also a nonprofit.
Read MoreTwenty-nine local nonprofits are receiving $550,386 through the Quad Cities Community Foundation’s Operations and Program Grants.
Read MoreThroughout the year, we take a moment to gauge the Community Foundation's progress and share what we have learned with one another.
Read MoreFor Northwest Bank and Trust, Vice President of Development Anne Calder explains the difference between giving to a nonprofit’s overall mission and to a specific program or project. What is the right choice for you?
Read MoreRocío Ayard Ochoa joined the Quad Cities Community Foundation in August as our new major gift officer and director of engagement.
Read MoreThe YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley has been creating recreational opportunities since 1858. That mission is supported by the Quad Cities Community Foundation who provides program grants and maintains the YMCA’s endowment fund.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation supports the nonprofits and donors who keep sports, recreation, and community spirit thriving in the Quad Cities region.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation has welcomed Thomas E. Shie as the newest member to be inducted into the Advisor’s Circle.
Read MoreThe Community Foundation is launching new flagship programs housed in the Center for Nonprofit Excellence—two cohort-based programs that will focus on board governance and organizational effectiveness.
Read MoreMildred “Millie” Crespin-Croegaert has been posthumously honored by the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) for her dedication and support of PVA’s mission to improve the quality of life for veterans and all people living with spinal cord injury and disease.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation has granted a total of $57,218 to Western Illinois University to support and develop Rocky’s Play Space, a bilingual early learning and family empowerment lab site opening this year in Moline.
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