The Community Foundation's Nonprofit Capacity Building Grants invest in the people, planning, technology, and organizational development that position nonprofits for long-term success. This year, the donor-supported grant program awarded $147,600 to nine nonprofit organizations across the region.
Read MoreQC River Connections Grants represent a growing effort to support nonprofits working to improve river health, expand access to nature, strengthen neighborhoods, and deepen community connections to the Mississippi River. A total of $300,000 is available for local projects, with applications opening August 1.
Read MoreA donor advised fund is one of the simplest and most flexible ways to give. Anne Calder, president of philanthropy at the Quad Cities Community Foundation, sat down to talk about why so many donors choose donor advised funds, and why working with a local community foundation makes all the difference.
Read MoreThe Community Foundation is launching Quad Cities Board Connections, a networking series supported by corporate sponsors and designed to connect nonprofit organizations with professionals interested in serving on nonprofit boards, committees, and advisory groups. The first session is sponsored by John Deere.
Read MoreA new regional report outlines a practical, evidence-based strategy to reduce unsheltered homelessness across the Quad Cities through coordinated investments, shared goals, and unprecedented collaboration across city, county, and state lines.
Read MoreSince 1860, Beulah United Presbyterian has been a place where faith, community, and service intersect. With 59 members, it is a modest congregation by most measures. But what Beulah United may lack in size, it more than makes up for in intention and generosity.
Read MoreScott and Alexa Florence, owners of Great River Brewery, celebrated their 60th birthdays this year. Instead of gifts, they asked the people they love to support something they care deeply about, the Florence Family Charitable Giving Fund at the Quad Cities Community Foundation.
Read MoreMissionLink is a new quarterly peer networking program launched by the Hunt & Diane Harris Center for Nonprofit Excellence at the Quad Cities Community Foundation.
Read MoreThree years ago, the Quad Cities Community Foundation set out with a simple but ambitious goal: help more people express their generosity and strengthen the nonprofit organizations that help our region thrive. Now, we’re preparing for what’s next.
Read MoreGrantmaking Assistant Alexis Maldonado joined the Community Foundation staff this spring, diving right into a busy grantmaking season. She sat down to reflect on her journey and the first few months at the Community Foundation.
Read MoreFor more than 20 years, the Quad Cities Community Foundation’s Teens for Tomorrow Program has empowered high school students from across the region to direct philanthropic funding to local nonprofits. This year, students awarded $28,000 in grants to seven organizations serving the Quad Cities.
Read MoreIn April, more than 100 leaders from all five cities and across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors came together to focus on one thing: how we collectively move faster and more effectively to reduce unsheltered homelessness.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation celebrated local students and donors at an annual scholarship award reception. This year, students were awarded $850,000 in scholarships.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation has announced the recipients of $856,327 in scholarship awards, the largest total dollars awarded in the organization’s 60+ year history. The awards are made possible by the generosity of donors to scholarship funds at the Community Foundation.
Read MoreRegional leaders from across the Quad Cities gathered on April 29 for a first-of-its-kind, bi-state working session focused on accelerating progress toward reducing unsheltered homelessness.
Read MoreWith the tax deadline behind us, it’s a good time to debrief and prepare for the future. The Quad Cities Community Foundation team is available all year long to answer your questions about tax-wise charitable giving.
Read MoreThe community is invited to the Community Foundation for a practical, approachable conversation about estate planning and charitable giving. Led by a local expert, the session focuses on clarity over complexity, helping attendees understand the essentials of wills, trusts, beneficiary designations, and how to thoughtfully incorporate legacy gifts.
Read MoreThe Community Foundation continues to grow its impact with the addition of Rich Garrett, senior philanthropic advisor and director of gift planning, who recently joined the development team.
Read MoreQuad Cities Community Foundation donors have added $90,000 to local endowment funds following a limited-time $45,000 endowment match that encouraged donors to invest in the region’s long-term vitality.
Read MoreThree Community Foundation leaders named among most influential business and community leaders across the state of Iowa.
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