Thirty-nine nonprofits awarded grants from the Community Foundation

The Humane Society of Scott County received a Q2030 Grant to provide their staff and volunteers training that will help them effectively communicate with adopters and citizens involved with animal control cases. In addition, the project contained su…

The Humane Society of Scott County received a Q2030 Grant to provide their staff and volunteers training that will help them effectively communicate with adopters and citizens involved with animal control cases. In addition, the project contained support for technology to make their on-site training more effective and accessible.

Thirty-nine nonprofits in the Quad Cities are recent recipients of Q2030 Grants from the Quad Cities Community Foundation. A total of $75,000 was awarded in 2019. Q2030 Grants support nonprofits in Rock Island and Scott Counties whose programs contribute to making the region cool, creative, connected and prosperous.  

The grant program at the Community Foundation was named in recognition of the Q2030 Regional Action Plan to acknowledge the instrumental role nonprofits play in the Quad Cities region, from reducing poverty and being welcoming and inclusive to growing talent and job opportunities, and much more.

“Since starting this grant program in 2016, we have been inspired and energized about the meaningful ways the nonprofit sector has stepped up to the plate to ignite our regional vision and put it into action,” said Kelly Thompson, vice president of grantmaking and community initiatives at the Quad Cities Community Foundation. “We are honored to make these grants available because donors in the region have also stepped up to give to the Quad Cities Community Impact Fund.”  

Nancy and Stuart Goldsmith are donors to the Community Impact Fund that makes these grants possible. Nancy Goldsmith said she gives to the fund because, while she’s familiar with many local charities, it can be hard to know all the wonderful things they are doing for the community. “I still give to my favorite charities, but also to this fund because I know there are needs that I will likely never hear about. The Community Foundation ensures that financial resources get to those nonprofits who are investing in our community’s future,” she said. “We have comfort that the funds are given wisely.”

Recipients included Tapestry Farms, a nonprofit that supports families who have been forced to flee their country because of violence or persecution. The organization helps the refugees to gain access to the tools they need to become productive Quad Cities residents. The $2,500 grant from the Community Foundation allowed the organization to employ refugees last summer to grow community gardens in the area.

The 39 nonprofits who received Q2030 Grants in 2019 are:

  • Azubuike African American Council for the Arts—$1,000

  • Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society—$2,200

  • Child Abuse Council—$2,500

  • Christ United Methodist Church—$500

  • Clock, Inc.—$2,500

  • Clothing Center at Minnie’s Maison—$2,500

  • Davenport Band and Orchestra Parents’ Association—$1,418

  • Davenport Community Schools—$2,500

  • Davenport Sister Cities, Inc.—$2,500

  • Dixon Memorial Park—$1,800

  • Dress for Success Quad Cities—$1,963

  • Fluent Reading is Our Goal—$500

  • Friends of the Moline Public Library—$2,000

  • Gilda’s Club Quad Cities—$2,270

  • Hilltop Campus Village Corporation—$2,500

  • Humane Society of Scott County—$1,100

  • Junior Theatre, Inc.—$1,400

  • Life Connections Peer Recovery Services—$2,500

  • Living Proof Exhibit—$1,271

  • Lutheran Services in Iowa—$1,000

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Center, Inc.—$2,500

  • MidCoast Fine Arts—$2,500

  • Mindful Minutes For Schools—$2,500

  • Moline-Coal Valley School District—$2,500

  • Putnam Museum and Science Center—$2,000

  • Quad Cities Interfaith—$2,158

  • Quad City Music Guild—$2,500

  • River Action Inc.—$1,500

  • River Music Experience—$1,580

  • Rock Island Arsenal Historical Society—$500

  • Rock Island County Forest Preserve District—$2,500

  • Scott County Housing Council—$2,000

  • Silvis Main Street, Inc.—$840

  • Tapestry Farms—$2,500

  • Testimonies of Hope (for Argrow’s House)—$2,500

  • The Arc of the Quad Cities Area—$2,500

  • Transitions Mental Health Services—$2,500

  • Unity House of Davenport, Inc.—$2,500

  • Visit Quad Cities—$1,000

Applications for Q2030 Grants in 2020 are now being accepted and will be awarded monthly. Q2030 Grants are available for up to $2,500. A total of $75,000 in grants will be distributed in 2020. Applications received by the last day of one month will be reviewed and awarded by the 20th day of the following month. To apply for a Q2030 Grant, visit www.qccommunityfoundation.org/q2030grants.

Q2030 grants may be used to fill a variety of funding needs, including project, program, and operations. Preference is given to small capacity building projects that increase an organization’s ability to fulfill their mission.

Ted Stephens IIIQ2030 Grant