Quad Cities Community Foundation announces special $40,000 endowment gift match
You 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.
All told, the challenge brought in 99 gifts from 86 unique donors. Contributions supported 54 different endowed funds. Gifts ranged in size from $15 to $1,000. Thank you for your generosity and passion for transforming our region!
The following funds received contributions:
Bettendorf Rotary Foundation Fund
Bettendorf Veterans Memorial Endowment
Bill and Linda Tubbs Journalism Scholarship
CASI - Tributes for Dignity Endowment
Common Chord Endowment Fund
Connor Kincaid Memorial Scholarship
Dress for Success Quad Cities Endowment Fund
Dunlay Family Scholarship Fund
FACE Community Impact Endowment
Friends of FACE Operating Endowment
Friends of the Foundation Endowment
Friends of the Windmill Endowment
Fulton Gardens Fund
Fulton Kiwanis Club Endowment
Genesius Guild Foundation Endowment
Give Like Charly Scholarship
Gwen Shupe Fine Arts Award at Scattergood Friends School
Hand In Hand Endowment
Humility Homes and Services Endowment
ImpactLife Endowment
Joyce Paustian and Woody Perkins Endowment Fund
Kleine Family Foundation Endowment
Mariah Becker Memorial Scholarship
Mark W. Schwiebert Fund for Environmental Studies
Michael A. Morgan Memorial Endowment
Midwest Writing Center’s Tim Curry Endowment for Youth Writing Programs
Mount Carroll Community Foundation Community Impact Endowment
NormaLeah Endowment Fund
Odell Library Foundation Fund
Pleasant Valley Schools Educational Foundation Scholarship
Project Renewal of Davenport Endowment Fund
Quad Cities Community Impact Fund
Quad Cities Mexican American Organization Scholarship
Ralph and Ann Dufour Scholarships for Catholic Education
Randi and Gary Segal Family Fund in Memory of Annabelle Richman
Rector Family Fund for CASI
Reproductive Rights Health Fund
Rev. RJ & Ruth Lautner and Norm & Beulah Warner Fund
Richard J. Collins Memorial Scholarship
River Bend Food Bank Endowment
Rivermont Collegiate Endowment
Robert and Barbara Kuhns Fund for New Kingdom Trailriders
SAL Family and Community Services Endowment
Schuetzenpark Stiftung Endowment
Stephanie Gorsh Memorial Scholarship
Stephen and Annie Chan Charitable Endowment
Teens for Tomorrow Endowment
The Kiwanis UTHS Scholarship
Twin Shores Engineering and Construction Scholarship
Two Rivers YMCA Endowment
Tyler Hurd Best Friend Scholarship
Volunteer Millers Endowment
William Dickson Fund
YouthHope Endowment - A Christian Friendliness Ministry
For 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.
The match opportunity opens at 8:00 a.m. CT on September 23, 2024, and will close when the $40,000 in matching funds have been exhausted.
“The $80,000 combined dollars available will drive the causes that matter most to our communities,” said Sue Hafkemeyer, president and CEO of the Community Foundation. “Opportunities like this energize the philanthropic spirit and generosity that are ever-present in our region.”
Celebrating its 60th year, the Community Foundation and their donors are investing in a bright future for the region. Endowment funds create steady, predictable charitable resources for generations to come.
“These matched gifts will continue to make an annual impact on our nonprofit sector through the power of endowment,” said Hafkemeyer. “A gift to the Community Foundation marks a commitment to our region, our neighbors, and our shared future.”
This matching opportunity applies to new gifts made with cash, check, or credit card. To learn more about this transformative opportunity, contact Anne Calder at annecalder@QCCommunityFoundation.org or 563-326-2840.
