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.
It’s the intention of the Pleasant Valley School District that students leave with two important takeaways following graduation. “Our deeply-held values in this district are the importance of students continuing on to purse post-secondary education opportunities and teaching them the value of citizenship to our communities,” noted Superintendent Jim Spelhaug.
Read MoreLet’s be honest—it’s going to be tested in each of us over the next year as the new I-74 bridge over the Mississippi River hits its next stage by connecting the new on-ramps. Lanes will be closed, it’s going to slow us all down, and make the arrival of our destinations a bit longer.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of a monthly series that will bring together donors, community members and Quad Citizens working at nonprofits that have received grant support—our hold Nonprofit Endowment Funds—at the Community Foundation.
Read MoreIt was done in record time. The Quad Cities Community Foundation challenged the community to give $1,000.55 or more to one of more than 100 Nonprofit Endowment Funds held at the Community Foundation. The challenge was part of the Community Foundation’s celebration of 55 years of generosity in the region.
Read MoreStaff of the Quad-Cities Community Foundation were amazed but not really surprised. In celebration of its 55th year, the foundation issued a fundraising challenge to all nonprofit organizations that have endowments with it: the foundation would match any single donation of $1,000.55 on up to $10,000 per organization.
Read MoreThe $75,000 earmarked from our Community Impact Fund to be matched through our 2019 Challenge Grant opportunity has been expended in record time. In fact, the dollars given today to Nonprofit Endowment Funds will far surpass the matching dollars.
Read MoreThis reason Jim Russell gives is simple. “I want to make the Quad Cities better. We just give with heart and purpose,” the owner and CEO of Russell Construction said.
Read MoreDarlene Link comes to the Community Foundation with over 40 years of professional accounting experience, primarily in nonprofit organizations.
Read MoreA donor advised fund at the Quad Cities Community Foundation is a great way for individuals, families and even companies to direct charitable contributions to nonprofit organizations from a single funding source.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation aspires to be the most trusted resource for community generosity. And one of the ways we can be generous today so that our region thrives well into the future is through the endowment building work we do.
Read MoreWe are celebrating our 55th Anniversary by helping nonprofit organizations in our primary service area build endowment. We know that endowment provides flexible, reliable funding to make nonprofits stronger, so our board has committed $75,000 from our Community Impact Fund to provide a 1:1 match to eligible nonprofit agency funds based on donor gifts to those funds.
Read MoreA new scholarship at the Quad Cities Community Foundation will celebrate the life of a man whose life was tragically lost too early and serve as an inspiration for area students who wish to continue their education after high school.
Read MoreWhen Jean Moran asks her son 11-year-old Finnegan what mom is good at, he says, “Kickball.”
“Finny,” as she calls him, is wise beyond his years. Because while the mother of two and the new chairperson of the board of directors at the Quad Cities Community Foundation may indeed be good at connecting her foot to a fast-approaching bouncing ball, she is also great at connecting people in the community together for the greater good.
Read MoreSoon, children with disabilities in the Quad Cities region will have an inclusive place to play thanks to the generosity of Quad Citizens who started a fund—and raised to the money—to build the “miracle” field.
Read MoreEvery year during the holiday season, Ascentra Credit Union employees are given $50 each—not as a gift, but a small seed of generosity to pass on to others. “We want them to find meaningful things in their community where they can make an impact,” said Dale Owen, CEO and President of Ascentra, which is headquartered in Bettendorf.
Read MoreEarlier this month in our e-newsletter, we were pleased to share a story of generosity. I hope you were able to look through the diverse, lengthy list of nonprofits that Quad Citizen and Quad Cities Community Foundation Donor Maggie Tinsman has contributed to.
Read MoreWhen Kathy Graves started working at the Quad Cities Community Foundation, it had a different name. She was the third hire for the organization. The internet was accessible on a single computer, by dial up. And assets were at about $7 million.
Read MoreAlmost four years after the onset of a crippling disease that left him unable to walk or raise his arms above his head, Davenport native Kale Hyder is finding personal and academic success as he pushes forward in recovery.
Read More“When you are a part of a community, you contribute to the community. It adds quality to your life,” said Quad Cities Community Foundation Donor Maggie Tinsman. “The community has given a lot to me and now is the time for me to give back to it.”
Read MoreOur very own Vice President of Grantmaking and Community Initiatives, Kelly Thompson, sat down with Mediacom Newsleaders host, Brian Boesen, and talked about what we’ve been up to here at the Quad Cities Community Foundation.
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