“This funding has changed the way we can innovate in the classroom.”

Vanessa Witherell imagines a school library where students are not only engrossed in books but immersed in making, building and coding.

Ted Stephens IIISeptember 13, 2019Looser-Flake Foundation, Grant

Fulton Association for Community Enrichment offering a challenge match

Fulton Association for Community Enrichment, a Geographic Affiliate Fund of the Quad Cities Community Foundation, is offering a challenge match that makes it a fantastic time to honor someone important to you or to remember someone you dearly miss.

Ted Stephens IIISeptember 9, 2019FACE

Additional $77,000 in grants awarded to local nonprofits

More than $77,000 in additional grants have been awarded to 12 nonprofits from eight additional funds supported by donors at the Community Foundation. The grants provide general operating support and support for successful ongoing programs.

Ted Stephens IIISeptember 6, 2019Grant, Amy Helpenstell Foundation

Community Foundation announces more than $315,000 in grants

Twenty nonprofit organizations serving Rock Island and Scott Counties in the Quad Cities have been awarded more than $315,000 in funding from the Amy Helpenstell Foundation Fund at the Quad Cities Community Foundation. More than $110,000 in additional funds will be awarded through renewable grants in 2020.

Ted Stephens IIISeptember 5, 2019Grant, Amy Helpenstell Foundation

A flood of generosity: Teresa Barker of Remixed Retro

Teresa Barker knows what it is like to start a small business. It is hard work. It takes perseverance. It is long days, and long evenings too. That’s why she stepped up to support flood-impacted Quad Citizens through the Disaster Recovery Fund.

Ted Stephens IIISeptember 3, 2019Disaster Recovery Fund, Donors, Donor

RSVP now for our free estate planning seminar on September 19

The Quad Cities Community Foundation, in partnership with WVIK-Quad Cities NPR, is offering a free estate planning seminar on Thursday, September 19, 2019, at 6 p.m. RSVP today.

Ted Stephens IIISeptember 3, 2019Donors, Donor

Grant from Looser-Flake Foundation will help educate more students committed to teaching in rural communities

A new teaching corps at Western Illinois University is poised to help solve the state’s widening teacher shortage by sending qualified, trained teachers to rural school districts in western Illinois. The Looser-Flake Foundation is supporting the program with a grant designated for a student in the program from Mercer County.

Ted Stephens IIIAugust 30, 2019Looser-Flake Foundation, Grant

There's a story behind every act of generosity

Philanthropy is never an accident.

Generosity happens secretly, sympathetically, and strategically. Sometimes it happens in great big ways, and more often in small ways including volunteering time. And, it is never without a story. I would like to share a few of those stories with you.

Ted Stephens IIIAugust 19, 2019

$51,000+ grant to support homeowners recovering from this summer’s historic flood announced

There are still people who need help recovering from the historic flooding of the Mississippi River in the Quad Cities region this spring. “Recovery doesn’t happen overnight, in a week, or even months, after a disaster like the one we had,” Kelly Thompson, vice president of grantmaking and community initiatives at the Quad Cities Community Foundation said.

Ted Stephens IIIAugust 16, 2019Donors, Disaster Recovery Fund, Grant

You're invited to a special donor event at WQPT

The Quad Cities Community Foundation continues its monthly learning series on Thursday, September 12 by bringing Community Foundation donors behind-the-scenes at WQPT.

Melanie JonesAugust 13, 2019Donors, Nonprofits, Event

$90,000 grant will allow the food pantry to meet the needs of the Village of Milan

There have been days when volunteers at the Milan Christian Food Pantry literally bump into each other while they work. “We have used every square inch of space,” said Al Nordstrom, who serves on the pantry board of directors.

Ted Stephens IIIAugust 2, 2019Brissman Foundation, Grant

Multiple grant opportunities for Quad Cities nonprofits available right now through Community Foundation’s website

The Quad Cities Community Foundation is currently offering multiple grant opportunities through its online grant system for nonprofits in the Quad Cities region and beyond.

Arts education grant honors the life of renowned Quad Cities artist

Isabel Bloom’s life was one of intense creativity and love for her craft, always curious about what she saw through her family and travels and imagining ways to set those moments in stone permanently through her sculptures.

Ted Stephens IIIAugust 1, 2019Grant, Isabel Bloom Art Education Grant

Quad City Osteopathic Foundation makes $2.2 million gift to Community Foundation

The Quad City Osteopathic Foundation has solidified its legacy—forever—with a $2.2 million gift to the Quad Cities Community Foundation. It is the start of a new chapter for the Osteopathic Foundation, which was started in 1985 after the close of the Quad City Osteopathic Hospital in Davenport.

Ted Stephens IIIJuly 30, 2019

Q2030 Grant provides support for refugees to grow a community garden

Tapestry Farms helps families who are forced to flee their country because of violence or persecution the tools they need to become productive Quad Cities residents. A recent Q2030 Grant from the Quad Cities Community Foundations allowed the organization to employ two refugees this summer to grow community gardens in the area.

Ted Stephens IIIJuly 30, 2019Grant, Q2030 Grant

Let's act, together

The list is long—there are literally hundreds of philanthropic ways you can give this year. And that’s not meant to be overwhelming. It’s meant to be inspiring.

Ted Stephens IIIJuly 23, 2019Donors, Donor

Community learning series continues at Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center

The Quad Cities Community Foundation continues its monthly learning series in August by introducing donors to the work of The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center.

Melanie JonesJuly 15, 2019Donors, Nonprofits, Event

Free Estate Planning Seminar on Thursday, September 19

Thoughtful planning can strengthen your current finances, reduce taxes and help you plan your philanthropic legacy. Attorneys Pete Wessels and David Wierman of Wessels & Wierman and Wealth Manager David Nelson of NelsonCorp Wealth Management will offer a free seminar on planning your estate.

Ted Stephens IIIJuly 3, 2019Donors

The story of an incredible Quad Citizen… and a generous one too

Dr. Paul Freund remembers how he felt when his mother could not afford to do both—buy him a $5 pair of glasses and also the medical encyclopedia he so desperately wanted. “She told me I was going to have to have my eyes tested and if I needed glasses, we wouldn’t have enough for the book,” he said.

He needed glasses, so no book.

Ted Stephens IIIJune 27, 2019