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Chuck and Jeane Keibler hope to make life “just a little better” for people in the Quad Cities—and in other parts of the country. They’re getting a little help from the “littlest” Keiblers—and no, we’re not referring to the Keebler elves (besides, that’s a different spelling altogether).
Read MoreFulton Association for Community Enrichment (FACE), a Geographic Affiliate Fund of the Quad Cities Community Foundation, is offering a way for community members to accomplish three great goals through one donation.
Read MoreTwo Quad Citizens have joined the board of directors of the Quad Cities Community Foundation, adding new perspectives and a deep commitment to furthering philanthropy to the Quad Cities region’s largest source for community philanthropy.
Read MoreFor Bob Ontiveros, nearly everything action he takes in life comes back to one goal: creating value. “I’ve been searching for ways to create value for people my whole life,” he said.
Read MoreThirty-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 eastern Iowa and western Illinois whose programs contribute to making the region cool, creative, connected and prosperous.
Read MoreThanks to thoughtful planning before he passed, Jim Victor’s estate is now impacting nonprofits in our regional community and will touch the lives of thousands of Quad Citizens forever.
Read MoreOn December 20, 2019, the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Relief Tax Act was signed into law, designed to encourage public support for organizations providing disaster relief.
Read More“I believe every one of us truly knows that we are blessed in our Quad Cities,” he said to us years ago as he was making plans for his estate. “Of those to whom much is given, much is required. To go to bed at night comfortable that you helped your community, beyond helping your client, is an enormous satisfaction.”
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation has awarded an additional $118,000 to 12 Quad Cities nonprofits to strengthen their ability to do their work. The Community Foundation’s Nonprofit Capacity Building Grants provide funding to local organizations for staff training, board development, strategic planning, technology and more to help them carry out their missions.
Read MoreRon Brougham, 59, didn't know where to start.
It was July and, sitting on a bench outside the converted doctor's office he calls home in Buffalo, he stared at the big pile of debris in his yard.
Read MoreAs we welcome 2020, the Quad Cities Community Foundation’s work remains the same—to know our community’s most pressing needs and promising opportunities and lift up generosity throughout the region. The work promotes unity, inclusivity, and basic human kindness. These are Quad Cities values.
Read MoreTwo Quad-City nonprofit organizations will receive Transformation Grants from the Quad-Cities Community Foundation to expand Quad-City workforce development efforts.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation hopes two, workforce development grants will help transform the lives of local residents.
Read MoreMercado on Fifth and Vera French Mental Health Center will each receive $100,000 Transformation Grants through the Quad Cities Community Impact Fund at the Quad Cities Community Foundation.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation has announced two major grants to expand workforce development efforts. In an announcement released on Tuesday, officials with the foundation announced that two Quad Cities-area nonprofits will receive Transformation Grants from the foundation to expand two different local workforce development efforts.
Read MoreTwo Quad Cities-area nonprofits will receive Transformation Grants from the Quad Cities Community Foundation to expand two very different local workforce development efforts. Find out who they are.
Read MoreWhen Sherry Ristau joined the Quad Cities Community Foundation five years ago as president and CEO, she asked the board of directors how they wished to transform the Quad Cities region.
Read MoreWe’re approaching the time of year when we have the honor of awarding two $100,000 Transformation Grants—the most significant grants we make each year at the Quad Cities Community Foundation.
Read MoreAppreciated assets make great gifts. When you make a gift of your securities or bonds to the Quad Cities Community Foundation for your community, your personal or family fund or a nonprofit fund you care about, there’s great benefit to you.
Read MoreIRA charitable rollovers are often the best way for donors age 70 ½ and above to gift because it reduces income tax and is also Endow Iowa eligible for Iowa donors.
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