The COVID-19 federal stimulus bill includes several encouragements for charitable giving that can help all of us share generously with the charities we most care about during this critical time of need.
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The first grants made from the Quad Cities Disaster Recovery Fund to support the community’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic have been awarded. Since opening the grant program last week, nearly 70 nonprofits have requested upwards of $2.5 million in support.
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Trinity Health Foundation has committed $50,000 for the health and wellbeing of their front-line staff and community.
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The partnership between these two nonprofits shows the strength and determination of the region to support vulnerable community members during the pandemic.
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As funders, we want to try and mitigate any worry or anxiety you have about any current competitive grants you have from us. It is our responsibility as a community foundation to be flexible and responsive to community needs, and now is one of those times.
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The staff of the Quad Cities Community Foundation will have the opportunity to work remotely beginning Tuesday, March 17, 2020 during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Overnight, multiple businesses contributed to the fund—which currently stands at $240,000. Lead gifts include contributions from ARCONIC, Ascentra Credit Union Foundation, Estes Construction, Russell Construction, and The Joyce & Tony Singh Family Foundation.
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The Quad Cities Community Foundation is activating the Quad Cities Disaster Recovery Fund immediately, and our Board of Directors has committed $100,000 to the fund for our community’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. We are not alone in our efforts. Others have already joined us in committing dollars to the Disaster Recover Fund. We invite you to join their generosity.
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As the global markets see fluctuation right now due to the perceived economic impact of the coronavirus, our Board of Directors, Investment Committee, and staff want to assure donors and nonprofit endowment partners that the Quad Cities Community Foundation focuses on making investments in the community with an eye toward the long-term well-being of our region.
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When our local journalists know that we have their backs, that we rely on them, and that we support them, we are setting up our community to be informed—and to be successful.
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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).
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Fulton 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.
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Two 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.
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For 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.
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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 eastern Iowa and western Illinois whose programs contribute to making the region cool, creative, connected and prosperous.
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Thanks 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.
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On 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.
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“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.”
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The 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.
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Ron 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.
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