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.
Every year, we take a look back and collect just a few of the stories that shine a light on the amazing work done by Community Foundation donors, staff, and the organizations we partner with. 2023 was an amazing year. Read below to see how donors are driving change and creating real transformation in our region.
Read MoreLast month, the first cohort of the Quad Cities Regional Lideramos Leadership Program graduated. Coordinated by LULAC Council 10 and supported by the Quad Cities Community Foundation, the program guided 23 local Latino leaders through six months of culturally specific leadership training.
Read MoreFor the last three years, Nathan Musal has dedicated many of his weekends to learning and teaching others about philanthropy through the Quad Cities Community Foundation’s Teens for Tomorrow (T4T) program.
Read MoreOne Quad Citian is using charitable giving in a creative way—to inspire acts of kindness and compassion in area middle schools.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation has announced the members of its Center for Nonprofit Excellence Advisory Committee.
Read MoreThe Hubbell-Waterman Foundation, a private foundation administered in partnership with the Quad Cities Community Foundation, has granted $1,918,616 to 72 area nonprofits.
Read MoreIRA owners aged 70 ½ and over have the unique option of making a tax-free contribution of up to $105,000 each year to registered nonprofit organizations.
Read MoreWhat a joy it is to start the New Year by announcing that this year’s Quad Cities Community Foundation Transformation Grant has been awarded to the Martin Luther King Jr. Center to support their West End Revitalization efforts in Rock Island.
Read MoreThis year’s Quad Cities Community Foundation Transformation Grant has been awarded to the Martin Luther King Jr. Center to support their West End Revitalization efforts in Rock Island.
Read MoreCelebrating 60 years of donor-driven transformation.
Read MoreDaisy Moran joined the Quad Cities Community Foundation in September 2023 as the first director of the new Center for Nonprofit Excellence, which was established in the fall of 2023 to strengthen the nonprofit sector as a connector, capacity builder, and champion for regional nonprofits and philanthropy.
Read MoreThe first QC River Connections Grants have been awarded to nine local organizations. Totaling $250,000, these grants will drive efforts that build and strengthen relationships among people, organizations, communities, and the river.
Read MoreThe Grant W. Brissman and Virginia M. Brissman Foundation has awarded $131,000 to local organizations. This is the largest amount the foundation has ever awarded through their annual competitive grant cycle.
Read MoreThrough the Quad Cities Community Foundation, the Taylor family has established a memorial scholarship fund to honor the legacy of their father, mother, sister, grandpa, grandma, and friend.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation’s 2024-2026 Strategic Direction and Plan has been unanimously approved by board of directors.
Read MoreTen local nonprofits have received a total of $155,164 to build and strengthen the systems, structures, cultures, skills, resources, and power that they need to serve their communities.
Read MoreLocal student is grateful for this impactful scholarship, and she’s already thinking about how it will let her give back.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation works with donors to maintain the legacy of their land and property.
Read MoreLess than two years after GVI’s launch and less than a year since the Transformation Grant award, the strategy is creating tangible change in Davenport.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation’s Giving Catalog connects donors with dozens of nonprofits in the region. Each organization featured in the catalog is seeking funding for a mission-expanding project.
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