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.
The Quad Cities Community Foundation and the Iowa 80 Truckstop are both celebrating their 60th anniversaries this year. Today, the two organizations are working together through the Community Foundation’s corporate philanthropy program, which amplifies the generosity of local businesses and their employees.
Read MoreThere is something undeniably special about the close of each year. It is a time of thanks, remembrance, reflection, celebration, and sharing. It’s also a very busy time. That’s why the Community Foundation staff are here as your resource and helping hand.
Read MoreFor a limited time, the Quad Cities Community Foundation will match—dollar for dollar—any new gift to an endowment fund held at the Community Foundation, up to $1,000 per household. A total of $40,000 in donor gifts will be matched.
Read MoreSince 2020, Kindness Wins—a charitable foundation launched by Rock Island-born tennis star Madison Keys—has promoted access to sports and education to create a kinder world one opportunity at a time.
Read MoreNahant Marsh—the 382-acre wetland in southwest Davenport—is a natural local wonder. It is the largest urban wetland on the Upper Mississippi River. It’s also a nonprofit.
Read MoreTwenty-nine local nonprofits are receiving $550,386 through the Quad Cities Community Foundation’s Operations and Program Grants.
Read MoreThroughout the year, we take a moment to gauge the Community Foundation's progress and share what we have learned with one another.
Read MoreFor Northwest Bank and Trust, Vice President of Development Anne Calder explains the difference between giving to a nonprofit’s overall mission and to a specific program or project. What is the right choice for you?
Read MoreRocío Ayard Ochoa joined the Quad Cities Community Foundation in August as our new major gift officer and director of engagement.
Read MoreThe YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley has been creating recreational opportunities since 1858. That mission is supported by the Quad Cities Community Foundation who provides program grants and maintains the YMCA’s endowment fund.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation supports the nonprofits and donors who keep sports, recreation, and community spirit thriving in the Quad Cities region.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation has welcomed Thomas E. Shie as the newest member to be inducted into the Advisor’s Circle.
Read MoreThe Community Foundation is launching new flagship programs housed in the Center for Nonprofit Excellence—two cohort-based programs that will focus on board governance and organizational effectiveness.
Read MoreMildred “Millie” Crespin-Croegaert has been posthumously honored by the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) for her dedication and support of PVA’s mission to improve the quality of life for veterans and all people living with spinal cord injury and disease.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation has granted a total of $57,218 to Western Illinois University to support and develop Rocky’s Play Space, a bilingual early learning and family empowerment lab site opening this year in Moline.
Read MoreIn Aledo, the Looser-Flake Foundation has committed $250,000 over the next five years to the Aledo Park District to support the construction of the Aledo Aquatics Center. Mercer County Family YMCA will manage and staff the new facility.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation is celebrating the adoption of new policy that amplifies philanthropy in the state of Illinois. See how this new legislation will impact donors and nonprofits in the Quad Cities region.
Read MoreAdvocacy at the local, state, and national levels has been a key part of our strategic vision, and the Community Foundation will continue to prioritize these efforts to develop and promote local philanthropy.
Read MoreThe Community Foundation has announced the recipients of its spring 2024 Capacity Building Grants. Nine local nonprofits have received a total of $150,000 to build and strengthen the systems, structures, cultures, skills, resources, and power that they need to serve their communities.
Read MoreSummers in the Quad Cities are synonymous with outdoor entertainment. The Quad Cities Community Foundation and its donors are committed to supporting the nonprofits who fill summer with music, activity, and fun for all.
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