The Amy Helpenstell Foundation Fund
PURPOSE
The Amy Helpenstell Foundation Fund at the Community Foundation makes grants in the Quad Cities area that honor the memory of Amy E. Helpenstell and has awarded more than $6 million in grants since 2003. These grants support her charitable objectives of arts and culture, community development, education, health, and youth development. Learn more about the Amy Helpenstell Foundation Fund by clicking here.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Operations and Program Grants (formerly known as Coordinated Field of Interest Grant Opportunity)
Beginning in 2019, nonprofit organizations were able to be considered for funding from the Amy Helpenstell Foundation Fund by submitting an Operations and Program Grants application.
With one application, organizations are considered for funding from many of our field of interest funds. All funds that are part of the Operations and Program Grant opportunity will still be awarded according to their individual eligibility requirements and evaluation criteria.
Eligibility
Operations and Program Grant applications awarded from The Amy Helpenstell Foundation Fund support nonprofit organizations with 501(c)3 status in the greater Quad Cities area, for purposes of arts and culture, community development, education, health, and youth development.
In 2021, we will only be accepting requests for general operating support or existing successful programs.
The greater Quad Cities area is defined as being within a sixty-mile radius of Rock Island, Illinois.
Grant requests must be between $5,000 and $20,000 ($10,000 - $40,000 total for a 2-year request).
Applications from K-12 schools are not eligible for funding from Amy Helpenstell Foundation Fund.
Eligible grant requests cover the grant period of October 1– September 30
Please follow the link to our webpage What We Look For to read information on "general grant program eligibility requirements" and "areas not funded by grant programs."
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HAVE QUESTIONS?
We’re here to help you to be as successful as you can with your grant application. To discuss if your project is the right fit, contact:
Kaleigh Trammell / email
Call (563) 326-2840
Final Reports
All grantees must submit a final report through the online grants system when their grant is complete. Final reports are due on the same date as the next year's applications.
Click here to log in and complete a final report for an Amy Helpenstell Foundation Fund grant.
The assigned final report will be a part of the application you submitted in the previous year.
