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.
Quad Cities Community Foundation donors have big hearts, and they are dedicated to promoting positivity and kindness across the region. Many gifts and funds at the Community Foundation are specifically designed to recognize and encourage kindness in the community.
Read MoreQuad Citians Linda Andry, Kristen Roberts, and Laura Scott have been named to the Quad Cities Community Foundation’s board of directors.
Read MoreThe Community Foundation staff continues to grow and excel to best serve donors and the community. As 2025 begins, the organization is excited to announce several staff promotions and honor two retirements.
Read MoreThe Hubbell-Waterman Foundation, a private foundation founded in 1967 by the late Larned and Mary Hubbell Waterman, will grant over $2 million to 73 area nonprofits in 2025 to advance its vision of a growing, thriving, inclusive community through investments in innovation and accessibility.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation has awarded a three-year, $300,000 grant to Tapestry Farms.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation has awarded a $300,000 Transformative Grant—the largest single grant award it funds each year—to Tapestry Farms.
Read MoreThe Brissman Foundation has announced $159,803 in awarded grants for 27 different organizations. The total is the largest ever awarded by the Foundation.
Read MoreVisitMerCo—established in 2020 to highlight the culture of Mercer County and promote local assets through tourism and business opportunities—has received $3,000 from the Looser-Flake Foundation to create storytelling placards in downtown Aledo and launch a regionally focused podcast.
Read MoreThe Community Foundation has announced the recipients of its fall 2024 Capacity Building Grants. Ten local nonprofits have received a total of $125,000 to build and strengthen the systems, structures, cultures, skills, resources, and power that they need to serve their communities.
Read MoreNew Center for Nonprofit Excellence programs prioritize a team-centered approach to nonprofit growth.
Read MoreIn November of 1964, two local leaders—Bea Conrad and John Nagle—organized their neighbors and created a lasting impact in their community. Their idea became the Quad Cities Community Foundation.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation has announced the launch of two cohort-based programs that will support the growth and development of local nonprofits.
Read MoreThe new Illinois tax credit officially takes effect beginning January 1, 2025. Donors are encouraged to start working with the Community Foundation now to take advantage of this giving opportunity.
Read MoreApplications for Quad Cities Community Foundation scholarships are now open for 2025. Thanks to generous donors, local students can apply for more than 70 scholarship opportunities totaling over $600,000.
Read MoreWith 2025 right around the corner, we’re here to help with a few handy reminders on year end giving.
Read MoreIn the past 10 years, the Quad Cities Community Foundation’s Transformation Grants have reshaped the region. In that time, thanks to donations to the Quad Cities Community Impact Fund, $1.77 million has been awarded to 14 local nonprofits pursuing transformative change.
Read MoreIn October, Megan Wright joined the Quad Cities Community Foundation as the new Development Assistant. She’s gotten right to work as a member of the development team and sat down to answer a few questions about her journey and her goals at the Community Foundation.
Read MoreYou did it! The $40,000 in matching funds is now exhausted. Your giving brought a combined $80,000 to Community Foundation endowment funds and will make a lasting impact in our region.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation has earned re-accreditation from the National Council on Foundations.
Read MoreThree generous donors share how the Community Foundation helped them expand their philanthropy.
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