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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As we welcome 2020, the Quad Cities Community Foundation’s work remains the same—to know our community’s most pressing needs and promising opportunities and lift up generosity throughout the region. The work promotes unity, inclusivity, and basic human kindness. These are Quad Cities values.
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Two Quad-City nonprofit organizations will receive Transformation Grants from the Quad-Cities Community Foundation to expand Quad-City workforce development efforts.
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The Quad Cities Community Foundation hopes two, workforce development grants will help transform the lives of local residents.
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Mercado on Fifth and Vera French Mental Health Center will each receive $100,000 Transformation Grants through the Quad Cities Community Impact Fund at the Quad Cities Community Foundation.
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The Quad Cities Community Foundation has announced two major grants to expand workforce development efforts. In an announcement released on Tuesday, officials with the foundation announced that two Quad Cities-area nonprofits will receive Transformation Grants from the foundation to expand two different local workforce development efforts.
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Two Quad Cities-area nonprofits will receive Transformation Grants from the Quad Cities Community Foundation to expand two very different local workforce development efforts. Find out who they are.
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When Sherry Ristau joined the Quad Cities Community Foundation five years ago as president and CEO, she asked the board of directors how they wished to transform the Quad Cities region.
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We’re approaching the time of year when we have the honor of awarding two $100,000 Transformation Grants—the most significant grants we make each year at the Quad Cities Community Foundation.
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Appreciated assets make great gifts. When you make a gift of your securities or bonds to the Quad Cities Community Foundation for your community, your personal or family fund or a nonprofit fund you care about, there’s great benefit to you.
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IRA charitable rollovers are often the best way for donors age 70 ½ and above to gift because it reduces income tax and is also Endow Iowa eligible for Iowa donors.
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Before the mad rush toward 2020 is upon us (or has it started already?!?), now is the time to request an IRA charitable rollover or make a stock gift. We’re here to make it easy for you.
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Applications for 2020 scholarships are currently open and will close on February 15, 2020. Students are encouraged to apply early.
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With the countdown to 2020 most definitely upon us, we realize that you may be making some final plans for year-end giving. Please know that the Quad Cities Community Foundation is here to assist you in facilitating your generosity in a seamless way.
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Annette Horvath and her fellow coworkers at MidAmerican Energy in Davenport watched from their office windows as the Mississippi River rose to historic levels earlier this spring.
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As we celebrate this week, each of us have taken time to reflect on the acts of generosity we have seen play out over the past year.
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The Quad Cities Community Foundation is joining community foundations around the country in a nationwide celebration November 12-18, 2019, to recognize the increasingly important role community foundations play in fostering local collaboration and innovation to address persistent civic and economic challenges.
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