Kate Jennings, Q2030’s new executive director, sits down with the Quad Cities Community Foundation to share what excites her about the work ahead of her.
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The Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation has announced almost $200,000 in grants for educational technology projects in two rural Illinois school districts. Read how Sherrard School District and Mercer County School District will use the funding to enhance their students’ experience.
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President and CEO Sherry Ristau shares her gratitude to the community during her final week as president and CEO of the Quad Cities Community Foundation.
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Grants of up to $10,000 for projects dedicated to improving quality of life for residents of the Village of Milan, Illinois, are now available through the Grant W. Brissman and Virginia M. Brissman Foundation, a private foundation administered through the Quad Cities Community Foundation.
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Anne Calder, vice president of development at the Quad Cities Community Foundation, has been awarded the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP) designation from the Richard D. Irwin Graduate School of the American College of Financial Services.
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As Sherry Ristau enters the final weeks of her tenure as president and CEO of the Quad Cities Community Foundation, one thing couldn’t be clearer to her: this is an organization that is ready to take its work to the next level. For the leadership team, this moment of transition is a chance to reflect on the milestones achieved over the last seven years and how those accomplishments have positioned the Community Foundation to set its sights even higher going forward.
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When Greg and Dr. Christine Anderson Petty moved from the Quad Cities to Denver in 2009, they were returning to a city they had come to love during a brief residence there three decades earlier. But their generosity remains tethered to the places where their roots run the deepest—the Quad Cities and the wider northwestern Illinois region.
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When Don Pedersen’s wife, Marsha, passed in June 2020, he realized that they had put off deciding exactly where to channel the generous gift they had earmarked in their estate planning for the Quad Cities Community Foundation. “I asked myself, what do we really want to happen to that money?” said Don. “I felt that before something happened to me, I needed to establish a direction for those funds to go.”
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DevelopmentLink, a bi-monthly roundtable hosted by the Quad Cities Community Foundation, hopes to foster collaborative relationships for fundraising professionals in the region.
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After seven years leading the Quad Cities Community Foundation, President and CEO Sherry Ristau will step down from her position at the end of August to make way for further organizational—and regional—transformation.
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After a year of reflecting on our past and looking ahead to the future, our board and staff are powered by incredible energy and excitement to take our work with donors, nonprofits, and every Quad Citizen to new heights.
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As he wraps up a master’s degree in community and economic development, Sam McCullum finds himself in an internship at the Quad Cities Community Foundation. Here, he shares his thoughts on the experience so far.
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The Quad Cities Community Foundation today announced the recipients of its spring 2021 Nonprofit Capacity Building Grants. With up to $15,000 in funding available for each project, the grants provide powerful support for investments in equipment and technology, training for staff and board members, and strategic planning work, among other areas.
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Bethany for Children & Families has received a $150,000 gift from the Morency Family Charitable Giving Fund at the Quad Cities Community Foundation. Read more about the gift and what it will support.
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As the first corporate charitable fund opened at the Quad Cities Community Foundation, the Van Meter Industrial Foundation Fund celebrates 15 years of generosity this year. Read more about Van Meter’s culture of corporate giving and the impact of its charitable fund on the community.
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As we bring the Quad Cities Disaster Recovery Fund for COVID-19 relief to a close, it is our privilege to report the profound impact of the generosity shown by our community.
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The moment Kathy Weiman walked into a COVID-19 vaccination site and saw the line of older Quad Citizens waiting to receive a shot thanks to her organization’s efforts, she knew the stress of the last year was worth it.
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For many refugees in the Quad Cities, it was hard to feel informed as the pandemic unfolded. With the help of a grant from the Quad Cities Disaster Recovery Fund, World Relief helped bridge that gap.
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More than $1.8 million was granted from the Quad Cities Disaster Recovery Fund at the Quad Cities Community Foundation to support the region during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Quad Cities Community Foundation today announced the recipients of nearly half a million dollars in new scholarship awards.
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