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CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES

Nonprofit capacity building grants

Opens March 1, 2025

Nonprofit Capacity Building Grants support nonprofits in building and strengthening the systems, structures, cultures, skills, resources, and power that they need to serve their communities.

Operations and Programs Grants

Opens June 1, 2025

The Operations and Programs Grant program provides general operating support or program support for successful ongoing efforts.

Upcoming Opportunities

  • QC River Connections Grants / supports projects and organizations that address environmental issues facing the Mississippi River in the Quad Cities area. / Opening date: August 1, 2025

  • Grant W. Brissman and Virginia M. Brissman Foundation Grants / for improving the quality of life in the Village of Milan, Illinois. / Opening date: August 15, 2025

  • Teens for Tomorrow Grants / Teens for Tomorrow grants provide operational and program support to organizations that improve the lives of Quad Cities residents through services related to issue areas that Teens for Tomorrow members have determined to be critical.



Geographic Affiliate Fund Grants

  • Community Foundation of Cedar County Grant
    Cedar County, IA / Opens September 1, 2025
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  • Community Foundation of Van Buren County Grant
    Van Buren County, IA / Opens January 2026
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  • FACE (Fulton Association for Community Enrichment) Grant Fulton, IL / Opens
    April 2026
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  • GIFT (Geneseo is for Tomorrow) Grant
    Geneseo, IL / September 15, 2025
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  • Mount Carroll Community Foundation
    Mount Carroll, IL / January 2026
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  • Morrison Area Community Foundation Grant
    Morrison, IL / Opens September 1, 2025
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