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.
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.
Read MoreRon 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.
Read MoreAs 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.
Read MoreTwo Quad-City nonprofit organizations will receive Transformation Grants from the Quad-Cities Community Foundation to expand Quad-City workforce development efforts.
Read MoreThe Quad Cities Community Foundation hopes two, workforce development grants will help transform the lives of local residents.
Read MoreMercado 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreTwo 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.
Read MoreWhen 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.
Read MoreWe’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.
Read MoreAppreciated 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.
Read MoreIRA 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.
Read MoreBefore 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.
Read MoreApplications for 2020 scholarships are currently open and will close on February 15, 2020. Students are encouraged to apply early.
Read MoreWith 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.
Read MoreAnnette 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.
Read MoreAs 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreElena Vallejo is a student at Alleman High School with a very bright future. This month, President & CEO Sherry Ristau hands her monthly note to the community over to Elena. This is her voice. Hear it.
Read MoreThis year marks 55 years of transforming the region thanks to the generosity of Quad Cities Community Foundation donors. And we are celebrating the donors who make smiles like this possible.
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