News and Stories

The Quad Cities Community Foundation and nine other funders have joined forces to launch the River Bend Food Bank Hunger Relief Fund, a $250,000 matching opportunity that will collect community donations to help meet the growing demand for emergency food assistance across the region.

Your plan is your voice when you’re no longer here. Make sure it’s heard.

With 2026 right around the corner, we’re here to help with a few handy reminders on year end giving.

When you make a gift through the Giving Catalog, you join others who believe that generosity can—and does—change everything. Explore today!

Applications for Quad Cities Community Foundation scholarships are now open for 2026. Thanks to generous donors, local students can apply for more than 70 scholarship opportunities totaling over $600,000.

For a limited time, the Quad Cities Community Foundation will match—dollar for dollar—any new gift to an endowment fund held at the Community Foundation, up to $500 per household.

Two members of the Quad Cities Community Foundation team have recently been recognized for their outstanding contributions to philanthropy, advocacy, and community leadership.

This summer, the Village of Milan, Illinois, got a vibrant new 90-foot. The project, the largest in the history of the Quad City Arts’ Metro Arts Youth Apprenticeship Program, was made possible through a grant from the Grant W. Brissman and Virginia M. Brissman Foundation, administered by the Quad Cities Community Foundation.

In Geneseo, community pride runs deep. Under board chair Betsy Brudos’ leadership, the GIFT Geneseo Community Foundation is growing its impact—ensuring local giving stays local and building a lasting legacy for the town’s future.

Thanks to support from the Quad Cities Community Foundation’s Transformation Grant, Tapestry Farms has launched GIFT Gardens (Growing Illowa Food Together), a community-driven food initiative.

We sat down to interview several local business leaders and highlight the impact they are making through intentional, guided corporate giving.

Every year, the Community Foundation’s Celebration of Generosity lifts up philanthropy in the region and the donors that make it possible.

The Looser-Flake Foundation has distributed $135,000 in new grants across Mercer County, IL. With a focus on creative arts, these grants are creating new opportunities and contributing to a thriving culture and community in the region.

Humility Homes, in partnership with the Quad Cities Community Foundation, is transforming lives with housing-first solutions—proving safe housing and collaboration are foundations for lasting change. Learn more

Thirty-six local nonprofits are receiving $629,000 through the Quad Cities Community Foundation’s Operations and Program Grants.