MOLINE, ILLINOIS (May 26, 2022) — The Moline Foundation Board approved $230,000 in grant funding for 43 area non-profit organizations. The Moline Foundation accepted applications for capital and program expenses.
Samuel McCollum, Executive Director / Founder of STEAM on Wheels stated “This support will help implement a STEAM program at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center during the 2022-23 school year. The 32-week curriculum will use emerging technologies to expose all students to STEAM in unique ways that encourage learning, improve academic outcomes, and prepare them for successful careers. As Frederick Douglas said, “It is easier to build strong children than repair broken men.”
Jennifer Kingery, Fundraising Chair and Board member of Playcrafters Barn Theater commented “We are extremely grateful to The Moline Foundation for their assistance toward our fundraising campaign to replace our aging roof. Last year, their grant provided us much-needed seed money and now this 2022 award puts us within arm’s length of having the project fully funded. We have high hopes patrons and fans of our nearly 100-year-old community theatre will take us over the goal line to pay off this most essential need.”
Grants approved include:
Abbey Foundation
$5,000
Capital Improvements
Association of Fundraising Professionals
$2,500
Program Support
American Red Cross of Quad Cities
$3,500
Home Fire Prevention and Relief
Argrow’s House of Healing and Hope
$7,500
Client Support Services
Bethany for Children and Families
$7,500
Teen Programing
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Valley
$5,000
Programming Support
Crime Stoppers of the Quad Cities
$2,500
Gun Buy Back Program
Dress for Success
$2,500
Career Connections Program
EveryChild
$5,000
Prevention Services
Family Museum of Arts and Sciences
$2,500
Thomas and Friends Summer Programming
Figge Art Museum
$2,500
Big Picture Outreach
First Tee Quad Cities
$2,500
Program Support
Friends of Hauberg Civic Center
$4,000
Capital Support
Genesius Guild
$2,500
Midsummers Night’s Dream Production Cost
German American Heritage Center
$1,000
Programming Support
Gilda’s Club Quad Cities
$3,000
Technology Upgrades
Gigi’s Playhouse
$2,500
Technology Upgrades
Habitat for Humanity
$7,500
Low-Income Homeowners Support
Heart of Hope Ministries
$3,000
Capital Project Support
Humilities Homes and Services
$5,000
Rapid Rehousing Program
Jamieson Community Center
$5,000
Mercer County Senior Services
Living Proof Exhibit
$2,500
Program Support
Mercado on Fifth
$10,000
Capital Improvements New Community Center
Midwest Writing Center
$2,500
Young Emerging Writers Internships
Moline 150
$15,000
Sesquicentennial Celebration Support
Moline Township
$2,500
Summer Concert Series
NEST Cafe
$8,500
Food Cost
Playcrafters Barn Theater
$8,000
Roof Replacement
Prairie State Legal Services
$4,000
Program Support
Pregnancy Resources
$2,500
Safety First Car Seat Program
Quad Cities Open Network
$2,500
QCON Program Support
Quad Cities Senior Olympics
$1,000
Program Support
Quad Cities Youth Conference
$2,500
Program Support
Quad City Botanical Center
$3,500
Ability Garden
Quad City Symphony Orchestra
$2,500
Youth Ensemble
River Bend Food Bank
$25,000
Expanding to End Hunger Campaign
(Second of Three Commitments)
SAL Family and Community Services
$10,000
Milan Facility Playground Improvements
STEAM on Wheels
$10,000
Martin Luther King Jr Center Programs
Truth First Film Alliance
$2,500
Resurrecting Forest Grove Production
Two Rivers YMCA
$10,000
Summer Camp
Wilson Middle School
$1,500
Family Reading Program
Youth Service Bureau of Rock Island County
$4,000
Program Support
YouthHope Christian Friendliness
$7,500
HVAC Repairs
Paul Plagenz, President and CEO of The Moline Foundation, reflected, “These grant awards are possible because of the community’s generous financial support of our grant-making endowment. The Moline Foundation is proud to support and partner with these non-profit organizations as they improve our area residents’ quality of life.”
About The Moline Foundation
The Moline Foundation, founded in 1953, is a community foundation which provides grants to health, human services, education, community development, the arts, and other charitable organizations which benefit the citizens of Moline and the surrounding area. The Moline Foundation receives and administers charitable gifts in a seven-county region including Rock Island, Henry, Mercer, Warren, Henderson, and McDonough Counties in Illinois, and Scott County in Iowa.
