15 Aug 2024

Funding Opportunity for Milan Area Non-Profits

By Melanie Jones

BETTENDORF, IOWA (August 15, 2024) — Every year, the Grant W Brissman and Virginia M Brissman Foundation awards grants for projects and organizations that improve the quality of life in the Village of Milan, Illinois. The Brissman Foundation is a private foundation administered by the Quad Cities Community Foundation.

13 Aug 2024

Iowa Non-Profit Hosting Move for Adoption to Raise Awareness for Children, Families, Adoption, and Grandparents’ Day

By Diana Lang

ANKENY, IOWA (August 13, 2024) Iowans for Adoption, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, led by volunteers for 13+ years, is pleased to announce its first in-person event since COVID-19. This celebration emphasizes the importance of Iowa’s children and families. Money raised will be used for grants to Iowa families who are adopting children and for distributing free adoption educational materials, programming, advertisements, and curricula for statewide use.

01 Aug 2024

Doris and Victor Day Foundation Board Awards $800,500 to 44 Charitable Organizations

By Doris and Victor Day Foundation

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (August 1, 2024) — The Doris and Victor Day Foundation Board awards $800,500 to 44 charitable organizations through its annual grants program.

These organizations will, in turn, significantly impact the Quad Cities, enhancing the lives of its residents and contributing to its development.

The contributions, a testament to the foundation's long-term commitment, stemmed from a significant ten-million-dollar gift from the Doris Day Estate in 1987.

31 Jul 2024

Community Foundation Funding New Bilingual Childcare Option in Moline

By Melanie Jones

BETTENDORF, IOWA (July 31, 2024) — The Quad Cities Community Foundation has granted a total of $57,218 to Western Illinois University to support and develop Rocky’s Play Space, a bilingual early learning and family empowerment lab site opening this year in Moline.

18 Jul 2024

Visit Quad Cities Recognized for Outstanding Performance with Industry Reaccreditation

By Lindsey Row

BETTENDORF, IOWA (July 18, 2024) — Visit Quad Cities, the region's official Destination Marketing Organization (DMO), was awarded a renewal of its 

10 Jul 2024

Project NOW Housing Event August 1

By Mary McNeil
10 Jul 2024

United Way Quad Cities Announces Over $144,000 to Twelve Organizations Through Emergency Food and Shelter Program

By Kevin Smith

BETTENDORF, IOWA (July 10, 2024) — United Way Quad Cities is proud to announce $144,763 awarded to twelve local organizations through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

03 Jul 2024

Iowa Finance Authority Awards More Than $10.6 Million in Federal Housing Tax Credits for the Construction of More Than 400 Rental Homes in Nine Communities

By Ashley Jared

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 3, 2024) — The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors today awarded a total of more than $10.6 million in federal housing tax credits to support the construction and rehabilitation of a total of 404 affordable rental homes for Iowans. The awards were made to ten rental housing projects located in Burlington, Charles City, Davenport, Des Moines, Jefferson, Knoxville, Mount Pleasant, Oskaloosa, and Spirit Lake.

01 Jul 2024

Marching Against the Darkness Drill Team Competition

By Darvel Givens

WATERLOO, IOWA (July 1, 2024) — The annual Marching Against the Darkness Drill Team Competition takes place at the Young Arena in downtown Waterloo, Iowa, on Saturday, July 13, 2024. The doors open at 5PM and the competition starts at 6PM. They have thirteen drill teams from seven states competing for $9,000 in cash prizes and trophies.

01 Jul 2024

Non-Profits Receive $150,000 in Capacity-Building Grants

By Melanie Jones

BETTENDORF, IOWA (July 1, 2024) — As non-profit organizations grow, they need additional support to build their capacity and sustainably expand their impact in the community. The Quad Cities Community Foundation designed Nonprofit Capacity Building Grants for exactly this reason.

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