Quad Cities Community Foundation

About Quad Cities Community Foundation

A defining thread in Quad Cities Community Foundation grantmaking is its support for people with disabilities and for the nonprofit systems around them. One of the largest recent awards went to Imagine the Possibilities Inc in Maquoketa, Iowa, for support for learning disabled and handicapped children and adults, along with present or future capital improvement projects. Similar large grants also reached Hope Haven Area Development Center Corporation in Burlington for learning disabled and handicapped children and adults work, showing a sustained interest in services for people with disabilities. The foundation also backs human-services organizations that combine direct aid with program support. Family Resources Inc in Davenport received multiple awards tied to group violence intervention strategy, domestic violence programs, youth and out-of-home placement, care coordination, shelter support, and therapy services. River Bend Food Bank in Davenport was another major recipient, supported for food distribution sites and general support. These grants sit alongside funding for affordable housing, environmental work, education, and arts organizations across the Quad Cities region and beyond.

What Quad Cities Community Foundation Funds

In services for learning-disabled and physically handicapped individuals, the foundation awarded $601,869 to Imagine the Possibilities Inc for support for learning disabled and handicapped children and adults and capital improvement projects. It also gave $317,600 to Hope Haven Area Development Center Corporation for an annual capital-improvement grant. Housing and basic-needs work appears in grants such as $230,000 to Quad Cities Housing Council for the Quad Cities Affordable Housing Vision and general support, and $436,475 to River Bend Food Bank for capital campaign, food distribution sites, and general support. In domestic violence and family services, Family Resources Inc in Davenport received $274,530 for domestic violence programs, Braking Traffic, youth and out-of-home placement, care coordination, survivor services, and group violence intervention strategy. The foundation also invests in education and environmental work through grants such as $285,626 to Iowa State University Foundation for scholarships and $311,200 to Quad Cities Open Network for emergency assistance tied to a building collapse.

How Quad Cities Community Foundation Gives