16 Aug 2021

Applications for Grants Supporting Village of Milan Now Open

By Melanie Jones

BETTENDORF, IOWA (August 16, 2021) — Grants of up to $10,000 for projects dedicated to improving quality-of-life for residents of the Village of Milan, Illinois, are now available through the Grant W Brissman and Virginia M Brissman Foundation, a private foundation administered through the Quad Cities Community Foundation.

13 Aug 2021

Quad Cities Community Foundation VP Earns Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy Certification

By Melanie Jones

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 13, 2021) — Anne Calder, vice president of development at the Quad Cities Community Foundation, has been awarded the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropyâ (CAPâ) designation from the Richard D. Irwin Graduate School of the American College of Financial Services.

04 Aug 2021

Celebrating Seven Transformational Years: Quad Cities Community Foundation

By Melanie Jones

From left to right, Sherry Ristau, Kelly Thompson, Anne Calder, and Michelle Payne

BETTENDORF, IOWA (August 4, 2021) — As Sherry Ristau enters the final weeks of her tenure as president and CEO of the Quad Cities Community Foundation, one thing couldn’t be clearer to her: This is an organization that is ready to take its work to the next level.

30 Jul 2021

President and CEO of Quad Cities Community Foundation to Step Down at the End of August

By Melanie Jones

BETTENDORF, IOWA (July 30, 2021) — After seven years leading the Quad Cities Community Foundation, President and CEO Sherry Ristau will step down from her position at the end of August to make way for further organizational — and regional — transformation.

23 Jun 2021

Nine NFPs Receive Capacity Building Grants Totaling More Than $111,000

By Melanie Jones

BETTENDORF, IOWA (June 23, 2021) — The Quad Cities Community Foundation has announced the recipients of its spring 2021 Nonprofit Capacity Building Grants. With up to $15,000 in funding available for each project, the grants provide powerful support for investments in equipment and technology, training for staff and board members, and strategic planning work, among other areas.

01 Jun 2021

Local Students Receive $457,500 in Scholarships through Community Foundation

By Melanie Jones

BETTENDORF, IOWA (June 1, 2021) — The Quad Cities Community Foundation today announced the recipients of nearly half a million dollars in new scholarship awards. With scholarships ranging from $500 to $11,000 going to 49 students, including nine receiving more than one award, the funding — and the opportunities it can unlock — are significant.

25 May 2021

Aligning Values and Investments to Honor a Legacy

By Melanie Jones

BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 25, 2021) — When Quad Cities–area non-profit Progressive Action for the Common Good (PACG) decided to honor the legacy of community activist Dick Fallow after his death in 2013, opening a memorial fund at the Quad Cities Community Foundation was a natural choice.

05 May 2021

High School Students Award $10K in Grants to Six Local Organizations to Support Educational and Social Equity

By Melanie Jones

BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 5, 2021) — Participants in the Quad Cities Community Foundation’s Teens for Tomorrow (T4T) program, a youth philanthropy group of high-school students, have announced the recipients of the program’s annual grants.

22 Feb 2021

Quad Cities Community Foundation Welcomes Two New Board Members

By Melanie Jones

BETTENDORF, IOWA (February 22, 2021) — The Quad Cities Community Foundation has welcomed two new board members this month: Quad-City Times Publisher Debbie Anselm and Attorney Mark Schwiebert. The two will add significant experience to the board and help guide the Community Foundation’s work and long-term regional impact in the bi-state region.

18 Feb 2021

Kenneth and Sharon Glassman Fund at Quad Cities Community Foundation grants $20K to the East Moline and United Township School Districts

By Melanie Jones

BETTENDORF, IOWA (February 18, 2021) — Sharon Glassman was a quiet, thoughtful person who worked at the International Harvester Plant in East Moline. Folks remember her for a cheerful, kind-hearted sensibility that shone through whenever she spoke. Her husband, Kenneth Glassman, was a welder at Johnson Sheet Metal whose iron-clad work ethic instilled within him a sense of duty and purpose.

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