MOLINE, ILLINOIS (December 30, 2025) — Starting this year, Moline Regional Community Foundation and Old National Bank Wealth Management are partnering to award grants to local non-profits.
More than $169,000 in funding is being awarded from three historic philanthropic families including:
Dorothy and Bud Lundahl Charitable Trust
Charles Deere Wiman Memorial Trust
Sheila Murphy Foundation
MRCF President and CEO Paul Plagenz stated, “We truly appreciate our partnership with ONB Wealth Management to continue the legacy of generosity established by these individuals and families. Their commitment to strengthening our community through the causes they care about will change lives for generations to follow.”
This year’s grant recipients are:
Dorothy and Bud Lundahl Charitable Trust
Argrow's House
$2,500
Christian Care
$3,500
Humility Homes and Services
$3,500
One Eighty
$1,077
Quad Cities Open Network
$1,000
River Bend Food Bank
$1,500
Transitions Mental Health Services
$1,500
YouthHope
$4,000
Charles Deere Wiman Memorial
Bethany for Children & Families
$1,000
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley
$ 2,000
Children's Therapy Center of the Quad Cities
$600
EveryChild
$1,400
Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois
$2,000
Hand in Hand
$1,200
Moline High School NHS Harold P Griffith Scholarship
$1,000
Moline Kiwanis
$1,000
Nahant Marsh Education Center
$1,000
Narratives QC
$1,500
River Bend Food Bank
$1,000
Spring Forward
$2,500
STEAM On Wheels
$2,500
Two Rivers YMCA
$2,050
WVIK, Quad Cities NPR
$2,500
YouthHope
$3,000
Sheila Murphy Foundation
Arc of the Quad Cities Area
$13,500
Autistic and Loved
$6,000
Bethany for Children and Families
$6,500
Cancer Support Community Iowa and NW Illinois
$2,000
Children's Therapy Center of the Quad Cities
$18,000
Empower House QCA
$18,000
Family Resources
$8,500
Hand in Hand
$9,000
New Kingdom Trailriders
$7,000
One Eighty
$6,000
River Bend Food Bank
$8,500
Special Olympics Illinois
$12,000
Youth Service Bureau of Rock Island County
$6,000
YouthHope
$4,000
“The Moline Regional Community Foundation is engaged and deeply knowledgeable of the non-profit landscape in the area. Old National Wealth Management couldn’t think of a better partner to support the grantmaking process,” said Joy Bihun, Vice President, Senior Trust Officer at Old National.
“We are grateful for this opportunity and thankful for the community members who evaluated and guided the award process. These awards provide vital support to essential organizations, transforming our community.” — Victoria Rodgers — Finance and Grant Administrator.
MRCF will administer the grant process annually and announce awards each December.
About Moline Regional Community Foundation
Founded in 1953, MRCF partners with generous individuals who genuinely care about our community by establishing any number of grantmaking funds, including donor-advised, non-profit endowments, scholarships, field-of-interest, and donor-designated funds. Serving a six-county region, including Rock Island, Henry, Mercer, Henderson, and McDonough Counties in Illinois, and Scott County in Iowa, MRCF helps donors put their Giving into Action!
