29 Jan 2021

Quad City Teens Will Grant $10K to Non-Profits Tackling Education Equity, Racial Injustice, and Social Inequities

By Melanie Jones

BETTENDORF, IOWA (January 29, 2021) — The saying that youth are the future rings especially true in the Quad Cities, where the Quad Cities Community Foundation’s Teens for Tomorrow Program is helping create a bigger, better, and more active community. Teens for Tomorrow (T4T) is comprised of 30 students from Quad City-area high schools who are passionate about philanthropy.

28 Jan 2021

The Moline Foundation Announces Two New Board Members

By The Moline Foundation

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (January 28, 2021) — The Moline Foundation announces the appointment of two new members of the Board of Trustees: Scott Lohman and Dr Reginald Lawrence II.

27 Jan 2021

United Way Quad Cities Seeks Grant Applications for Emergency Food and Shelter Program

By Kevin Smith

BETTENDORF, IOWA (January 27, 2021) — United Way Quad Cities is seeking proposals for grants for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program, which received $149,107 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

26 Jan 2021

Ascentra and Its Members Raise $23,350, Equivalent to 116,750 Meals, for the River Bend Foodbank

By Barry Shaw

BETTENDORF, IOWA (January 26, 2021) — With local food insecurity at an all-time high, the members of Ascentra Credit Union, through an auto-loan promotion, generated $23,350 to be donated to the River Bend Foodbank. The donation will provide approximately 116,750 meals for local families in the Quad Cities, Clinton, and Muscatine communities in which we serve.

25 Jan 2021

Quad Cities Community Foundation Welcomes Randy Moore as Its New Board Chairperson

By Melanie Jones

BETTENDORF, IOWA (January 25, 2021) — Whenever Randy Moore is faced with a task, especially if it’s a challenging one, he always asks himself, “How can I do a good thing differently to make it better?”

21 Jan 2021

United Way Quad Cities Seeks Strategic Impact Grant Partners

By Kevin Smith

BETTENDORF, IOWA (January 21, 2021) — United Way Quad Cities is accepting applications for its Strategic Impact Grants from non-profits, grassroots organizations, and others serving the residents in Scott and Rock Island counties.

Grants will be awarded to organizations working to improve education, income, and health outcomes in the Quad Cities.

13 Jan 2021

United Way Accepting Appointments for Free Tax Preparation and Filing

By Kevin Smith

BETTENDORF, IOWA (January 13, 2020) — Tax season is just beginning, but appointments are expected to fill up quickly for United Way’s free income tax preparation service for low- to middle-income filers in the Iowa and Illinois Quad Cities.

12 Jan 2021

Two Grants of $100K Each Will Address Issues of Equity in the Bi-State Region

By Sherry Ristau

BETTENDORF, IOWA (January 12, 2021) — Two Quad Cities-area groups have been awarded Transformation Grants from the Quad Cities Community Foundation to bring equitable solutions to the bi-state region.

07 Jan 2021

Rethink Your Drink 2021 Application Open from Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation

By Jill Feilmeier

 

JOHNSTON, IOWA (January 7, 2021) — All Iowa schools have the opportunity to receive a new water-bottle filling station through the Rethink Your Drink program, funded by the Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation. Selected schools will have an old drinking fountain replaced with a new Elkay water-bottle filling-station.

05 Jan 2021

Goodwill of the Heartland to Move Administrative Headquarters and E-Commerce Operations to Cedar Rapids

By Brent Watkins

IOWA CITY, IOWA (January 5, 2021) — In the spring of 2021, Goodwill of the Heartland plans to relocate its Iowa City administrative offices and e-commerce division. The organization will consolidate several of its logistics facilities into the former Klein Tools facility at 8200 6th St SW in Cedar Rapids.

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