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William Butterworth Foundation

Moline, IL

Better Health Foundation Melinda Gowey

Davenport, IA

The Better Health Foundation funds projects that improve community health in the greater Quad Cities, with priorities including mental and behavioral health, obesity and diabetes prevention, and maternal and child health. Its 2025 grants ranged from $8,000 to $255,000, with a median of $70,000. A 2023 filing says it does not accept unsolicited requests, though its website describes an LOI-based grant process.

The Rock Island Community Foundation

Rock Island, IL

The Rock Island Community Foundation funds a wide range of charitable organizations and community projects that improve or preserve quality of life in Rock Island, Illinois, and the surrounding metropolitan area. Recent grants ranged from $500 to $21,000, with a median of $2,000. Its 2024 filing says it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests, though its website describes an application process.

United Way Quad Cities

Bettendorf, IA

United Way Quad Cities funds nonprofit and grassroots work in education, financial security and workforce development, and health, including basic needs, career pathways, and mental health services. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,011 to $263,476, with a median of about $25,800, for organizations serving Scott County, Iowa, and Rock Island County, Illinois. It accepts requests through a letter-of-intent process, with selected applicants invited to submit a full application.

Balgley Family Charitable Foundation

Palm Beach Gardens, FL

The Balgley Family Charitable Foundation supports a range of causes, including education, disaster response, civil liberties, clean energy, and regenerative agriculture, with 2025 grants ranging from $500 to $50,000 and a median of $2,000. It gives across the United States; its largest shares in 2025 went to organizations in Connecticut, West Virginia, California, North Carolina, and Washington, D.C. The filing says there is no required application format and no deadline, and that giving is not limited to preselected organizations.

Doris & Victor Day Foundation Inc

Rock Island, IL

The foundation funds youth programs, education, health care, housing, and community services in the Illinois and Iowa Quad Cities; religious programs are ineligible. In 2025, it awarded 80 grants totaling $805,190, with a median grant of $3,000 and awards ranging from $28 to $250,000. An online application is available, and the annual deadline is May 1; the information does not say whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Ross Stores Foundation

Dublin, CA

Ross Stores Foundation funds youth programs focused on literacy, STEM, mentoring, leadership, and college and career readiness in communities where Ross operates. Regional grants are typically $10,000, $20,000, or $30,000; it also provides gift cards, usually worth $300–$500, to eligible youth programs. It accepts Letters of Inquiry through its online portal during application cycles, with selected applicants invited to submit full proposals.

Quad Cities Golf Classic Charitable Foundation

East Moline, IL

The charity re-grants funds raised through the John Deere Classic to local nonprofits, supporting a range of community services, health, arts, and recreation organizations, primarily in Iowa and Illinois. In 2025, grants ranged from $5,330 to $1,589,007, with a median of $24,133. It accepted applications to join Birdies for Charity from eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits within 125 miles of Silvis, Illinois, by May 30, 2025.

Quad Cities Community Foundation

Bettendorf, IA

The Quad Cities Community Foundation supports charitable programs in health and human services, education, arts and culture, the environment, youth services, and community development. It primarily serves Rock Island County, Illinois, and Scott County, Iowa, with affiliate funds reaching nearby counties; its 2024 grants had a median of $15,000, while its Operations and Programs Grants accept requests of $5,000–$20,000.

The Pittsburgh Foundation

Pittsburgh, PA

The Pittsburgh Foundation funds basic needs, racial equity and social justice, environmental action, arts and culture, and economic mobility, primarily for organizations located in or serving Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Its 2024 grants had a median of $18,576, though awards varied widely; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.