How much funding does Bill and Hilda Macomber and Alta Kahl Scholarship Grant provide?

Bill and Hilda Macomber and Alta Kahl Scholarship Grant provides Up to US $1,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Bill and Hilda Macomber and Alta Kahl Scholarship Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Who is eligible for Bill and Hilda Macomber and Alta Kahl Scholarship Grant?

Eligible applicants: A high school senior that is a resident of Buffalo, Iowa.

Bill and Hilda Macomber and Alta Kahl Scholarship Grant

Quad Cities Community Foundation

Foundation Grants for Education

Funding Amount

Up to US $1,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

A high school senior that is a resident of Buffalo, Iowa
Merit evaluated by school activities, community and personal activities and work experience.
Achievement evaluated by ACT or SAT testing and school transcript.

Other requirements

Applicant must plan to enroll full-time at a college, university or technical school in Iowa.
Financial need is the main criteria.
Recipient must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 grade point scale (or equivalent average) to reapply.

Overview

The Bill and Hilda Macomber and Alta Kahl Scholarship, administered by the Quad Cities Community Foundation, provides need-based financial assistance of up to $1,000 to high school seniors residing in Buffalo, Blue Grass, or Walcott, Iowa. Applicants must enroll full-time in an Iowa college or technical school, demonstrate financial need, and maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA. This scholarship aims to support local students' pursuit of higher education.

Today, we award nearly $600,000 annually in scholarships to students in the Quad Cities and beyond.

Eligibility

Applicant must be a high school senior that is a resident of Buffalo, Iowa; Blue Grass, Iowa; or Walcott, Iowa.Applicant must plan to enroll full-time at a college, university or technical school in Iowa.Financial need is the main criteria.Merit evaluated by school activities, community and personal activities and work experience.Achievement evaluated by ACT or SAT testing and school transcript.Recipient must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 grade point scale (or equivalent average) to reapply.

What Quad Cities Community Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024: 263
Total given: $7.55M
Median grant: $15K
Range: $5,100–$602K

By dollars: Iowa 62%, Illinois 33%, Michigan <1%. Top recipient cities: Davenport, IA; Rock Island, IL; Bettendorf, IA.
16% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
20% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Imagine the Possibilities Inc · Maquoketa, IA

Support for learning disabled and handicapped children and adults, present or future…

$602K
Quad Cities Golf Classic Charitable Foundation · East Moline, IL

Mission support, birdies for charity

$301K
Family Resources Inc · Davenport, IA

Mission support, domestic violence programs, braking traffic, youth and out of home…

$275K
Martin Luther King Jr Center Inc · Rock Island, IL

Mission, projects and operating support, revitalization initiative

$269K
United Way Quad Cities · Bettendorf, IA

Mission and operating support, emerging leaders, imagination library, senior citizen…

$211K