Funding Amount

Up to US $5,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

From the program guidelines: “The Community Foundation currently has one granting cycle each year.”

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Geography

  • In Rock Island County, Illinois, and Scott County, Iowa

Overview

The Community Foundation of Van Buren County Grant aims to enhance the quality of life in the community by supporting diverse charitable projects and programs. Through a single annual granting cycle, the foundation assists initiatives in areas such as arts, health, human services, and historic preservation. This independent charity is dedicated to connecting donors with causes they care about, ensuring that generous contributions effectively address the needs of the region.

The Facts
And that’s why we work—day in and day out—to be the trusted place where generous people in the Quad Cities (and beyond!) make gifts to support their community, specific organizations and causes most important to them.
Through gifts and funds established at the Quad Cities Community Foundation by donors, for our community, we award grants and scholarships to people and organizations residing primarily in Rock Island County, Illinois, and Scott County, Iowa. Through our network of Geographic Affiliate Funds and Community Funds, we also serve the residents and needs of surrounding counties.
How we do it
The Quad Cities Community Foundation is governed by a volunteer board of directors of community leaders and is administered by a full-time professional staff dedicated to helping connect people who care with causes that matter. We offer extensive knowledge about charitable organizations and can help you make informed decisions about charitable giving.
The Community Foundation of Van Buren County is here to help our community's charitable projects and programs contribute to the quality of life in our area. One of the ways that is done is through grantmaking. The Community Foundation currently has one granting cycle each year.
The Community Foundation of Van Buren County accepts grant applications from charitable projects and programs impacting a wide range of needs in the community--arts and culture, health, human services, community betterment, historic preservation, etc.

Past recipients of this program

Recent awards under this program (from Quad Cities Community Foundation's IRS filings)

  • City of Keosauqua

    Keosauqua, IA · 2024

    $21K

2 grants in Quad Cities Community Foundation's 2023–2024 filings reference “Community Foundation of Van Buren County Grant” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.

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

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Arts
  • Healthcare
  • Human services
  • History

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