Funding Amount

Up to US $10,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Can we apply?

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Geography

  • Located in and serving the Village of Milan, Illinois are invited to apply
  • Organizations located outside of the Village of Milan may apply if their applications demonstrate specific benefits to the Village of Milan and its residents.
  • The trustees of the Brissman Foundation will make all determinations on whether the project serves residents as the Foundation intends.

Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Other requirements

  • Organizations must comply with our Diversity and Non-Discrimination Policy.

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: Grants are not awarded in the following areas: annual fund raising, organizational endowment funds, deficit financing,grants to individuals, or for sectarian purposes.

Overview

Grant W. Brissman & Virginia M. Brissman Foundation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Quad Cities Community Foundation
Amount: Up to US $10,000
Last Updated: August 22, 2025

Summary

The Grant W. Brissman & Virginia M. Brissman Foundation Grant supports initiatives that enhance youth development, community growth, cultural activities, and relief for underprivileged individuals in Milan, Illinois. Non-profit organizations with 501(c)3 status and governmental agencies serving the area can apply, while projects benefiting the community will be prioritized. The foundation emphasizes compliance with its Diversity and Non-Discrimination Policy, ensuring a fair and equitable grantmaking process.

Overview

Purpose Grants from the Grant W. Brissman and Virginia M. Brissman Foundation improve the quality of life in the Village of Milan, Illinois by funding work to enhance youth development, to foster community development, to support cultural activities, and to invest in ways to relieve the suffering of underprivileged people. The Brissman Foundation is a private foundation for which the Community Foundation provides administrative and grantmaking services. Youth development allowing young men and women to fulfill their potential including but not limited to education and vocational potential.Community developmentCultural activitiesRelief of suffering for those who are underprivileged

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Non-profit organizations with a 501(c)3 charitable tax status and qualified governmental agencies located in and serving the Village of Milan, Illinois are invited to apply.Organizations located outside of the Village of Milan may apply if their applications demonstrate specific benefits to the Village of Milan and its residents.The trustees of the Brissman Foundation will make all determinations on whether the project serves residents as the Foundation intends. Organizations must comply with our Diversity and Non-Discrimination Policy.

Ineligibility

Grants are not awarded in the following areas: annual fund raising, organizational endowment funds, deficit financing,grants to individuals, or for sectarian purposes.

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

nonprofitsyouth-programscommunity-developmentarts

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