Funding Amount

Up to US $4,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Eligible organizations

  • Must be graduates from specific Davenport high schools, maintain a 3
  • A graduate of Davenport Assumption High School, Davenport North High School, or John F
  • Kennedy Catholic School in Davenport.

Other requirements

  • Scholarship may be awarded to a student and also to a student entering either a 4-year program or graduate school for theater.
  • Applicant must be majoring or minoring in theater.
  • Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent range).
  • Applicant must plan to enroll or be enrolled in a four-year program or graduate school for theater.

Overview

The Helen Duranleau-Brennan Theater Scholarship, offered by the Quad Cities Community Foundation, supports students pursuing theater studies. Eligible applicants must be graduates from specific Davenport high schools, maintain a 3.0 GPA, and be enrolled in a four-year program or graduate school for theater. This scholarship provides up to $1,000 annually, renewable for up to four years, encouraging students committed to theater-related disciplines and community service.

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

  • No.
  • Amount:
  • Up to $1,000 a year.
  • Renewable:
  • Yes, for up to four years total or until graduation, whichever comes first.
  • Renewal Conditions:
  • Maintain at least a 3.0 GPA and continue to meet other scholarship criteria.

Eligibility

Scholarship may be awarded to a student and also to a student entering either a 4-year program or graduate school for theater.Applicant must be a graduate of Davenport Assumption High School, Davenport North High School, or John F. Kennedy Catholic School in Davenport.Applicant must be majoring or minoring in theater.Applicant must have at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent range).Applicant must plan to enroll or be enrolled in a four-year program or graduate school for theater.Applicant can pursue all theater-related disciplines, including acting, directing, design, and theater arts administration programs.

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

  • Education
  • College prep
  • Theater
  • Performing arts

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