Helen Duranleau-Brennan Theater Scholarship Grant
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
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Education
- College prep
- Theater
- Performing arts
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