Mission and Values

Our Mission is to serve as a catalyst and leader in encouraging philanthropy and channeling resources to meet the needs of the Quad Cities and the surrounding area.

The Moline Foundation serves the donors, citizens, and non-profit organizations in the counties of Rock Island, Henry, Mercer, Warren, Henderson, and McDonough in Illinois, and Scott County in Iowa. 

Our Values

Access to opportunity is the key organizing principle of our work.  The money we raise from the public will support projects and programs that create opportunities for economic and social progress—for our people, our neighborhoods, and our region.

Facts and research-based information about our region, its people and our charitable partners are critical components of our work.  The Moline Foundation’s grants, activities and initiatives will respond to demonstrated needs in our communities.

Through a competitive grants process, we support innovative, creative, and efficient nonprofit organizations that clearly articulate missions and goals and that can prove successful at meeting the needs of our families, individuals and neighborhoods.

The Moline Foundation is a partnership of donors, nonprofit groups and civic leaders, and all those that care about this area that we call home.

We strive to collaborate, convene and communicate in ways that promote generosity, civic involvement, good public policy and caring for our neighbors and neighborhoods.

The Moline Foundation was established in 1953 to encourage philanthropy and create opportunities to improve the quality of life for present and future generations in Moline,  the Quad Cities area and the surrounding region.

We work with donors  to help our charitable partners working in the areas of :

• Caring Neighbors
• Arts for All
• Community Development
• The Great Outdoors
• Education and Youth

We've given more than $28 million since we made our first grants in 1954 to qualified nonprofit organizations serving the citizens of Moline and the surrounding area. The Moline Foundation also provides support to community groups with the ability to establish endowment funds . Finally, The Moline Community Foundation provides philanthropic leadership in the community by convening leaders to solve problems and develop projects that benefit the entire area or address a specific issue of concern.