Fall 2019 Grants
Community Grants from The Moline Foundation - October, 2019
1. Genesis Philanthropy $10,000
Home visits for 50 newborns
2. Friends of Hauberg Civic Center $6,000
STEM educational classroom
3. Friends of Moline Public Library $10,000
Digitize Moline Dispatch newspaper/educational resources
4. Boys Scouts of America- Illowa Council $10,000
Support Scoutreach (at-risk youth in the Quad Cities)
5. Moline Community Development Corporation $10,000
Neighborhood beautification projects
6. Rebuilding Together (Geneseo/Cambridge) $10,000
Repairs/modification to low income/senior homes
7. Girls on the Run $4,000
Race entry fees/scholarships for at risk girls
8. Junior Achievement of the Quad Cities $10,000
Support student growth plan for middle schools
9. River Bend Food Bank $15,000
Support backpacks for hunger program
10. Mercer County Health Department $10,000
Emergency funding for suicide prevention/mental health
11. Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois $15,000
Support outreach for 600 girls in Quad Cities
12. Dress for Success $5,000
Provide clothing and job seeking skills for low income
13. Quad Cities Jazz Festival $2,000
Provide free kids workshop on history of jazz music
14. Seton Catholic School $15,000
Rebuild facility with focus on safety and security
15. East Moline Public Library $30,000
Support construction of new library
16. Quad City Symphony Orchestra $4,000
Hold lessons & programs for QC elementary students
17. Salvation Army $2,500
Assist Salvation Army Youth Music program
18. Rock Island Co. Extension/4-H Educ. Foundation $5,000
Assist Latino teens in transition from high school to
Post-secondary continuing education
19. IJAG (Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates) $10,000
Support teen student IJAG programs in Rock Island Co.
20. Marriage & Family Counseling Service $5,000
Assist with counseling costs for low income families
21. Youth Service Bureau of Rock Island County $15,000
Assist with counseling costs of students & their families
through school-based assistance & referral
22. City of Keithsburg $1,000
Refurbish local park
23. 100 Black Men of the Quad Cities $2,000
Mentor materials, field trips for 7th/8th grade students
24. Midwest Writing Center $2,000
Support Young Emerging Writers program
25. Mississippi Valley Blues Society $2,000
Support blues music programs in local schools
26. Open Table of West Central Illinois $2,000
Create weekly support sessions for homeless families
in Warren, Henderson and McDonough families
27. Rockridge Schools Foundation $2,000
Support school enrichment programs
28. Lincoln Academy of Illinois $2,500
Support statewide scholarship/leader recognition program
29. Moline Kiwanis Club $2,500
Provide conservation magazine subscriptions to all
second graders in Moline-Coal Valley public/private schools
30. Spring Forward Learning Center $2,500
Materials for 2020 Summer Learning Camps
31. Underwear Because We Care $2,500
Underwear for the needy and homeless
32. Milan Christian Food Pantry $2,800
Provide basic hygiene items for food pantry clients
33. Living Proof Exhibit $3,000
Art exhibit by and for cancer survivors
34. Public Interest Law Initiative $3,000
Legal services for low income families – Summer 2020
35. Special Olympics $3,000
Year-round sports for special needs children
36. Martin Luther King Center $3,200
Metro Youth Drill team program supplies
37. Christian Care $3,500
Assist with shelter & support for 42 bed homeless shelter
38. Family Resources $3,500
Domestic violence survivors’ program in Rock Island Co.
39. Figge Art Museum $3,500
Outreach art education to students in juvenile detention
Center & homeless shelter
40. Fourth Wall Films $3,500
Documentary film series on Hero Street, East Moline
41. Fresh Films $3,500
Education/training for film & media careers
42. Friendship Manor $3,500
Programmatic partner for No Show Gala
43. Hand in Hand $3,500
2020 Summer Camp for children with disabilities
44. Junior Board of Rock Island $3,500
Car seats for at-risk mothers and infants
45. Opera Quad Cities $3,500
Free admission for low income families to Bartlett
Performing Arts Center
46. Quad Cities Alliance for Immigrants & Refugees $3,500
Citizen education outreach for 180 participants
47. River Action $3,500
Refurbish/landscape Sylvan Island Trail
48. River Music Experience $3,500
Free winter music concerts for 1000 low income families
49. STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) $3,750
STEAM on Wheels 20-week program
50. WQPT- Public Television $25,000
Capital campaign for new tower construction
TOTAL: $310,250