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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

 

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