The Moline Regional Community Foundation (MRCF) and Old National Bank Wealth Management (ONB) are partnering to award grants to local nonprofits. Beginning this year, the foundation and the management firm will begin awarding grants on behalf of these three historic philanthropic families: the Dorothy and Bud Lundahl Charitable Trust, Charles Deere Wiman Memorial Trust and Sheila Murphy Foundation.
“We truly appreciate our partnership with ONB Wealth Management as we continue the legacy of generosity established by these individuals and families,” Paul Plagenz, the foundation’s president and CEO, said in a news release Thursday, Dec. 18. “Their commitment to strengthening our community through the causes they care about will change lives for generations to follow.”
For 2025, the partners are awarded more than $169,000 in funding.
Grant recipients
This year’s recipients and their grant awards are:
Dorothy and Bud Lundahl Charitable Trust:
Argrow’s House, $2,500; Christian Care, $3,500; Humility Homes & Services, Inc., $3,500; One Eighty, $1,077; Quad Cities Open Network, $1,000; River Bend Food Bank, $1,500; Transitions Mental Health Services, $1,500; YouthHope, $4,000
Charles Deere Wiman Memorial:
Bethany for Children & Families, $1,000; Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley, $2,000; Children’s Therapy Center of the Quad Cities, NFP, $600; EveryChild, $1,400; Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois, $2,000; Hand in Hand, $1,200; Moline High School National Honor Society Harold P. Griffith Scholarship Endowment, $1,000; Moline Kiwanis, $1000; Nahant Marsh Education Center, $1,000; Narratives QC INC NFP, $1,500; River Bend Food Bank, $1,000; Spring Forward, $2,500; STEAM On Wheels, $2,500; Two Rivers YMCA, $2,050; WVIK, Quad Cities NPR, $2,500 and YouthHope, $3,000.
Sheila Murphy Foundation:
Arc of the Quad Cities Area, $13,500; Autistic & Loved, $6,000; Bethany for Children & Families, $6,500; Cancer Support Community Iowa & NW Illinois, $2,000; Children’s Therapy Center of the Quad Cities, NFP, $18,000; Empower House QCA, $18,000; Family Resources, Inc., $8,500; Hand in Hand, $9,000; New Kingdom Trailriders, $7,000; One Eighty, $6,000; River Bend Food Bank, $8,500; Special Olympics Illinois, $12,000; Youth Service Bureau of Rock Island County, $6,000; YouthHope, $4,000
About MRCF
“The Moline Regional Community Foundation is engaged and deeply knowledgeable of the non-profit landscape in the area. Old National Wealth Management couldn’t think of a better partner to support the grantmaking process,” Joy Bihun, Old National vice president and senior trust officer, said in the release.
The foundation’s finance and grant administrator also applauded the new partnership. “We are grateful for this opportunity and thankful for the community members who evaluated and guided the award process,” she said, adding “These awards provide vital support to essential organizations, transforming our community.”
The MRCF will administer the grant process annually and announce awards each December.
