Ten local nonprofits received a share of $125,000 in the 2024 Quad Cities Community Foundation Capacity Building Grants to build and strengthen the systems, structures, cultures, skills, resources, and power that they need to serve their communities.
“As the local nonprofit sector grows, organizations need timely support to increase their capacity and sustainably expand their mission in the community,” the foundation said in a news release. That’s why, the foundation said, it designed the Nonprofit Capacity Building Grants.
“The Community Foundation knows that capacity building work is not always visible, but it is critical to nonprofit success,” Kaleigh Trammell, Community Foundation grantmaking specialist, said in the release.
“Donors to our Community Impact Fund make these grants possible. Their generosity allows nonprofits to take that next step forward in growth and additional capacity,” she added. “Every one of these nonprofits has a mission that brings resources, hope, and opportunity to our region, and capacity building grants provide resources to help them keep their focus on the future.”
Grantees include a wide range of organizations and focus areas, from arts and culture to health care. Capacity building work often involves the creation of a new strategic vision, technology upgrades, and leadership training, the release said. Each organization is proactively strengthening its ability to serve the Quad Cities community.
Who received grants?
The following nonprofits who received fall 2024 Nonprofit Capacity Building Grants and the grant amounts they received are:
- Bettendorf Public Library Foundation: Modernizing online gateway and accessibility – $20,000.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley: Technology investment for fundraising – $6,584.
- Christian Friendliness – YouthHope: IT services and equipment to strengthen infrastructure – $20,000.
- Common Chord: Strategic planning – $20,000.
- Dress for Success Quad Cities: New donor management system for fundraising and data management capacity — $10,936.
- Heart of Hope Ministries: Volunteer management technology upgrade — $5,480.
- Humility Homes and Services, Inc.: Staff training and technology upgrades — $20,000.
- Lead(h)er: Strategic planning — $5,000.
- Love Girls Magazine: Strategic planning and technology upgrades — $5,000.
- Narratives QC: Board development and strategic planning — $12,000.
Impact grant sources
Nonprofit Capacity Building grants are made from the Quad Cities Community Impact Fund. It’s a permanent endowment fund supported by donors from across the region. The goal is to address high-priority needs and opportunities in the Quad Cities as they arise.
Community Impact Fund grants are also supported by the following charitable funds: the Duncan J. and Dianne R. Cameron Community Impact Fund Endowment, the Elise A. Brett Fund, the Henry and Linda Neuman Community Impact Fund, the Hofmann Family Community Impact Endowment, the Irma L. Jepsen Community Impact Fund, the John & Pat Lujack Community Impact Endowment, the Louise Gerbers Community Impact Fund, the Marsha and Don Pedersen Community Impact Fund, the Mary Hubbell Waterman Community Impact Endowment, the Paul and Beverly Eckert Community Impact Endowment, the Ray and Jill McLaughlin Community Impact Endowment, the Richard and Sally Muller Endowment Fund, the Robert Cowles Community Impact Fund, the Susan S. Skora Community Impact Endowment, and the Wilbert Schaff Community Impact Fund.
To support the fund, Quad Citizens can give online or contact Anne Calder, vice president of development.
Another round of Nonprofit Capacity Building Grants will be awarded in the spring. Letter of interest forms open March 1, 2025. To learn more, visit https://www.qccommunityfoundation.org/nonprofitcapacitybuilding.
