The Moline Foundation Board approved $235,000 in grant funding this spring for capital and program expenses for several Quad Cities area nonprofit organizations.
Recipients include the William Butterworth Foundation, whose grant allocates $40,000 for a living room restoration project at the Deere-Wiman house.
“Our board and staff are thrilled to receive funding towards the living room restoration at Deere-Wiman House,” William Butterworth Foundation Executive Director Heather Calvert said in a news release. “Local partnership and investment are critical for nonprofit organizations like ours and allow us to share the history and beauty of the home and family with guests from around the world.”
Humble Dwellings also received a $5,000 grant this round. “Our mission is to restore dignity and hope by transforming living spaces into a warm and inviting home using donated furnishings and household goods” for area people and families in need, said Executive Director Karen VanDeCasteele, in the foundation’s release. “The Moline Foundation Grant Award will help (area) families with the items we struggle to acquire, particularly dressers.”
This spring’s grants included:
- 100 Black Men Quad Cities, HBCU Initiative — $7,500.
- Association of Fundraising Professionals, Strengthening QC Area Nonprofits — $2,500.
- Argrow’s House of Healing and Hope, expanding services and programs — $7,500.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Valley, summer programming for underserved youth — $7,500.
- Children’s Therapy Center of the QC, facilities upgrades — $5,000.
- Christ United Methodist Church of QC, East Moline and Silvis food pantries — $2,500.
- Community Health Care, Moline pediatric clinic improvements — $7,500.
- Community Resources and Learning Center, programs and services — $5,000.
- Dress For Success, Women United Together with One Voice — $2,500.
- EveryChild, technology upgrades — $3,500.
- Family Resources, saving services for crime victims — $5,000.
- Figge Art Museum, Big Picture Outreach Programs — $3,500.
- First Tee Quad Cities, program support — $5,000.
- Geneseo Chapter of the Izaak Walton League, handicap accessible ramp — $5,000.
- Genesius Guild, Othello production costs — $3,000.
- Gigi’s Playhouse Quad Cities, family speaker programs — $3,000.
- Gilda’s Club Quad Cities, education programming — $5,000.
- Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities, accessibility ramps — $7,500.
- Hauberg Civic Center Foundation, Sustainable Revenue Development Initiative — $5,000.
- Humble Dwellings, basic home supplies — $5,000.
- Jamieson Community Center, Mercer County senior services — $2,500.
- Lead(h)er, Strike a Match mentoring program — $3,500.
- League of United Latin American Citizens Council 10, Latino Leadership Development Program — $5,000.
- Living Lands & Waters, Mississippi River floating classroom — $5,000.
- Pregnancy Resources, prenatal vitamins and anti-nausea aids — $2,500.
- Quad Cities Conservation Alliance, programs for disabled persons — $2,500.
- Quad Cities Senior Olympics, program support — $2,500.
- Quad Cities Golf Classic Charitable Foundation, John Deere Classic Family Care Suite — $8,500.
- Quad Cities Youth Conference, spring 2024 conference — $3,500.
- Quad Cities Symphony Orchestra, Bartlett Center Performances and education outreach — $2,500.
- River Action, building flood resiliency — $2,500.
- Rock Island County Children’s Advocacy Center, capital needs for counseling room — $2,500.
- Salvation Army, food pantry program support — $5,000.
- STEAM On Wheels, summer youth programs — $7,500.
- Transitions Mental Health Services, telepsychiatry programs — $7,500.
- Truth First Film Alliance, Last to Fall from Hero Street Documentary — $2,500.
- Two Rivers YMCA, summer day camp and Nourish Program — $10,000.
- Western Illinois University, QC Bilingual Learning Center — $6,500.
- William Butterworth Foundation, living room restoration — $40,000.
- WVIK Quad Cities, launching WVIK News and WVIK Classical — $5,000.
- Youth Service Bureau of Rock Island County, at-risk youth counseling — $10,000.
“These awards are only possible because of our donor’s generous financial support of our grantmaking endowment,” said Moline Foundation President/CEO Paul Plagenz, in the release. “The Moline Foundation is pleased to support these hardworking nonprofit organizations as they improve our area residents’ quality of life.”
