Local Rock Island Foundations Award $850,000 to community organizations
The Doris and Victor Day Foundation and the Rock Island Community Foundation announce 2018 grant awards totaling $850,000.
The Doris and Victor Day Foundation awarded 78 grants totaling $740,000;
The Rock Island Community Foundation will award $110,951 to 63 charitable organizations on August 30, 2018, at a press conference held at the Girl Scout Program Center, 2011 Second Avenue, Rock Island.
“We are making a joint announcement to emphasize the close collaboration and partnership of our foundations,” said William Stengel, president of the Doris and Victor Day Foundation board of directors.
“While each Foundation has different geographical restrictions, we are both committed to the betterment of Rock Island and its surrounding areas, and we are delighted to demonstrate this through our grantmaking,” said John Phillips, president of the Rock Island Community Foundation board of directors.
“What started four years ago as simply sharing office space to reduce overhead expenses has evolved into meaningful collaboration and deeper relationships, resulting in greater impact in each of our grant making strategies and priorities,” said Dave Geenen, executive director of the Doris and Victor Day Foundation.
“The front door to our office reads, “The Foundations” purposefully as we operate as the hub of philanthropy and community change in historic downtown Rock Island,” added Gary Rowe, executive director of the Rock Island Community Foundation.
Established by Doris and Victor Day in 1965, the Doris & Victor Day Foundation has sought to fulfill their vision of a "better place" a reality in the Quad Cities. The Foundation office opened in August of 1987, and in the following years, the board of directors has sought to bring the Days’ dream to life. The Foundation awards grants to nonprofit programs and organizations in Rock Island and Scott Counties.
The Doris and Victor Day Foundation has made nearly $22 million in grants since 1986 with current assets over $15 million.
Members of the Board of Directors are Rock Island County residents William Stengel, president; Stacie Fidlar, vice-president; Kai Swanson, secretary; Daniel Fetes, treasurer and Walter Braud, director. Board members serve without compensation.
Celebrating its 51st year, the Rock Island Community Foundation is a trust fund formed in 1967 to financially support the civic needs and general welfare of the City of Rock Island and surrounding areas. The Foundation provides financial support for programs and organizations serving the needs of the citizens of Rock Island.
The Board of Governors, consisting of nine Rock Island citizens, who serve without compensation, direct the Foundation. The current members are Alison Beardsley, Sara Darrow, Peter Lardner, Christopher Mandle, Kelly McLaughlin, Charlotte Morrison, Debbie Schwiebert, Jennifer Walker, and John Phillips, president.
The original investments which formed the Rock Island Community Foundation came from the Foundation’s eight founders on April 16, 1967. Each member directly reached into their pocket and donated to start the Foundation. Because of growth and subsequent donations, the Foundation has given away over $1.8 million to various community groups. The Foundation has grown to currently over $2 million in assets.
Doris and Victor Day Foundation grant recipients for 2018 are:
Arrowhead Youth Services
Thinking For a Change – $1,000
Alternatives for the Older Adult
Alternatives' Care Coordination Program – $10,000
American Red Cross
Disaster Services – $3,000
Association of Fundraising Professionals
National Philanthropy Day and Success in Fundraising – $1,000
Augustana College
Speech, Language, and Hearing Services – $3,000
Penguin Project of the Quad Cities at Augustana College – $3,000
Ballet Quad Cities
Outreach Programming for Rock Island students: Schools, Seniors, and At-risk Kids – $5,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley
Mentoring Services for at Risk-Youth – $2,500
Black Hawk College
Adult Ed/GED – $2,700
Healthcare Ladder Initiative – $10,000
Braveheart Children's Advocacy Center
Expansion of Programing – $5,000
Cafe On Vine
Services to Vulnerable Community Members– $5,000
Camp Excel Leadership Academy
Youth Leadership Academy Summer Program – $5,000
Camp Kesem at Augustana College
Camp Kesem at Augustana College – $1,000
Center for Active Seniors, Inc.
CASI Senior Advocacy – $10,000
Child Abuse Council
Teen Prevention Education | Rock Island Schools – $6,500
Christian Care
Updated phone system & donor management database – $1,700
Community Caring Conference
New Leadership from the Neighborhoods – $1,500
Community Health Care, Inc.
Healthy Newborn Care – $5,000
Crime Stoppers of the QC
School Safety 2.0 – $2,000
Doris & Victor Day Foundation
Census 2020 Discretionary Grants – $15,000
Discretionary Grants – $15,000
Grants Under Consideration – $28,500
Fresh Films
“I AM not disabled” A Teen-Created a Documentary – $5,000
Dress for Success Quad Cities
Next Step to Success: Career Development for Low-Resource Women – $3,000
East Moline School District #3
One By One/Closing the Opportunity and Achievement Gap – $3,100
Foster Hope
General Operating Support – $4,000
Genesius Theatre Foundation
Directors for 2018 productions – $2,000
German American Heritage Center
Security for the Volunteers, Visitors, Staff and Property of the GAHC – $1,000
Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois
Girl Scout After School Leadership Program for Underserved Girls – $3,000
Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities
Emergency Roof Repair – $5,000
Wheelchair Ramp Building - Pilot project – $5,000
Hand-in-Hand
Building and Operations Enhancements at Hand-in-Hand – $2,000
Heart of Hope Ministries
Outreach Program Support – $5,000
Humility of Mary Shelter, Inc.
Donation Center HVAC – $5,000
Iowa Abortion Access Fund
Access Fund – $25,000
Iowa Legal Aid Family
Stabilization Project – $5,000
Living Proof Exhibit
Bringing the Healing Power of Art to Quad Citizens Touched by Cancer – $1,000
Midwest Writing Center
Young Emerging Writers Summer Internship Program – $1,000
NAMI Greater Mississippi Valley
NAMI Capacity-Building: New Access Points – $10,000
One Eighty
Lice and Pest Abatement for At-Risk Students, Families and Homes in the Quad Cities – $2,000
Palomares Social Justice Center
Operational Support – $10,000
Prairie State Legal Services
General Operating Support for Rock Island Office – $10,000
Putnam Museum and Science Center
Education Access Fund – $2,000
Quad Cities Community Broadcasting Group, Inc.
Program Support for WGVV Educational Outreach Programming & Events – $3,000
Quad Cities Harm Reduction
Quad Cities Harm Reduction Naloxone Outreach Program – $1,000
Quad Cities Interfaith
Leadership Development and Regional/Local Expansion – $10,000
Quad Cities Jazz Festival, LTD
Bill Bell Jazz & Heritage Festival – $2,000
Quad City Arts, Inc.
Visiting Artist Series – $5,000
Quad City Botanical Center
Core Operating Support – $20,000
Quad City Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra Education Engagements – $5,000
Rebuilding Together Quad Cities
Rebuild Homes for Safe & Healthy Housing – $7,000
RISE UP Project
Youth Empowerment – $10,000
River Bend Foodbank
Mobile Pantry Program – $2,500
Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation
Support PRIME Grants – $10,000
Rock Island Girls Softball
Rotary Field Lighting Project – $2,500
Rock Island Kiwanis Foundation
Rock Island-Milan First Day Fund – $2,000
Rock Island Music Association
RIMSD 41 Orchestra's Instrument Replacement Project – $2,500
Safe Families for Children Alliance
Safe Families for Children - Quad Cities Chapter – $1,500
SAL Family and Community Services
Open Door and Opportunities Quad Cities – $5,000
Second Baptist Church
SBC Outreach Music & Arts Academy – $3,000
Spring Forward Learning Center
Out of School Learning Program Expansion – $165,000
St Joseph's the Worker
Program sustainability and expansion – $10,000
Supplemental Emergency Assistance Program
Emergency Assistance to Quad City households – $75,000
The Center for Youth and Family Solutions
Animal Assisted Psychotherapy– $2,000
The Children's Therapy Center of the Quad Cities
2019 I Can Shine Bike Camp – $3,000
The Rock Island County Children's Advocacy Center
Trauma Counseling – $7,500
Transitions Mental Health Services
Counseling for RI Youth – $40,000
Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Assisting Underrepresented Populations Through Scholarships – $6,000
Two Rivers United Methodist Church
Community Kitchen for Economic Empowerment– $2,000
Unity House
Transitional Housing for Quad City Men in Recovery – $1,000
Western Illinois University Quad Cities
Degree Attainment Assistance– $15,000
Great River Teacher Corps– $5,000
WQPT | Quad Cities
Capital and Operating Funds– $25,000
World Relief
Refugee Youth Programs– $15,000
WVIK, Quad Cities NPR
Programming Support– $15,000
Youth Service Bureau of Rock Island County
Family Therapy Program– $10,000
Rock Island Community Foundation grant recipients for 2018 are:
Alleman High School
Drug-free school program--$1,000
American Red Cross
Home Fire Campaign for Rock Island families--$1,000
ARC of the Quad Cities
Assistive technology--$750
Augustana College
Earth sciences, geology camp for RI students--$1,000
Ballet Quad Cities
Dance Me a Story or Rock Island schools--$3,000
Bethany for Children & Families
Dental services for children In Rock Island schools --$3,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters
“Biggs in Blue” in Rock Island--$3,000
Child Abuse Council
Prevention education specialist at Rock Island High School--$2,000
Christian Care
Community meal site program--$2,000
CF Youth Hope
Camp for 25 low-income children from Rock Island--$5,000
Church of Peace
“Book Nook” --$500
Church of Peace
Food pantry--$500
Churches United of the Quad Cities
Food pantries in Rock Island--$2,500
Community Caring Conference
Neighborhood organization--$2,000
Community Health Care
Dental cart for Rock Island clinic--$2,879
De La Cerda House
Transportation assistance for clients--$1,000
Dress for Success
“Next steps to success” --$1,000
Family Museum of Arts and Sciences
STEM education for Rock Island Head Start families--$1,000
Figge Art Museum
“Big Picture” art programs for grades 8-12 in Rock Island ---$2000
First Day Fund of Rock Island
School supplies for low-income children--$1.500
Fresh Films aka Dreaming Tree Foundation
Documentary about teens with disabilities--$500
Friends of Hauberg Civic Center
Purchase new chairs--$1,000
Friendship Manor
Upgrade Rehab nursing station--$1,000
Genesius Theatre Foundation
Directors for 2019 productions--$1,000
Gigi’s Playhouse
Literacy skills program for persons with Down Syndrome--$500
Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois
Outreach initiative in Rock Island Schools--$3,000
Hand in Hand
Rock Island residents in Teen and Young Adult program--$1,000
Heart of Hope Ministries
Field trips for youth--$1,000
Marriage & Family Counseling Service
Early intervention Hispanic play groups--$2,450
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center
Substance abuse prevention program--$6,000
Milan Christian food Pantry
Basic hygiene items--$500
NAMI of the Greater Mississippi Valley
Friends and family class--$1,500
Norma Leah Ovarian Cancer Institute
Purchase a new copier--$400
One Eighty
Treatment for lice for children in Rock Island--$1,000
Palomares Social Justice Center
Outreach--$1,000
Putnam Museum & Science Center
Science Center programs for Rock Island students--$3,000
Quad City Arts
Visiting Artists series in Rock Island schools--$3,000
QC Closet to Closet
Clothing for children in foster care--$1,000
Quad City Botanical Center
Infrastructure repair --$5,000
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Association
Performances and educational visits in Rock Island-Milan schools—$3,000
Quilts of Valor
Quilts for veterans--$250
Rebuilding Together Quad Cities
Repair and rebuild houses in the Keystone neighborhood--$3,000
Rise Up
Workforce skills for at-risk youth--$1,000
River Action
“Cops, kids, kayaks, and canoes” --$500
River Bend Foodbank
Senior pantry food program in Rock island--$2,600
River Music Experience
RME on tour programs in Rock Island schools--$1,000
Robert Young Center
Therapeutic program supplies--$1,000
Rock Island County Advocacy Center
Renovate space for trauma counseling--$1,668
Rock Island Girls Softball Field
Lighting for Rotary Field--$2,500
Rock Island-Milan American Little League
Upgrade and replace field equipment--$500
Rock Island Music Association
Music cart stands--$2,154
Rock Island Parks & Recreation Foundation
Expression swings--$1,000
Rock Island Public Library Foundation
Author visit and book study--$1,000
Second Baptist Church
Outreach, tutoring, and enrichment--$1,800
Spring Forward Learning Center
“Rocktown reads” --$1,000
St. Ambrose University
Summer camps in STEM subjects for Rock island students--$$2,000
St. Joseph the Worker House
Floor replacement, RIFAC fees--$2,500
Supplemental Emergency Assistance Program
Financial assistance for Rock Island families’ special circumstances--$2,000
Thy Loving Kindness Ministry
Purchase socks, hats, and underwear for needy children in Rock Island--$1,000
Two Rivers Family YMCA
Y Solutions—mentoring to at-risk Rock Island youth--$3,000
Underwear Because We Care
New underwear for needy and homeless persons in Rock Island--$1,000
WQPT Public Television
Transformer replacement--$1,000
WVIK Quad Cities NPR
APRIS Reading service--$1,000
YMCA of the Quad Cities
Meals at The Place 2b--$3,000
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