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ROCK ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDS
2024 GRANTS TOTALING $99,100
The Rock Island Community Foundation announces its grant awards for 2024, which total $99,100 to 58 non-profit organizations.
“Grants must be consistent with our mission, which is ‘To enhance the lives of the citizens of Rock Island,” said Gary Rowe, Executive Director.
Grant recipients included programs that serve children, teens, families, and the elderly; education and mentoring programs; health care; and the arts.
The Foundation’s nine-member Board of Directors reviewed and approved the grant applications.
The Rock Island Community Foundation was founded in 1967 by eight community leaders who each contributed $20 to start an organization that would benefit Rock Island.
The Foundation made its first and only grant in 1968, for $125. Today, with assets of more than $4 million, the Rock Island Community Foundation has made grants totaling more than $ 2.8 million to 221 different organizations.
“We are grateful to the many generous individuals and organizations who have contributed to programs that serve so many in Rock Island,” Rowe said.
For more information, visit the Foundation’s website at www.rockislandcommunity foundation.org.
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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Gary Rowe, Executive Director, Rock Island Community Foundation
309-786-8551 (O) 309-948-3403 (C)
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ROCK ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, FRIENDSHIP MANOR
ANNOUNCE ENDOWMENT PARTNERSHIP
The Rock Island Community Foundation and Friendship have agreed to a partnership by which Friendship Manor will establish a $50,000 endowment with the Foundation.
“An endowment fund helps guarantee the future support of our mission,” said Ted Pappas, Jr, Friendship Manor President & and CEO.
Friendship Manor has deposited $50,000 into the new endowment fund from the proceeds of its 8th Annual No Show Gala. The fund will be called “The Friendship Manor/Silver Cross Charitable Care Endowment Fund.
The Fund’s goal will be to ensure the continuation of the Manor’s long-standing, hallmark virtue of “never asking a resident to leave, simply because they outlived their resources,” said Pappas.
Established in 1967, the Rook Island Community Foundation has made grants totaling more than $2.6 million to 218 nonprofit organizations that serve the citizens of Rock Island.
“For more than 80 years, Friendship Manor has been serving seniors in Rock Island and nearby communities. The Foundation is honored to be able to help the Manor remain viable and serve residents for generations to come,” said Gary Rowe, Executive Director. “We invite other nonprofit organizations to establish an endowment fund with us.”
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