Rock Island Community Foundation announces grant awards
/FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Gary Rowe, Executive Director
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ROCK ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDS GRANTS TOTALING $99,530
The Rock Island Community Foundation announces its grant awards for 2023, which total $99,530 to 50 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 $2,4 million to 217 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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