Brissman Foundation awards more than $160,000 to 36 organizations serving the Milan community
The Grant W. Brissman and Virginia M. Brissman Foundation, administered by the Quad Cities Community Foundation, has awarded $161,000 in grants to 36 nonprofits supporting quality of life in the Village of Milan. “This year’s grants reflect the breadth of community need and the generosity and vision of Grant and Virginia Brissman,” said Cathy Edwards, a Brissman Foundation trustee. “Their legacy continues to strengthen Milan, the community they loved, by putting funds where they're needed most. We’re
Quad Cities Community Foundation awards $300,000 to advance landmark affordable housing collaboration
The Quad Cities Community Foundation has awarded its 2025 Transformation Grant to the Quad Cities Housing Council in support of the region’s first large-scale, multi-agency affordable housing development initiative. The $300,000 grant will be distributed over three years. Through the Silos to Solutions project, five leading housing organizations have joined forces to bring 25 new or rehabilitated rental and homeownership units to Davenport’s Central Community Circle. The project pairs housing
Quad Cities raises over $600,000 for Hunger Relief in just two weeks
Ten Quad City-area funders announced today that the region has once again demonstrated extraordinary generosity. In just two and a half weeks, the community contributed more than $300,000 to the River Bend Food Bank Hunger Relief Fund at the Quad Cities Community Foundation—fully unlocking an additional $300,000 in matching funds. More than $600,000 in total has been donated to River Bend Food Bank. This rapid surge of support was made possible by a coalition of philanthropic leaders whose early
