2017 Grants
THE EAST MOLINE COMMUNITY FUND GRANTS
The East Moline Community Fund Advisory Council recently met to review and approve grant distributions for 2017. The following grants were approved to give to charitable organizations that benefit the citizens of East Moline and the surrounding area:
$1,000.00 | Children’s Therapy Center of the Quad Cities
Assist with Therapy costs for East Moline children
$2,000.00 | Christ United Methodist Church
Fund perishable staple items for the food pantry clients
$1,000.00 | Churches United of the QCA
Watertown food pantry
$824.00 | Community Resource and Learning Center, Inc.
Pre-Kindergarten study
$500.00 | East Moline School District #37
One by One at Glenview Middle School
$1,000.00 | Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy
New Reading Series for Students, K-2
$250.00 | Quad Cities Marathon
Micro-Marathon Entry Fees for 12 Children
$500.00 | Quad Cities Senior Olympics
27th Annual Senior Olympics insurance/event costs
$2,500.00 | Rebuilding Together
Homeowner Assistance for emergency repairs
$2,000.00 | Rotary Club of East Moline/Silvis
iPads for East Moline School District students
$676.00 | Supplemental Emergency Assistance Program
Providing for the Emergency Needs of East Moline Residents
$2,000.00 | YouthHope-Christian Friendliness Food Pantry
Impact At-Risk Kids through Camp Summit
TOTAL $14,250.00
About the East Moline Community Fund
The East Moline Community Fund, East Moline, Illinois, founded in 2011, is an affiliate fund of The Moline Foundation as a community foundation that provides grants to health, human services, education, workforce development, the arts, and other charitable organizations which benefit the citizens of East Moline and the surrounding area, including the Quad Cities region. The East Moline Community Fund receives and administers charitable gifts and works with citizens to achieve their dreams of improving the community.
If you would like to join the East Moline Community Fund in its charitable mission to help create a better tomorrow for East Moline and the surrounding area, please send donations to the East Moline Community Fund in care of:
About The Moline Foundation
The Moline Foundation, founded in 1953, is a community foundation that provides grants to health, human services, education, community development, the arts, and other charitable organizations which benefit the citizens of Moline and the surrounding area. The Moline Foundation receives and administers charitable gifts for all citizens in a seven-county region, including Rock Island, Henry, Mercer, Warren, Henderson, and McDonough counties in Illinois and Scott County in Iowa.
Paul Plagenz President / CEO
The Moline Foundation
1601 River Drive | Suite 210
Moline, Illinois 61265
Phone: (309) 736-3800