Nonprofit Capacity Building Grants strengthen nonprofits with funding to “build and strengthen the systems, structures, cultures, skills, resources, and power that they need to serve their communities.”
Donor Name: Quad Cities Community Foundation
State: Illinois, Iowa
County: Rock Island County (IL), Scott County (IA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The grant program funds focused efforts to improve an organization’s effectiveness and sustainability– both now and into the future. Applications should include capacity-building projects that improve an identified area of organizational capacity, including (but not limited to):
- fundraising and asset development capacity
- governance capacity
- leadership capacity
- mission & strategy capacity
- program delivery capacity
- collaboration capacity
- communications capacity
- data management capacity
- equity capacity
- evaluation capacity
- financial management capacity.
Funding Information
- Total available: $300,000
- Maximum awarded per application: up to $20,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible nonprofit organizations:
- Must be located in or serve residents of Rock Island and/or Scott Counties.
- Must provide a charitable community benefit. This includes any of the following:
- Organizations with 501(c)3 public charity status (typical nonprofit organizations) or other nonprofit organizations.
- Organizations without 501c3 public charity status should have either a fiscal sponsor or agree to provide a financial report about how the funds were used.
- Individuals and for-profit businesses are not eligible for this grant.
- May only receive a Nonprofit Capacity Building Grant once every three calendar years.
- Applications must be for one of the following eligible capacity-building activities:
- Board training and education
- Critical equipment
- Staff training
- Strategic planning
- Succession planning
- Technology/software
- Other assessment, consulting, or facilitation that improves an identified area of organizational capacity.
For more information, visit QCCF.
