The Moline Regional Community Foundation (MRCF) is set to enhance its impact in the local nonprofit sector through a new partnership with Old National Bank Wealth Management (ONB). This collaboration will facilitate the awarding of grants to local organizations, continuing the philanthropic legacies of three notable families: the Dorothy and Bud Lundahl Charitable Trust, Charles Deere Wiman Memorial Trust, and the Sheila Murphy Foundation.
In a statement released on Thursday, December 18, MRCF President and CEO Paul Plagenz expressed gratitude for the partnership with ONB, emphasizing its role in furthering the community’s well-being. “Their commitment to strengthening our community through the causes they care about will change lives for generations to follow,” Plagenz noted.
For the 2025 grant cycle, over $169,000 has been allocated for distribution to various nonprofit organizations. The funds will support a range of initiatives that aim to address crucial community needs.
The following is a breakdown of this year’s grant recipients along with the amounts awarded:
**Dorothy and Bud Lundahl Charitable Trust:**
– Argrow’s House: $2,500
– Christian Care: $3,500
– Humility Homes & Services, Inc.: $3,500
– One Eighty: $1,077
– Quad Cities Open Network: $1,000
– River Bend Food Bank: $1,500
– Transitions Mental Health Services: $1,500
– YouthHope: $4,000
**Charles Deere Wiman Memorial:**
– Bethany for Children & Families: $1,000
– Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley: $2,000
– Children’s Therapy Center of the Quad Cities, NFP: $600
– EveryChild: $1,400
– Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois: $2,000
– Hand in Hand: $1,200
– Moline High School National Honor Society Harold P. Griffith Scholarship Endowment: $1,000
– Moline Kiwanis: $1,000
– Nahant Marsh Education Center: $1,000
– Narratives QC INC NFP: $1,500
– River Bend Food Bank: $1,000
– Spring Forward: $2,500
– STEAM On Wheels: $2,500
– Two Rivers YMCA: $2,050
– WVIK, Quad Cities NPR: $2,500
– YouthHope: $3,000
**Sheila Murphy Foundation:**
– Arc of the Quad Cities Area: $13,500
– Autistic & Loved: $6,000
– Bethany for Children & Families: $6,500
– Cancer Support Community Iowa & NW Illinois: $2,000
– Children’s Therapy Center of the Quad Cities, NFP: $18,000
– Empower House QCA: $18,000
– Family Resources, Inc.: $8,500
– Hand in Hand: $9,000
– New Kingdom Trailriders: $7,000
– One Eighty: $6,000
– River Bend Food Bank: $8,500
– Special Olympics Illinois: $12,000
– Youth Service Bureau of Rock Island County: $6,000
– YouthHope: $4,000
Joy Bihun, senior trust officer at Old National, commented on the partnership’s significance, stating, “The Moline Regional Community Foundation is engaged and deeply knowledgeable of the non-profit landscape in the area. Old National Wealth Management couldn’t think of a better partner to support the grantmaking process.”
The partnership has also garnered positive feedback from the foundation’s grant administrator, who acknowledged the community’s role in the award evaluation process. “These awards provide vital support to essential organizations, transforming our community,” she remarked.
Looking ahead, the MRCF will oversee the grant process annually, announcing new awards each December, fostering hope and improvement throughout the community. This initiative underscores the unwavering commitment to supporting non-profits that are pivotal in addressing the needs of the residents in the Moline area, promising to make a lasting impact.