Grant Calendar

Applications must be received by July 31, 2025, through the online grant portal (below). Grant applicants will be notified about funding decisions by email in writing at a date and time to be announced.

Distribution Decisions

The Board of Governors consists of five carefully selected Rock Island residents who serve without compensation. The Board determines, at least annually, which local agencies or organizations will receive financial assistance from the Foundation.

Guidelines

The Foundation supports a wide variety of community projects that improve or preserve the quality of life in Rock Island. However, the Foundation does not normally fund for the following purposes:

• Organizations and causes outside of the Rock Island metropolitan area.
• Organizations and programs designed to influence legislation or elect candidates to public office.
• Individuals.
• Sectarian or religious organizations whose services are limited to members of any one religious group.
• Trips, tours, tickets, or tables for benefit purposes.
• Advertising for benefit purposes.
• Generally, commitments that require payment from future Foundation income.
• Fees for individuals to attend educational programs.
• Foundations or other organizations that make grants to individuals or organizations.
• Sponsorship of educational programs, including workshops or conferences, although sponsorship may be considered if the program or workshop can be shown to offer widespread benefits to attendees

Rauch Family Foundation I Grant Recipients in 2025

• Augustana College - $1,000 - Speech, language, and hearing fee reduction
• Ballet Quad Cities - $1,000 - Academic, social, and arts enrichment for RI students
• Bethany for Children & Families - $2,000 - Prevention/Education services for RI students
• Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley - $1,000 - One-to-one youth mentoring
• Children’s Therapy Center of the Quad Cities - $1,000 - Assistance with fees for RI families
• Christian Care - $1,000 - Parish Nurse Program
• Christian Friendliness - $1,000 - Summer camp for RI youth
• Church of Peace - $1,000 - Food pantry for RI residents
• Clock, Inc. - $1,300 - New computer
• Common Chord - $1,000 - Youth instruments & music education
• Community Caring Conference - $1,000 - Community outreach
• Family Resources, Inc. - $1,000 - Increasing access to services for victims of violent crimes
• Figge Art Museum - $1,000 - Big Picture outreach in RIN schools
• Fresh Films - $1,000 - Job training for RI youths & young adults
• Friends of Hauberg Civic Center - $500 - Plant & art-based educational programming
• Friendship Manor - $1,000 - Charitable care needs for RI seniors
• Genesius Theatre Foundation - $500 - Costuming for the 2026 season
• Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois - $1,250 - Financial support for Girl Scouts programs in RI
• Heart of Hope Ministries - $2,000 - Food & essential supplies for RI residents
• Humble Dwellings - $1,000 - New bed for RI students in need
• Humility Homes & Services - $1,000 - Outreach for RI unhoused persons
• Immanuel’s Grace Ministries - $1,000 - IGO Bus Project
• Lutheran Social Services of Illinois - $1,000 - Services for children in RI
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Services - $1,000 - Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial service and awards
• Multigenerational speaker series - $1,000 - Presentation on Black Civil War regiment based in Rock Island
• Nahant Marsh Education Center - $1,000 - Nature-based training opportunities for RI youth
• NAMI - $1,495 - “My Ascension”—Suicide prevention programming in RI
• Narratives - $1,250 - Launching a new narrative with RI students
• NEST Café - $1,500 - “Nourishing the QC”
• Planting Books—Seeds 4 a Better Future - $1,000 - Rock Island Kids Read
• Prairie State Legal Services - $3,000 - Legal services for low-income RI students
• Project NOW, Inc. CAA - $1,000 - Technology upgrades for RI Senior Center
• Putnam Museum - $1,000 - Putnam Community Access Fund
• QC AIR - $1,000 - Improving living conditions for immigrants & refugees
• QC Community Broadcasting Group - $1,000 - Connecting people, resources, and opportunities
• Quad Cities Open Network - $2,000 - Supplemental Emergency Assistance Program
• Quad City Arts - $1,000 - 2025-2026 Visiting Artists Series
• Quad City Botanical Center - $1,000 - Plant Discovery Bus scholarship
• Quad City Symphony Orchestra Association - $1,000 - Music engagement for RI students
• River Bend Food Bank - $3,000 - RI schools pantry purchase program
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church - $1,000 - Food pantry for RI residents
• SBC Music Academy - $1,500 - Learning through music and art
• School Health Link - $1,500 - Equipment purchases for RIHS Clinic
• Snaith Family ASD Sensory Program - $700 - Ensuring that EMS can serve ASD patients
• Soles for Children - $1,000 - Coats & shoes for children in RI
• Spring Forward Learning Center - $1,250 - Sustained after-school support for RI students
• STEAM on Wheels - $1,000 - “Riding together for a brighter future”
• Tapestry Farms - $1,000 - Healthy, culturally appropriate food for immigrant families
• Testimonies of Hope—Argrow’s House - $1,000 - Services for domestic violence survivors
• The Third Place QC - $235 - Laundry access for RI neighbors
• Trinity College of Nursing & Health Services - $2,000 - Scholarships for RI students
• Viral for Your Survival - $500 - Healthcare access through connections
• World Relief - $1,000 - Food Pantry expansion
• WQPT First Book Club - $500 - First Book Club in RI
• WVIK, Quad Cities NPR - $1,000 - Augustana Public Radio Information Services (APRIS)
• Youth Service Bureau of Rock Island County - $2,000 - Counseling for low-income children & families
• YWCA of the Quad Cities - $1,000 - QC Empowerment Center—Diapers & feminine hygiene supplies

TOTAL: $68,095