About Us

The Community Foundation of the Great River Bend gathers gifts from people with charitable hearts, grows those gifts by investing wisely, and distributes grants to strengthen nonprofit organizations and to address the needs of the community. We make giving back to the community easy -- we help donors establish their legacies and we become the stewards of those legacies. We take an active role in community dialogue that identifies and develops creative solutions to existing and emerging needs. The Community Foundation strives to create positive, sustainable change by:

• building community capital for today and for future generations;
• convening and partnering with local organizations;
• teaming with 14 affiliate community foundations in eastern Iowa and western Illinois to expand philanthropy and
• supporting and launching new initiatives.

Through our grantmaking and strategic programs, we have been able to build permanent endowments for nonprofit organizations, empower women to make educated giving decisions, teach more than 230 area youth about philanthropy and foster academic achievement.

Watch this video to learn who we are and what we do for the community.