Community Foundation of the Quincy Area
/OVERVIEW: The Community Foundation of the Quincy Area supports arts and culture, community betterment, education, health and human services in portions of Illinois and Missouri.
FUNDING AREAS: Arts and culture, community betterment, education, health, human services
IP TAKE: This community funder has an easy-to-navigate website for nonprofits to learn about open funding opportunities and apply for competitive and fund-specific grants according to a set grants schedule. Keep in mind that various funds’ application directions vary by award area.
PROFILE: Established in 1997, the Community Foundation of the Quincy Area (CFQA) is a community foundation based in Quincy, Illinois. A small group of citizens created CFQA to secure the quality of life in the region in the present ant future. This foundation manages approximately 195 funds. The foundation aims to "improve the quality of life in the communities we serve and accomplish this by building permanent charitable funds that benefit our communities today, tomorrow and for years to come.” It funds local efforts for arts and culture, community betterment, education, health and human services.
The Community Foundation of the Quincy Area has broad interests and supports many different types of nonprofits in the communities it serves. CFQA awards grants through unrestricted endowment funds, field of interest endowments and county endowment funds that support specific counties. CFQA posts open grant opportunities on its website with deadlines and links to online applications. In addition to grants, CFQA also awards scholarships to local students.
Grants range between about $1,000 and $5,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on 12 counties in the Quincy area, which encompasses West-Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri. The Missouri counties in focus are Knox, Shelby, Monroe, Clark, Lewis, Marion, Ralls and Pike. The Illinois counties in focus are Hancock, Adams, Brown and Pike. Past local grantees include Hannibal Alliance for Youth Success, Quincy Art Center and the Camp Point Public Library.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits for many competitive grants and several other funds. The competitive grant application period opens on March 1 and closes on June 1. CFQA awards grants in the middle of August each year. Separate funds managed by CFQA have their own application deadlines and guidelines. Direct general questions to the staff at info@mycommunityfoundation.org or 217-222-1237.
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