Help, Hope and Healing
The Amy Helpenstell Foundation awards grants annually to charitable programs and services in the greater Quad-City area. Eligible applicants must represent or be associated with a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. Applications accepted on an invitation only basis.
Explore our Guidelines, download a Grant Application & Instructions or the Final Report Form.
Guidelines
Amy Helpenstell Foundation
Grantmaking Policy
The Amy Helpenstell Foundation will make grants in the Quad Cities area that honor the memory of Amy E. Helpenstell and meet her charitable objectives.
The charitable objectives of the Foundation are to support programs for youth development, health, community development, cultural activities and education.
The Foundation will not operate programs, but will provide grants to carry out its mission to schools, colleges and charitable organizations.
The Quad Cities area is defined as being within a sixty-mile radius of the four cities.
The Foundation will make grants annually in amounts equal to or greater than the distributions required by the federal regulations governing private foundations.
The Foundation will not generally provide multi-year grants.
Unsolicited grant requests will not be encouraged. The Foundation may invite grant requests from identified organizations on subjects of interest to the Foundation. The Foundation may make grants without seeking grant applications.
Grantmaking Policy
The Amy Helpenstell Foundation will make grants in the Quad Cities area that honor the memory of Amy E. Helpenstell and meet her charitable objectives.
The charitable objectives of the Foundation are to support programs for youth development, health, community development, cultural activities and education.
The Foundation will not operate programs, but will provide grants to carry out its mission to schools, colleges and charitable organizations.
The Quad Cities area is defined as being within a sixty-mile radius of the four cities.
The Foundation will make grants annually in amounts equal to or greater than the distributions required by the federal regulations governing private foundations.
The Foundation will not generally provide multi-year grants.
Unsolicited grant requests will not be encouraged. The Foundation may invite grant requests from identified organizations on subjects of interest to the Foundation. The Foundation may make grants without seeking grant applications.
Download Grant Application & Instructions
Organizations
completing this form
will be eligible for invitation to
participate in future grant cycles.
Download
Grant Application & Instructions
will be eligible for invitation to
participate in future grant cycles.
Download
Grant Application & Instructions
Download Final Report Form
Organizations
receiving grants will need to submit a Final Report.
Also, please include a representative photo or photos
of your organization and the people touched by the
grant.
Download
Final Report Form
Download
Final Report Form