Since its inception, the Joyce & Tony Singh Family Foundation has consistently supported local initiatives, organizations, and events that exemplify the values of Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic and Martin Luther King, Jr’s Beloved Community.

Nahant Marsh
Oberholtzer Awards | 2019-Present the Foundation contributed to Nahant Marsh’s Oberholtzer Awards, recognizing locals who have dedicated their lives to protecting the environment through hard work, leadership, education, and inspiration in the community.

Jewish Federation
Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial Holocaust Film Series | 2014-2023 the Foundation is the presenting sponsor for the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities, annual Lloyd M. Burstein Memorial Holocaust Film Series. The film series, started in 2014, raises awareness about Jewish culture and history, the Holocaust, the Middle East, and personal Jewish experiences.

Health & Wellness

Islamic Center of the Quad Cities | 2024 Health & Wellness education & outreach to the newly arrived members of the QC Muslim community.  In collaboration with the Moline Mosque provided funded for education and initiative to foster wellbeing and education among the congregants.

Figge Art Museum
Diversity, Equity, and Art Fund | 2022-2023 the Foundation supported the Figge Museum’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives, including their Diversity, Equity, and Art Fund, established to combat systemic inequity in art, their acquisition and preservation of artworks for their permanent collection that represent artists from underserved and marginalized communities, including their engaged programming surrounding Indigenous, Mexican/Latinx multidisciplinary artist Tlisza Jaurique’s exhibition, Decolonial Intervention.

Great Plains Action Society
Mississippi River Summit | 2023 the Foundation supported the Mississippi River Summit organized by Great Plains Action Society, the first BIPOC-centered River Summit bringing together 40 leaders and specialists from the Headwaters of the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico to discuss and organize around their respective fights to keep the water safe and healthy. Their ultimate goal is to build a coalition across the Mississippi River basin and move towards Rights of Nature. 

Together Making a Better Community
Well Suited’s Embrace Race Luncheon | 2023 sponsor of the Embrace Race Luncheon, where approximately 40 community and business leaders and 40 Quad Cities area African American young boys and youth gathered in support of opportunities and experiences in the form of mentoring, education, and empowerment for those involved in the African American Leadership Society’s Well Suited Initiative.

Spring Forward
Summer Enrichment Camps | 2023 Spring Forward partnered with the East Moline, Moline, and Rock Island-Milan School Districts offering seven summer enrichment camps at no cost to families with students 1st-6th grade. The five-week camps were offered to students in need of an academic boost, combining academics with fun and engaging activities.

The Community Resource and Learning Center
Family Literacy/ESL Classes | 2023 the Foundation supported the transport services for those participating in the family literacy/ESL classes offered by the Community Resource and Learning Center to the Moline Public Library.

Quad Cities Sikh Temple
SEVA | 2019-Present the Foundation supports the mission of seva or selfless service, a key teaching of Sikhism. The dual mission of the Gurdwara is to serve the Sikh families residing in the Quad Cities and also the general population in times of need.  Historically our family has connections to Punjab where Sikhism originated.

Polyrhythms
QC Jazz & Heritage Festival | 2019-Present the Foundation contributed to Polyrhythms, celebrating heritage, diversity, and community engagement through music and the arts.  Polyrhythms brings first rate local, regional and national musicians to the QC, amplifying the QC’s musical footprint and encouraging community development through rich heritage and the arts.

River Action
QC Environmental Film Series | 2020-2023 the Foundation underwrote River Action’s annual QC Environmental Film Series, featuring six environmental films shown at the Figge Museum from January-May.

WVIK & Augustana College Public Radio
Intelligent Conversations Series | 2018-2022 the Foundation was the presenting sponsor of WVIK’s annual Intelligent Conversations Series. Intelligent Conversations brings field experts on issues of world import to the Quad Cities to stimulate community-wide conversation. The 2022 keynote speaker was award-winning journalist, Michele Norris, founder of The Race Card Project. The 2019 keynote speaker was New York Times columnist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Nicholas Kristof, presenting “A Path Appears: An Intelligent Conversation about Real People Working to the Change the World,”. In 2018, Krista Tippett of NPR’s On Being presented “Becoming Wise: An Intelligent Conversation About Faith, Health, and Compassion.”

River Action
Eddy Awards | 2019-2022 the Foundation contributed to the River Action’s Fish & Fire Fundraiser to support the presentation of the annual Eddy Awards scholarship, a scholarship granted to exceptional volunteers that have significantly contributed in the areas of Art, Design, Revitalization, River Activity, Education, and Stewardship along the Mississippi River.

Pakistan Flood Relief
Akhuwat USA | 2022 brought devastating floods to the Southern Punjab, Sindh and Baluchistan.  A third of the country was under water with over 33 million impacted.  The Foundation directed funds through this reputable organization with a proven history of doing good human upliftment work in Pakistan.

Out Of Darkness – Holocaust Messages For Today
Community Wide Events | 2022 the Foundation co-sponsored programing to educate and inform on the lessons of the holocaust to counter the issues of discrimination and religious persecution. Figge, Augustana, University of Iowa, Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities, German American Heritage Center and QC Symphony are among the many organization collaborating on this year long initiative.

ICNA/ICQC
Islamic Circle of North America | 2022 ICNA Relief provides social services across the U.S. to the underprivileged and those affected by natural disasters. Supporting outreach efforts in 2022.
Islamic Center of the Quad Cities | 2021 Outreach to the effected members of the QC community through the efforts of the congregation of the Moline Mosque 2021.

One Human Family
One Human Family | 2020 Foundation provided general and on-going support for One Human Family, an organization founded by Rabbi Henry Karp of Temple Emanuel (Davenport) and Reverend Richard Hendricks of Metropolitan Community Church (Davenport). One Human Family facilitates events and brings together local faith leaders, civic leaders, educators, and Quad Citians to create task forces for promoting diversity and inclusion in the Quad Cities.

Clinton Trees Forever
Bickelhaupt Arboretum Youth Education | The Foundation funded the re-publication of the children’s book, The Forest Where Ashley Lives, written by local Eastern Iowa state forester, Mark Vitosh. The book is now distributed to children visiting the Beckelhaupt Arboretum in Clinton, Iowa.

Thornton Alumni Legacy Fund
Machine Shop Program | 2017 the Foundation significantly contributed to the Thornton Alumni Legacy Fund, an organization aiming to restore the defunded educational and extracurricular programs in Thornton Township, located in Harvey, Illinois. The machine shop program provides education, trade skills, and a career path in mechanics for Thornton Township students.

Tallgrass QC
Picturing the Prairie Exhibit & Pollinator Conference | 2016-2017 the Foundation partnered with Sierra Club, the Figge Art Museum, QC Times, Nahant Marsh, WQPT, WVIK, Uncommon Ground, and John Deere to create Tallgrass QC, a collaboration that raises awareness of prairie ecology in the Quad Cities region. In 2016 and 2017,  Tallgrass QC hosted a series of events, including the Picturing the Prairie exhibit at the Figge Art Museum, Nahant Marsh Education Center’s Pollinator Conference and butterfly release, as well as the airing of stories featuring prairie restoration efforts in our region through WVIK, the Quad Cities’ Public Radio station.