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The Quad Cities Community Foundation is accepting a $10 million endowment for its Center for Nonprofit Excellence

WVIK, Quad Cities NPR | By Brady Johnson
Published September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM CDT
Left to Right: Sue Hafkemeyer, Alex Harris, Diane Harris, Anne Calder, Community Foundation vice president of development, on September 24th, 2025.
Quad Cities Community Foundation
Left to Right: Sue Hafkemeyer, Alex Harris, Diane Harris, Anne Calder, Community Foundation vice president of development, on September 24th, 2025.

WVIK News spoke with Sue Hafkemeyer, President and CEO of the Quad Cities Community Foundation, about the gift from the Harris family, including Diane and the late Hunt Harris. The funding will enable the center's pilot program to become a permanent initiative.

Diane and Hunt Harris
Quad Cities Community Foundation
Diane and Hunt Harris

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Brady Johnson
Brady is a 2021 Augustana College graduate majoring in Multimedia Journalism-Mass Communication and Political Science. Over the last eight years, he has reported in central Illinois at various media outlets, including The Peoria Journal Star, WCBU Peoria Public Radio, Advanced Media Partners, and WGLT Bloomington-Normal's Public Media.
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