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Better Health Foundation Melinda Gowey: 22 grants to organizations, $1.9 million (tax year ended June 2025)
Better Health Foundation Melinda Gowey, a private foundation in Davenport, IA, paid 22 grants to organizations totaling $1,903,981 in its tax year ended June 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on March 17, 2026. The largest was $255,000 to Mercyone Genesis Foundation in Davenport, IA for improve community health.
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- EIN
- 462452851
- Based in
- Davenport, IA
- Assets
- $49,578,986
- Grants paid
- $1,903,981
- Tax year ended
- June 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed March 17, 2026, IRS object ID 202620769349100722. It reported $1,903,981 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercyone Genesis Foundation | Davenport, IA | Improve community health | $255,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Martin Luther King Jr Community Center | Rock Island, IL | Innovation/capacity building | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Health Care Inc | Davenport, IA | Innovation | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Palomares Social Justice Center | Rock Island, IL | Innovation | Human services | $195,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rediscover Recovery Community Cente | Clinton, IA | Innovation/capacity building | $157,616 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Steam On Wheels | Rock Island, IL | Innovation/capacity building | Education | $140,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Everychild | Moline, IL | Capacity building & service | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sal Community Services | Moline, IL | Capacity building & service | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Transitions Mental Health Services | Rock Island, IL | Capacity building & service | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YWCA of Clinton | Clinton, IA | Capacity building & service | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth Services Bureau of Rock Islan | Rock Island, IL | Capacity building & service | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Arc of the Quad Cities | Rock Island, IL | Capacity building & service | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| One Eighty | Davenport, IA | Capacity building & service | $55,825 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tapestry Farms | Davenport, IA | Capacity building & service | Human services | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Archway of the Quad Cities | Rock Island, IL | Capacity building & service | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nami Greater Mississippi Valley | Davenport, IA | Improve community health | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Center | Davenport, IA | Capacity building & service | Human services | $33,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nest Cafe | Rock Island, IL | Capacity building & service | $27,040 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Narratives QC Inc | Rock Island, IL | Capacity building & service | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Christian Care | Rock Island, IL | Capacity building & service | Housing and shelter | $18,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Augustana College | Rock Island, IL | Capacity building & service | Education | $14,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Normaleah Ovarian Cancer Initiative | Rock Island, IL | Discretionary grant | Medical research | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed March 19, 2025, IRS object ID 202500789349100415. It reported $2,032,251 in grants paid; 20 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Resources | Davenport, IA | Holistic care coordination program | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heart of Hope Ministries | Rock Island, IL | Health fresh food initiative | Human services | $217,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Genesis Health Services Foundation | Davenport, IA | Improve community health | Health care | $208,392 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Health Care Inc | Davenport, IA | Improve community health | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| YWCA of Clinton | Clinton, IA | Improve community health | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vera French Foundation | Davenport, IA | Multisystematic therapy program | $197,862 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Renewal of Davenport | Davenport, IA | Improve community health | Human services | $150,017 | apps.irs.gov |
| Everychild | Moline, IL | Improve community health | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gilda's Club | Davenport, IA | Improve community health | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nami Greater Mississippi Valley | Davenport, IA | Improve community health | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Transitions Mental Health Services | Rock Island, IL | Imrpove community health | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth Services Bureau of Rock Islan | Rock Island, IL | Improve community health | $71,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tapestry Farms | Davenport, IA | Improve community health | Human services | $58,330 | apps.irs.gov |
| Iowa Black Doula Collective | Davenport, IA | Improve community health | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Argrows House | Davenport, IA | Improve community health | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Midwest Cardiovascular Research | Davenport, IA | Improve community health | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Narratives QC Inc | Rock Island, IL | Improve community health | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hero Haven | Dewitt, IA | Improve community health | Mental health and crisis intervention | $17,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rock Church Ministries | Davenport, IA | Improve community health | Religion-related | $17,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| The 180 Zone Inc | Davenport, IA | Improve community health | $11,400 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $698,347 |
| Health care | $208,392 |
| Education | $154,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $18,500 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $17,600 |
| Religion-related | $17,400 |
| Medical research | $8,000 |
States funded
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Updated March 17, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.