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The Project of the Quad Cities

EIN 42-1358032 · Moline, IL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair62 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE PROJECT OF THE QUAD CITIES, INC MISSION IS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES BY PROVIDING A FULL SPECTRUM OF SERVICES INCLUDING ADVOCACY, CARE, TESTING, EDUCATION, COUNSELING, REFERRALS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LIVING WITH, AFFECTED BY, OR AT RISK OF CONTRACTING HIV, STI AND AIDS. THE PROJECT OF THE QUAD CITIES, INC'S GOALS ARE: 1) TO PROVIDE PREVENTION SERVICES TO THOSE ARE RISK OF CONTRACTING HIV/STI/AIDS, 2) TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL MESSAGES CONCERNING HIV/STI/AIDS THAT ARE CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND SENSITIVE, 3) TO PROVIDE A FULL SPECTRUM OF HIV/STI/AIDS SERVICES FOR ALL, 4) TO ADVOCATE FOR EQUALITY IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES ON BEHALF OF THOSE LIVING WITH AND AFFECTED BY HIV/STI/AIDS, 5) TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND OTHER COMMUNITY BASED AGENCIES, 6) TO EMPOWER THOSE WE SERVE.

Income
$11.3 million
Spending
$11.2 million
Spent on programs
88%
Reserves
2.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 72%
Employees
55
Volunteers
30
Highest pay
$198,034, ceo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 34% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 1% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    88% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 13 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 42% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    13 of 13 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)
  1. $3.2 million spent. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS: HIV MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT TPQC OFFERS MEDICATION AND TREATMENT ADHERENCE SUPPORT TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV IN IOWA AND ILLINOIS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING MEDICATION AND TREATMENT SUPPORT, HIV CASE MANAGERS ASSIST CLIENTS WITH OVERCOMING BARRIERS RELATED TO NUTRITION, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, SUBSTANCE USE, AND MENTAL HEALTH. TPQC EMPLOYEES THAT SPECIALIZE IN HOUSING STABILITY AND BENEFITS NAVIGATION TO REDUCE THE PREVALENCE OF CLIENTS THAT ARE UNHOUSED AND ENSURE THAT CLIENTS ARE ADEQUATELY ENSURED. SINCE RYAN WHITE IS A PAYER OF LAST RESORT, CASE MANAGERS WORK DILIGENTLY TO CONNECT CLIENTS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND FUNDING STREAMS IN THE SERVICE AREA. CASE MANAGERS ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT HIV/AIDS AND PROVIDE EDUCATION TO CLIENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHICH ASSISTS IN REDUCING THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DIAGNOSIS. TPQC WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE GENESIS INFECTIOUS DISEASE CLINIC TO STREAMLINE LINKAGE TO CARE AND CARE TEAM COLLABORATION. DURING THE YEAR, TPQC SERVED 805 CLIENTS LIVING WITH HIV. PREVENTION AND OUTREACH THE TEAM AT TPQC PROVIDE A VARIETY OF SERVICES THAT AIM TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HIV AND HEPATITIS C TRANSMISSION. EACH WEEK, OUR OUTREACH SPECIALISTS ARE IN THE COMMUNITY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND HIV/HCV TESTING SERVICES FREE OF CHARGE. THEY DISTRIBUTE A VARIETY OF PROPHYLACTICS AND PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AT ALL TESTING AND EDUCATION SITES. IN 2021, TPQC BEGAN FORMALLY PROVIDING HARM REDUCTION SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. THE HARM REDUCTION COORDINATOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING STAKEHOLDER FOCUS GROUPS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO INJECT DRUGS AND HOST COMMUNITY EDUCATION SESSIONS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF HARM REDUCTION WORK. TPQC DISTRIBUTES HARM REDUCTION SUPPLIES INCLUDING STERILE SYRINGES AND NARCAN/NALOXONE AT OUR BRICK AND MORTAR LOCATION, OUR ON-SITE CLINIC, AND IN OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH SETTINGS. IN ADDITION TO HARM REDUCTION WORK, OUR HARM REDUCTION COORDINATOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSISTING CLIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH HEPATITIS C ACCESS TREATMENT AND MEDICATION. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TPQC PROVIDES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES DELIVERED BY LICENESED AND PROVISIONALLY LICENSED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELORS. TPQCS LCPCS FOCUS ON THOSE LIVING WITH OR IMPACTED BY HIV AND PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ SERVICES INCLUDE INDVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY. RYAN WHITE LEAD AGENT TPQC SERVES AS THE REGION 1 LEAD AGENT FOR ILLINOIS RYAN WHITE PART B SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION OVERSEES THE PROGRAMMATIC AND FISCAL COMPONENTS OF SUBGRANTEES IN NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS TO ENSURE BEST PRACTICE SERVICE PROVISION AND ALLOWABLE ALLOCATION OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS: HIV MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT TPQC OFFERS MEDICATION AND TREATMENT ADHERENCE SUPPORT TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV IN IOWA AND ILLINOIS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING MEDICATION AND TREATMENT SUPPORT, HIV CASE MANAGERS ASSIST CLIENTS WITH OVERCOMING BARRIERS RELATED TO NUTRITION, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, SUBSTANCE USE, AND MENTAL HEALTH. TPQC EMPLOYEES THAT SPECIALIZE IN HOUSING STABILITY AND BENEFITS NAVIGATION TO REDUCE THE PREVALENCE OF CLIENTS THAT ARE UNHOUSED AND ENSURE THAT CLIENTS ARE ADEQUATELY ENSURED. SINCE RYAN WHITE IS A PAYER OF LAST RESORT, CASE MANAGERS WORK DILIGENTLY TO CONNECT CLIENTS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND FUNDING STREAMS IN THE SERVICE AREA. CASE MANAGERS ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT HIV/AIDS AND PROVIDE EDUCATION TO CLIENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHICH ASSISTS IN REDUCING THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DIAGNOSIS. TPQC WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE GENESIS INFECTIOUS DISEASE CLINIC TO STREAMLINE LINKAGE TO CARE AND CARE TEAM COLLABORATION. DURING THE YEAR, TPQC SERVED 805 CLIENTS LIVING WITH HIV. PREVENTION AND OUTREACH THE TEAM AT TPQC PROVIDE A VARIETY OF SERVICES THAT AIM TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HIV AND HEPATITIS C TRANSMISSION. EACH WEEK, OUR OUTREACH SPECIALISTS ARE IN THE COMMUNITY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND HIV/HCV TESTING SERVICES FREE OF CHARGE. THEY DISTRIBUTE A VARIETY OF PROPHYLACTICS AND PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AT ALL TESTING AND EDUCATION SITES. IN 2021, TPQC BEGAN FORMALLY PROVIDING HARM REDUCTION SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. THE HARM REDUCTION COORDINATOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING STAKEHOLDER FOCUS GROUPS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO INJECT DRUGS AND HOST COMMUNITY EDUCATION SESSIONS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF HARM REDUCTION WORK. TPQC DISTRIBUTES HARM REDUCTION SUPPLIES INCLUDING STERILE SYRINGES AND NARCAN/NALOXONE AT OUR BRICK AND MORTAR LOCATION, OUR ON-SITE CLINIC, AND IN OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH SETTINGS. IN ADDITION TO HARM REDUCTION WORK, OUR HARM REDUCTION COORDINATOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSISTING CLIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH HEPATITIS C ACCESS TREATMENT AND MEDICATION. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TPQC PROVIDES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES DELIVERED BY LICENESED AND PROVISIONALLY LICENSED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELORS. TPQCS LCPCS FOCUS ON THOSE LIVING WITH OR IMPACTED BY HIV AND PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ SERVICES INCLUDE INDVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY. RYAN WHITE LEAD AGENT TPQC SERVES AS THE REGION 1 LEAD AGENT FOR ILLINOIS RYAN WHITE PART B SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION OVERSEES THE PROGRAMMATIC AND FISCAL COMPONENTS OF SUBGRANTEES IN NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS TO ENSURE BEST PRACTICE SERVICE PROVISION AND ALLOWABLE ALLOCATION OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES.
  2. $797,532 spent. TPQC PROVIDES CLINICAL SERVICES INCLUDING HIV/STD TESTING, PEP AND PREP SERVICES, AND LIMITED PRIMARY CARE FOCUSING ON LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS. TPQC PROVIDES OVER 2000 TESTS PER CALENDAR YEAR AND PROVIDES ONGOING CARE FOR THE ABOVE POPULATIONS.
  3. $5.8 million spent. 340B PHARMACY: THE PROJECT OF THE QUAD CITIES, INC OBTAINED A PHARMACY LICENSE IN 2020 AND CREATED TWO RIVERS PHARMACY, LLC TO OPERATE AND ACT AS THE PRIMARY PHARMACY FOR THE PROJECT OF THE QUAD CITIES, INC. CONNECTION WITH THE DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICATION TO CLIENTS UNDER THE 340-B DRUG REBATE PROGRAM. THE PROJECT OF THE QUAD CITIES, INC. IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF TWO RIVERS PHARMACY, LLC

Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since January 1992.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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