Kwik Stop in Dubuque Seeking Charity Partners for 2026

The largest, locally owned chain of convenience stores, Kwik Stop, has announced they've opened applications for philanthropic partnerships during 2026, effective now.

Since 2002, Kwik Stop and Dairy Queen customers have been a driving force for change in Dubuque and the Tri-States as a whole. Each month, a new organization is selected as the "Kwik Care recipient." For the entire month, customers at those respective businesses can donate to said nonprofit with ease.

What is Kwik Care?:

Donations can be made easily by requesting your total purchase at any of those businesses (including at the gas pumps at Kwik Stop) be rounded up to the nearest dollar. The additional cents used to round up will be donated to the respective charity of the month. Donations can also be made on the free Kwik Stop Rewards app by converting points-earned into monetary contributions to the respective nonprofit of the month.

This week, Kwik Stop announced an opportunity for philanthropic partnership during 2026 via their Kwik Care Neighborhood Change program. Kwik Stop is now accepting applications from local nonprofits for the Kwik Care program in 2026:

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Where Can People Make Donations?:

Tessa Anderson, Director of Operations at Rainbo Oil, commented on how successful the Kwik Care program has been for multiple decades:

We continue to see a great response and wonderful support for the Kwik Care program and our partners, thanks to the generosity of the greater Dubuque community. We appreciate our customers as we work to make a difference for local non-profits - Tessa Anderson, Director of Operations at Rainbo Oil, per a press release

Below is a list of locations where Kwik Care donations to local nonprofits are accepted:

• Kwik Stop on Pennsylvania Avenue
• Kwik Stop on JFK Road
• Kwik Stop on University Avenue
• Kwik Stop on E. 16th Street
• BP Kwik Stop on E. 16^th Street
• Kwik Stop on Twin Valley Drive (Key West)
• Kwik Stop on Gateway Drive
• Family Mart by Kwik Stop on 32^nd & Central
• Kwik Stop in Peosta
• Kwik Stop in Delhi
• Kwik Stop on Kerper Boulevard

For Nonprofits: How to Complete a Kwik Care Application:

Local nonprofits are encouraged to complete a Kwik Care partnership application at this link. The deadline for submission is on/before October 20th, 2025:

Following the application process, we have a committee help review and select up to 12 local Greater Dubuque organizations to partner with Kwik Care throughout 2026. Every year as we go through the selection process we look forward to learning about the work of so many great non-profits in our area - Tessa Anderson, Director of Operations at Rainbo Oil, per a press release

Over the course of four decades, Kwik Stop has been donating to local non-profits and investing in local sponsorships that make the community stronger. Again, if you run or are connected with a nonprofit, and you'd like to be a Kwik Care recipient in 2025, fill out the application on their website!