Devan Gagliardo

Community Pulse: Community Foundation of Grundy County offers scholarships for every student

March 23, 2023   I grew up in a blue collar family; the daughter of a farmer/construction worker and a grocery store deli manager. Like most parents, my parents wanted better for my brother and me. My parents wanted their kids to be more educated than they were, go farther in their careers, and be …

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New: McCormack-Hill Scholarships at Seneca High School

NOTE: APPLICATION PERIOD IS CLOSED The McCormack-Hill Scholarship will provide a total of $4,000 in scholarships per year to a student(s) planning to attend a post-secondary institution majoring in education or the trades. Eligible students must: 1) Be graduating from Seneca High School and have been enrolled at SHS their Junior and Senior years. 2) …

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Community Pulse: ‘Community-minded women’ making an impact in Grundy County’

January 19, 2023 Exercise more, eat healthier, read a book a month … do these sound like New Year’s resolutions you have made? I often wonder how many resolutions are made and how many are kept. Personally, I fail to keep my resolutions because they are lofty goals or I honestly just get bored. While …

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2021 Young Philanthropists Grants

Since 2015, I have had the privilege of working closely with students from our local high schools through our Youth Philanthropy Program.  The Youth Philanthropy Initiative is a program of the Community Foundation of Grundy County, which hopes to cultivate young philanthropists who will follow the learned traditions of giving and serving their community throughout …

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2020 Grants

This past year, the Grant Committee became increasingly aware of the effects Covid was having on not-for-profits and school districts alike.  Therefore, many of our grants in 2020 were in response to needs that emerged out of the pandemic.  In total, $35,000 in grants was awarded to 13 different organizations last year.   Half of those grants …

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