Julianne Buck

Julianne Buck has spent her adult career in the nonprofit and government arenas. For the past 15 years she has been the first and only Executive Director of the Community Foundation of Grundy County. She has taken the Foundation’s assets from $0 to $8 million and has ingrained the Foundation as a partner throughout the region. The Community Foundation of Grundy County improves the quality of life in Grundy County through leadership and philanthropy. Julianne works with donors to achieve their charitable goals plus leads the charge to convene a number of networks to assure others are collaborating around issues of concern. She also serves on the Grundy County Drug Court team. Prior to the Foundation, Ms. Buck was deeply involved in the disability rights community for a number of years, especially as an enforcer of the Illinois Accessibility Code while working in the Office of Illinois Attorney General. Julianne’s greatest strength is “Servant Leadership” – helping other nonprofits realize their full capacity. Outside of work she puts these skills to work by being a Scout leader, band booster mom, musician, and amateur thespian. Julianne is married to Ken Buck, Superintendent of the Grundy County Veterans Assistance Commission. Their sons are Ken and Landon, both of whom were involved in Scouts and band and are now college students.

New service to “bridge people who care with causes that matter”!

Grundy County (IL) Nonprofit Wish List Nonprofits and local units of government (schools, libraries, fire districts, villages, police departments) are invited to add items to our community Nonprofit Wish List.  Like a bridal/baby registry, nonprofits enter items they need at their agencies and the public can view the Wish List and purchases items using their credit/debit …

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New: Behavioral/Mental Health Speakers Bureau

If you are a behavioral/mental health professional in the Grundy County region and have one or more presentations/workshops available, please complete this form so we can share it with schools, nonprofits, social service agencies, and more.  Once we have a sizable list, we will share it with others for them to “shop.”  The Community Foundation …

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New service: monthly newsletter for professional advisors

We know that new donor-designed funds and major gifts do not get made to nonprofits without advice from professional advisors, so we have started this new service to help local attorneys, accountants, wealth managers, insurance agents, and trust officers to better understand the numerous philanthropic tools out there. Please click here to be directed to …

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Seneca Food Pantry receives $10,000 grant from Peg Davis Seneca Civic Fund

Seneca Food Pantry receives $10,000 grant from Peg Davis Seneca Civic Fund Program will distribute non-food items to assist struggling families By Shaw Local News Network May 11, 2022 The Seneca Community Food Pantry is a recipient of a $10,000 grant from the Peg Davis Seneca Civic Fund for the establishment of a second fund …

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Again, COAD is activated for disaster

After the Diamond tornado, and especially in response to the Coal City tornado, the Grundy County Community Organizations Active in Disaster (GC-COAD), formalized and, as a result, was ready to respond within minutes of the first reports of the Morris Lithium Battery Incident. COADs (or VOADs – Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster) are year-round networks …

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