We gathered at the Morris Country Club for fajitas and philanthropy – this year’s Young Philanthropists awarded 15 grants totaling $20,000 to 12 nonprofits serving Grundy County. Please click here for our photo gallery. Thank you to Dr. Larry Johnson for the photos and to Devan Gagliardo for her year-long work on this project!
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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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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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 …
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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UPDATED: THIS APPLICATION PERIOD IS CLOSED New program with fast turnaround time – please share with Morris students entering 4th-8th grade this fall! Click here for details!
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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If social media is any indication, there was a collective “Awwww” on December 31st when the world learned of the death of celebrity Betty White. What is fantastic since then is the (equally global) idea to give to a local animal rescue/shelter program on January 17th, which would have been Betty’s 100th birthday. Two things: …
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 …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 2021 TO RESIDENTS EVACUATED DUE TO MORRIS BATTERY FIRE Kendall/Grundy Community Action has been able to access grant funds to assist residents evacuated due to last week’s lithium battery fire on the east side of Morris. Each household evacuated due to the fire is invited to apply for a grant. …
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