January 1 is the start of our fiscal year which means our grants budget has been replenished! If you are a nonprofit wanting to apply for a grant from us, please click here.
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Joliet, Ill. — December 6, 2018 Chicagoland Speedway and Route 66 Raceway’s charitable entity, Racing Advocates for Community Enrichment (R.A.C.E.), donated $52,809 in grants to 31 deserving Chicagoland community organizations in 2018 at today’s seventh annual luncheon to honor those organizations. In addition to the gifts mentioned above, $148,532 distributed by Chicagoland Speedway and
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[avatar user=”Devan” align=”right” /] The Gerald D. Abel Endowment was established in 2016 at the Community Foundation of Grundy County to impact organizations serving children and veterans in Grundy and Will Counties forever. Through the Abel Endowment, the Community Foundation of Grundy County was able to organize an Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Training in October.
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[avatar user=”[email protected]” align=”right” /] A national columnist recently gave tips for how to find “worthy” charities to support at year end. One tip is to use Charity Navigator to check how much of the nonprofit’s income is spent on fundraising. Another tip is to not write a check to an organization just because they have
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[avatar user=”[email protected]” align=”right” /] Have you wondered whether you and your family would enjoy being philanthropists? If so, may we use this holiday season to suggest a small experiment: When you are together with your family on Thanksgiving, give each person cash with the instructions that they are to give it away before Christmas. Choose any
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by Julianne Buck Executive Director Community Foundation of Grundy County As a taxpayer, I’m sure you’ve heard about the changes in the tax law that expands the limits for standard deductions to $12,000 for individuals and $24,000 for married filing jointly. This means that most of us won’t itemize because we don’t have that
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2017 was a very good year for our investment of the donor-designed funds we are fortunate to steward here at the Community Foundation of Grundy County. As you may know, when donors set up funds here they are given a choice of four (4) different asset mixes for that new fund – 80/20, 50/50, 20/80,
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The Community Foundation of Grundy County is accepting grant applications for funding in 2018. Applications are accepted monthly and grants are awarded until this year’s grants budget has been depleted. Nonprofits who serve Grundy County are encouraged to apply. A brochure explaining what needs to be included in a successful application can be downloaded
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Well here we are…already half-way through December! It’s safe to say 2017 has been another great year. Much of the focus on the programming side of the Community Foundation of Grundy County (CFGC) has revolved around youth this year. In June, the Grundy Partnership for Children (GPC) began to reconvene after a year break.
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On Wednesday, December 5th, the R.A.C.E. Foundation awarded grants to many regional charities, including the Community Foundation of Grundy County! The annual D’Arcy Buick GMC Route 66 Classic is a “Grudge Match” race between Grundy & Will County dignitaries. The winner of each race gets to choose a charity to receive $2,000 from the R.A.C.E.
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