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We are excited to announce that this morning (12-6-19) we finalized accepting the charitable gift of an office building in downtown Gardner, Illinois, which will become a satellite space so that nonprofits and social service agencies can provide services closer to the residents in the SE section of Grundy County!  Building donors are Jay & […]

We are proud of these Young Philanthropists from Gardner-South Wilmington HS who gave a grant to Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet for a mobile food pantry to serve 105 families in their section of Grundy County.  This grant was one of the GSWHS-YP’s 2019 grants! Each year the Foundation budgets $5,000 for each of the

by Julianne Buck Last week I was asked how one goes about checking out a charity before you donate.  There are numerous ways to answer. Is the charity in compliance with state and federal filings?  The Illinois Secretary of State (SoS) is the first place I look.  Nonprofit organizations are corporations and file with the

If you are a nonprofit/government organization that serves residents of Grundy County, IL, we invite you to list your programs on 815941help.com. PLEASE NOTE: these are listings of services and programs, so if your organization offers more than one service, please complete this form for each service. https://815941help.com/add-a-listing/

We are proud to partner with Boy Scout Troop 469 – Morris, IL to announce the new Boy Scout Troop 469 Tim Doss Memorial Endowment. Scoutmaster Tim Doss died suddenly on April 29, 2019, and is greatly missed by the Troop. Troop 469 is proud to start this endowment in his memory to forever support Troop 469

October 24, 2019 by Julianne Buck Executive Director   It’s October (my favorite month) and Halloween (my favorite holiday!).  It also means year-end giving planning season is here! Many nonprofits are prepping their year-end appeals to get mailed.  Many donors are planning if, when, how, and how much they’ll give in year-end gifts to their

Recently the Morris Area Public Library installed a sensory room using annual funding from the Bowker-Ostrem-Holderman-Meadors Endowment for Lifelong Learning at the Community Foundation of Grundy County.  Click here to read more. But what IS a sensory room and why do we need them? We asked local mom Brittney Kaluzny to help us find resources

Morris Community High School’s STEM program is the recipient of a recent grant from the Community Foundation of Grundy County.  The $3,500 will go toward furniture, equipment, and supplies for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

Are you one of those “older” adults who bemoans that young people don’t know how to do things…create a budget…change a tire…write a check…do laundry? Good news!!  We Care of Grundy County and the Disability Resource Center are teaming up for a new weekly program called “Take Charge: 101!”  Classes will be held at We