Guest column – Julianne Buck February 14, 2019 In the early days of the Community Foundation, Jim Baum and I spent a lot of time and energy encouraging collaboration and breaking down silos. We believed that collaboration and partnership are the path to a greater quality of life in Grundy County…and we still do. […]
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by Devan Gagliardo Morris Herald-News Feb. 1, 2019 “Kids today are lazy and self-centered.” “They are entitled and just don’t care about others.” I have heard these statements over and over and if I’m being honest, I’ve even caught myself saying them before. While these statements are true for some kids, the same statements could
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It’s that time of year when high school seniors fill out scholarship applications and get asked all sorts of questions about their high school career. TIP: Start a log freshman year and track awards, compliments from teachers, volunteer activities, leadership roles, extracurricular such as sports, band, and speech team, plus activities outside of school such
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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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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