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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. […]

August 17, 2017   About four years ago, the issue of hoarding was brought to the attention of several organizations in Grundy County, which prompted the Community Foundation of Grundy County to provide a grant that allowed the creation of a hoarding task force led by a counselor from the Grundy County Health Department.  

Have you heard a new buzz building in Grundy County?  It started in October and it’s starting to grow…rapidly.   #GiveGrundy is a new partnership of 12 nonprofits who have dedicated time and talent to shout from the rooftops the great work that each is doing and the impact that each of the 12’s work

2017 Grundy County Growth Conference 2027 What Will Grundy County Look Like in 10 Years? Jobs, Housing, Roads What Planning Decisions Do You Need to Make?   Friday, December 1, 2017 8:00 am to Noon Moose Lodge 967 3835 N. IL Route 47, Morris (1/2 mile south of Illinois River Bridge) Presenters Grundy County Labor

We are excited to invite all professional advisers in the region to a free workshop to earn CEUs on Wednesday, Sept. 27. The 25th annual Estate and Charitable Gift Planning Institute is a national event hosted locally to teach the finer details of planning estate gifts. The Continuing Education Units are available for attorneys, accountants,

By Devan Gagliardo is the program director of the Community Foundation of Grundy County. Aug. 17, 2017 About four years ago, the issue of hoarding was brought to the attention of several organizations in Grundy County, which prompted the Community Foundation of Grundy County to provide a grant that allowed the creation of a hoarding task

by Julianne Buck Executive Director August 3, 2017   Well, it finally happened. After years of wishing and promising, we finally got to New Hampshire to see Jim Baum’s mountain. Yes, Jim Baum bought a mountain. Well, it’s part of a mountain – 250 acres on the eastern slope of Moose Mountain just outside of Hanover,

The Community Foundation of Grundy County is proud to announce that we have been selected as “One of the Best Business to Business Services in Grundy County” for 2017 as voted on through the Morris Herald-News, the Herald-Life, and Shaw Media.  Thank you!   This may sound like a strange award for a non-profit, but

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All nonprofits have a list of items they wish they could afford or simply get done.  Have you shared that list with donors and the community?   Believe it or not, it can be hard to give money away, sometimes because donors get stuck in a rut and can’t think of new places to give