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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

All professional advisors in the region are invited to attend the annual Estate & Charitable Gift Planning Institute on Wednesday, September 27, 2017.   CFGC will again be hosting a telecast in our conference room at 520 W. Illinois Avenue in Morris.  Free Continuing Education Units are available for attorneys, CPAs, financial planners, and others.

by Julianne Buck   Last night I was watching “Chopped” and a contestant was asked, “What will you do with the $10,000 if you win?”  His response: “Start a nonprofit to help the homeless.”   No. No. Please – no.   Now don’t get me wrong – I’m all for passionate people using their assets

by Julianne Buck, Executive Director   If your kids are out of school for the summer and “bored,” you can use this down time to work on family philanthropy, especially if your family philanthropy plan involves volunteer work. There seems to be more of that available in the summer. Family philanthropy provides a focal point

Believe it or not, it’s hard to give money away. We funders (including donor advised funds) often struggle with finding the right fit for our grants. We have an idea but often the local charities don’t have the capacity to do the work or, for those of us in rural areas, sometimes the charity doesn’t

A long-term way to memorialize a loved one   May 11, 2017 by Julianne Buck Executive Director   The month of May is a time when we remember loved ones who have passed before us.  We take flowers to the cemeteries and area churches read aloud their book of memorials during Sunday services.  We gather

April 27, 2017   If you have a preschool-age child or grandchild, I am sure you have heard the buzz words “kindergarten ready.” Although kindergarten readiness isn’t a new concept, it is apparent that the concept has changed over the last couple of decades.   When I was 6, kindergarten was half day and more

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