By Devan Gagliardo – Program Director at the Community Foundation of Grundy County Jan. 18, 2016 As I reflect on 2015, I am proud of the impact the Community Foundation of Grundy County’s grant-making has had on the local community. The Community Foundation’s unrestricted or competitive grant program saw an increase in the number of […]
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by R. Benjamin Johnston Morris Herald-News January 11, 2016 The coffee was warm, the food simple but good, and as always the company exceptional. The group had been having breakfast this way for years. Sometimes there would be more of them, sometimes less; the size of the group at any one day depended on
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One of our part-time rental offices is ready for our first tenant – Anita Young of Chestnut Health Systems moves in next week for 3-4 days per month! If your non-profit needs a part-time office in Grundy County, we might be your best bet! We have two new locking computer armoires so two agencies can
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by Julie Buck Community Foundation of Grundy County January 14, 2016 Okay, this may be surreal ends of the spectrum, but here’s the scenario: Hugh Hefner wants to sell the Playboy Mansion in LA for $200 million – with the caveat that he live there for the rest of his life. Sound familiar?
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All not-for-profit organizations (social service agencies, governments, schools, etc.) in the region are invited to the February 11th “Non-Profit Tools for Success” where we will discuss “To Blog or Not to Blog?” We’ll meet at 5:00 pm at the CFGC office, 520 W. Illinois Avenue, Morris, in the historic Coleman Hardware Building. All are invited!
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What is it? A trust that pays income for life or a term of years to the donor and/or others. At the end, assets remaining in the trust are transferred to the charity you designated. What’s in it for me? A CRT can help you diversity assets, avoid or defer capital gains tax, secure
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Thursday, January 7, 2016 5:00 pm Getting the Word Out – Make Sure Your Marketing Contact List & Tools are Up-to-Date Roundtable Brainstorming Session Is your media contact list up-to-date? What social media tools do you use? Are they linked for cross-posting? This session appropriate for the staff, board, and volunteers of
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The IRA Charitable Rollover of past years was made permanent on December 18th. Donors who are age 70-1/2 and older are able to make donations to charity from their IRA without needing to claim that distribution as income. This provision has been available in years past but was just signed into law on a permanent
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Monday, Aug. 24, 2015 Hopefully by now you’ve heard that the Community Foundation of Grundy County is moving offices. As of Sept. 1, our address will be 520 W. Illinois Avenue in Morris. Does that address sound familiar? It used to be We Care of Grundy County’s condo in the Canalport Community Center at the
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