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a. August is “National Make-a-Will Month” b. August 26 workshop for Back-to-School Stress & Anxiety c. NEW VolunteerGrundy.com volunteer portal Click here to read the newsletter!

Are you over the age of 55, want income that you can’t outlive, and want to also be charitable?  A Charitable Gift Annuity might be right for you – and we now offer them via a partnership with the National Gift Annuity Foundation! Please click here to read more.  You can also complete a form

July 1, 2023 Happy July!  We’re now half-way through the year and we hope you will use these lazy days of summer to think through your charitable giving. As we continue to hang out with fellow nonprofits via GiveGrundy, the Grundy County Interagency Council, and other stakeholder networks, we continue to hear our local social

Professional advisors from the region are invited to attend this all-day training on Wednesday, September 27th, that includes CEUs. Please RSVP to [email protected] and stay tuned for details!

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May 19, 2023   With summer just around the corner, we at Community Foundation of Grundy County have spent the last couple weeks wrapping up our programming that includes high school students.   The majority of our scholarships were created for the benefit of high school students continuing their education at a college, university, or

We gathered at the Morris Country Club for fajitas and philanthropy – this year’s Young Philanthropists awarded 15 grants totaling $20,000 to 12 nonprofits serving Grundy County. Please click here for our photo gallery.  Thank you to Dr. Larry Johnson for the photos and to Devan Gagliardo for her year-long work on this project!

March 23, 2023   I grew up in a blue collar family; the daughter of a farmer/construction worker and a grocery store deli manager. Like most parents, my parents wanted better for my brother and me. My parents wanted their kids to be more educated than they were, go farther in their careers, and be

Grundy County (IL) Nonprofit Wish List Nonprofits and local units of government (schools, libraries, fire districts, villages, police departments) are invited to add items to our community Nonprofit Wish List.  Like a bridal/baby registry, nonprofits enter items they need at their agencies and the public can view the Wish List and purchases items using their credit/debit

NOTE: APPLICATION PERIOD IS CLOSED The McCormack-Hill Scholarship will provide a total of $4,000 in scholarships per year to a student(s) planning to attend a post-secondary institution majoring in education or the trades. Eligible students must: 1) Be graduating from Seneca High School and have been enrolled at SHS their Junior and Senior years. 2)