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If social media is any indication, there was a collective “Awwww” on December 31st when the world learned of the death of celebrity Betty White. What is fantastic since then is the (equally global) idea to give to a local animal rescue/shelter program on January 17th, which would have been Betty’s 100th birthday. Two things: […]

After the Diamond tornado, and especially in response to the Coal City tornado, the Grundy County Community Organizations Active in Disaster (GC-COAD), formalized and, as a result, was ready to respond within minutes of the first reports of the Morris Lithium Battery Incident. COADs (or VOADs – Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster) are year-round networks

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 2021 TO RESIDENTS EVACUATED DUE TO MORRIS BATTERY FIRE Kendall/Grundy Community Action has been able to access grant funds to assist residents evacuated due to last week’s lithium battery fire on the east side of Morris. Each household evacuated due to the fire is invited to apply for a grant.

Since 2015, I have had the privilege of working closely with students from our local high schools through our Youth Philanthropy Program.  The Youth Philanthropy Initiative is a program of the Community Foundation of Grundy County, which hopes to cultivate young philanthropists who will follow the learned traditions of giving and serving their community throughout

May 13, 2021   Next in our series Nonprofit Tools for Success, the topic is outdoor fundraisers and how to plan for them.  Outdoor fundraisers have a much higher level of planning involved, so be sure to include all of these tips. The first tip is to plan early.  Outdoor events often need municipal or

March 29, 2021     Phylicia Rashad was once quoted as saying, “When women come together with a collective intention, magic happens.” I couldn’t agree more. I feel privileged to work in a field where I am surrounded by women and witness the magic of collective impact happen. Not to undermine men, but I have

March 18, 2021   While thinking about family philanthropy, I typed the word “legacy” into the thesaurus and was surprised that the first words to pop up were “endowment,” “bequest,” “estate,” and “gift.”  These are words that I use daily, but I doubt most of you use them when thinking about family and philanthropy. Typing

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This past year, the Grant Committee became increasingly aware of the effects Covid was having on not-for-profits and school districts alike.  Therefore, many of our grants in 2020 were in response to needs that emerged out of the pandemic.  In total, $35,000 in grants was awarded to 13 different organizations last year.   Half of those grants