News & Announcements

Community Foundation of Grundy County As some have heard, Jim and Carol Baum are fully retiring and moving to New Hampshire in late March. As a “thank you,” the organizations where Jim and Carol have served on the board of trustees have joined together to host a Farewell Open House for them from 1 to […]

Wednesday, March 19th — Legislative Day in Springfield — details coming from Joan Dixon Thursday & Friday, April 3 & 4 — Spring Business Meeting Thursday — meet at CF Land of Lincoln at 1:00 pm; visit legislators; dinner Friday — meet in US Bank Building; start at 8:00 am; adjourn at 2:00 pm Discussion […]

The Freeport Community Foundation is taking applications for the Ian Murphy-Mitchard Scholarship for the Arts. A $500 Scholarship will be awarded to a talented Stephenson County student continuing in music (including vocal), visual arts or creative writing.  Scholarship criteria and applications may be found at the Freeport Community Foundation website at www.freeportcommunityfoundation.org. Application deadline is […]

Morris Daily Herald February 11, 2014   By Devan Gagliardo Program Director Community Foundation of Grundy County   The Community Foundation of Grundy County might be best known for the work we do with donors and grant making. However, the foundation has much more to offer. The Community Foundation also has a strong relationship with […]

The Freeport Community Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of three new members to its Board of Directors in 2014: Patricia Burke, Craig Monks, and Paulette Williams-Thomas. “We are very pleased to welcome Patricia, Craig, and Paulette to our board of directors,” said Dan Schmitt, Executive Director of the Foundation. “Their proven financial, business […]

Students in the Moline area are invited to apply for scholarships — deadline is March 3, 2014. Please click here to review scholarship criteria and to apply online.