Announcing the 2022 - 2023 Community Grants Recipients
The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois (CFNIL) is feeling the festive spirit as we announce the recipients of Community Grants for the 2022 - 2023 program cycle: just shy of $1.74 million granted to 62 organizations in support of projects, programs, and events benefiting the people of Boone, Ogle, Stephenson, and Winnebago Counties.
The grants were awarded in six focus areas: Arts & Humanities, Education, Health, Human Services, Sustainable Communities, and Youth & Families. From the stage to the classroom, from the doctor’s office to the riverfront, and at all points in between, the projects funded by Community Grants are helping build a more vibrant region.
The full report on 2022 – 2023 Community Grants Program grantmaking can be found online: https://bit.ly/CFNILCGR2022. This report details each of the 77 awards made this cycle and the work that will be undertaken by each grantee as a result.
“As CFNIL anticipates our 70th anniversary to come in 2023, we are reminded of the decades of generosity which made these grants possible,” said Dan Ross, CFNIL President. “Much has changed in our region since 1953, but the people of Northern Illinois remain exceptionally generous and committed to ensuring future generations will have every opportunity to live healthy, productive, and rewarding lives. We are inspired by our nonprofit partners whose work makes that vision possible, not just in the future, but today. This work and its growing, ongoing impact would not be possible without the generosity of thousands of donors, the commitment of hundreds of volunteers, and the exceptional efforts of grantees.”
The 2022 - 2023 Community Grants Program cycle continues CFNIL’s 70-year commitment to investment in northern Illinois through grantmaking. This work and its growing, ongoing impact would not be possible without the generosity of thousands of donors, the commitment of hundreds of volunteers, and the exceptional efforts of grantees. Learn more about the work of the Community Grants and other grantmaking programs of the Community Foundation at http://cfnil.org/grants.
| SUMMARY TABLE OF RECIPIENTS, SORTED BY FOCUS AREA | |||
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ORGANIZATION |
PROPOSAL TITLE |
FOCUS AREA |
AWARD |
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Friends Of the Coronado |
Restoration Of Auditorium Entrances |
Arts & Humanities |
$35,600.00 |
|
Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center |
Summer Arts Enrichment at Patriot's Gateway Community Center 2023 |
Arts & Humanities |
$4,200.00 |
|
Rockford Area Arts Council |
Rockford Region Cultural Plan |
Arts & Humanities |
$74,700.00 |
|
Rockford Symphony Orchestra, Inc. |
Spring 2023 School Outreach |
Arts & Humanities |
$11,570.00 |
|
The Arc of Winnebago, Boone & Ogle Counties |
Project Art |
Arts & Humanities |
$15,000.00 |
|
The Music Academy in Rockford |
Music Of Friends: Chamber Music Summer Camp |
Arts & Humanities |
$7,081.00 |
|
The West Side Show Room |
Barbecue |
Arts & Humanities |
$7,500.00 |
|
The West Side Show Room |
Rockford New Words 2024 |
Arts & Humanities |
$2,750.00 |
|
Village Of Mt. Morris |
2023 Mt. Morris Jamboree Free Concerts |
Arts & Humanities |
$5,000.00 |
|
Winnebago Community Historical Society |
Lighting Up Town Hall |
Arts & Humanities |
$15,422.24 |
|
ARTS & HUMANITIES FOCUS AREA TOTAL |
$178,823.24 |
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Alignment Rockford |
Ready To Learn |
Education |
$70,000.00 |
|
Alignment Rockford |
Ready To Learn Early Childhood Support Expansion |
Education |
$80,000.00 |
|
Barbara Olson Center of Hope |
Building Bridges To The Future |
Education |
$10,400.00 |
|
Boone County Historical Society Museum |
Museum Internship Program |
Education |
$23,400.00 |
|
Boys & Girls Club of Rockford |
Educational Learning Environment |
Education |
$50,000.00 |
|
Comprehensive Community Solutions, Inc. |
YouthBuild 2023 |
Education |
$35,000.00 |
|
Discovery Center Museum |
Countdown To Kindergarten! |
Education |
$8,850.00 |
|
Discovery Center Museum |
Stem On The Rock: Increasing Stem Engagement In Minority Middle School Students |
Education |
$22,740.00 |
|
Easterseals Serving Chicagoland and Greater Rockford |
Safe And Adaptive Physical Education for Students with Disabilities |
Education |
$78,515.00 |
|
Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center |
Expanding Careers In Nursing, Fairhaven Reimbursement Program |
Education |
$14,408.92 |
|
Jeremiah Development NFP |
Lift The Library! |
Education |
$2,829.95 |
|
KFACT |
Lady All Stars Holistic Mentoring Program |
Education |
$50,000.00 |
|
Kids Around The World, Inc. |
Welding Career Pathway 2023 |
Education |
$19,288.00 |
|
Life Decisions |
Training Ground |
Education |
$20,000.00 |
|
Northern Illinois University |
Strengthening Regional Work-Based Learning and Launching an Education Research Collaborative |
Education |
$55,000.00 |
|
Northern Illinois University |
Support For Career Pathways in Rps205 And D100 |
Education |
$50,000.00 |
|
Patriots Gateway Community Center |
Full Steam Ahead! |
Education |
$46,775.00 |
|
Rock Valley College Foundation |
Rock Valley College's Whiz Kids' Community Collaboration Project |
Education |
$10,960.00 |
|
Rockford Area Strategic Initiatives |
Training To Improve Individuals and Business |
Education |
$25,850.00 |
|
Rockford University |
Regents First: A Pathway Out of Poverty for First-Generation Students |
Education |
$20,000.00 |
|
Stateline Youth For Christ |
The HERO Program |
Education |
$16,215.00 |
|
United Way of Northwest Illinois |
Imagination Library Book Gifting Program |
Education |
$30,000.00 |
|
University Of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford |
Integrated Family Medicine Residency Program (IFMRP) |
Education |
$69,000.00 |
|
University Of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford |
2023 Rural Healthcare Explorers Program |
Education |
$22,832.41 |
|
University Of Illinois College of Pharmacy Rockford |
Pathways To Pharmacy Careers in Northern Illinois |
Education |
$18,000.00 |
|
YMCA Of Rock River Valley |
Reimagine Youth Development Program |
Education |
$13,702.00 |
|
EDUCATION FOCUS AREA TOTAL |
$863,767.28 |
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CONTACT Of Northern Illinois |
CONTACT Crisis Helpline |
Health |
$4,000.00 |
|
Family Counseling Service of No. IL. |
Strengthening Youth Mental Health Services |
Health |
$40,000.00 |
|
IMD Guest House |
Northern Illinois Comfort Fund |
Health |
$10,000.00 |
|
Milestone, Inc. |
Electronic Medical Records |
Health |
$15,000.00 |
|
The Rosecrance Foundation |
Rosecrance Freeport Behavioral Health Clinic |
Health |
$15,847.00 |
|
University Of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford |
Promotion Of Early Detection of Lung Cancer In Northern Illinois |
Health |
$50,000.00 |
|
University Of Illinois College of Pharmacy Rockford |
Diabetes-TEAM: Text-Messaging Education & Support |
Health |
$29,992.00 |
|
Walter Lawson Children's Home |
Vital Signs Monitors Compatible with Electronic Charting System |
Health |
$7,910.00 |
|
HEALTH FOCUS AREA TOTAL |
$172,749.00 |
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|
Brooke Road United Methodist Church |
Brooke Road Center Accessibility |
Human Services |
$8,453.00 |
|
Carpenter's Place |
Carpenter's Place - Facility Update |
Human Services |
$30,000.00 |
|
Circle Of Change |
Veterans Dog Program |
Human Services |
$14,008.22 |
|
Farmworker And Landscaper Advocacy Project |
Eviction Prevention, Community Outreach and Education for Low-Income Latinx Immigrant Workers |
Human Services |
$10,000.00 |
|
Jeremiah Development NFP |
Love Rockford |
Human Services |
$4,470.05 |
|
Nikolas Ritschel Foundation |
Fund At Least 1 Nik Wish |
Human Services |
$6,000.00 |
|
Northern Illinois Center for Nonprofit Excellence |
Equity In Board (EIB) Representation Program |
Human Services |
$10,199.00 |
|
Northern Illinois Food Bank |
Winnebago Community Market |
Human Services |
$11,648.03 |
|
Regional Access & Mobilization Project, Inc. |
Emergency Roof Replacement and Interior Repairs |
Human Services |
$7,000.00 |
|
Rock Valley College Foundation |
Bridging The Racial Wealth Gap Through Financial Literacy |
Human Services |
$12,500.00 |
|
Rockford Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation |
Human Trafficking in Youth Prevention Program |
Human Services |
$4,090.00 |
|
Second First Church |
The Overnight Cafe |
Human Services |
$25,300.00 |
|
Serenity Hospice and Home |
Music Therapy for Terminally Ill Patients |
Human Services |
$9,000.00 |
|
Shelter Care Ministries |
New! Housing For Jubilee Members |
Human Services |
$20,316.00 |
|
Stateline Youth For Christ |
K-Partnering Law Enforcement and Youth (KPLAY) Expansion |
Human Services |
$14,000.00 |
|
The Arc of Winnebago, Boone & Ogle Counties |
Future Planning Seminar - Ogle County |
Human Services |
$4,000.00 |
|
The Arc of Winnebago, Boone & Ogle Counties |
Life Skills |
Human Services |
$15,000.00 |
|
HUMAN SERVICES FOCUS AREA TOTAL |
$205,984.30 |
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Cherry Valley Men's Club |
Cherry Valley Armed Forces Memorial |
Sustainable Communities |
$5,000.00 |
|
Habitat For Humanity of Boone County |
Habitat For Humanity Of Boone County 2023 Build |
Sustainable Communities |
$30,000.00 |
|
Habitat For Humanity of Ogle County |
Habitat's 2023 Toolbox Turn-Key Solutions |
Sustainable Communities |
$25,000.00 |
|
Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden |
David Rogers’ Big Bugs: The Pollinators Exhibit |
Sustainable Communities |
$10,000.00 |
|
Natural Land Institute |
Family Nature Adventures 2023 |
Sustainable Communities |
$6,900.00 |
|
Rockford Area Habitat For Humanity, Inc. |
Building Equitable Homeownership Opportunity |
Sustainable Communities |
$43,960.73 |
|
Shelter Care Ministries |
Housing Our Homeless Neighbors |
Sustainable Communities |
$25,000.00 |
|
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES FOCUS AREA TOTAL |
$145,860.73 |
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Children's Home & Aid |
Doula Program |
Youth & Families |
$40,000.00 |
|
City Of Rockford |
Financial Empowerment Center |
Youth & Families |
$25,000.00 |
|
Life Decisions |
Skills To Success Project |
Youth & Families |
$10,000.00 |
|
Northwest Community Center |
Empowering Women For Success Program |
Youth & Families |
$20,000.00 |
|
Northwest Community Center |
Refrigerator Replacement |
Youth & Families |
$6,600.00 |
|
One Body Collaboratives Inc |
Bridges Out Of Poverty Rockford Region |
Youth & Families |
$20,000.00 |
|
Rock House Kids |
Protective Ballistic Glass |
Youth & Families |
$37,750.00 |
|
Rockford Housing Authority |
Lifeforce Development Institute/ Connect Home |
Youth & Families |
$5,000.00 |
|
Stateline Youth For Christ |
Juvenile Justice Ministry Bolstered After-Care (BAC) Initiative |
Youth & Families |
$6,995.88 |
|
YOUTH & FAMILIES FOCUS AREA TOTAL |
$171,345.88 |
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COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM 2022 – 2023 TOTAL |
$1,738,529.88 |
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