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The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois (CFNIL) is pleased to announce its 2025 scholarship awards: 267 scholarships worth over $540,0...

The Jefferson and Wallace Scholarship has been launched to honor the life and legacy of former Illinois State Representative Charles E. Jeff...

The Illinois Gives Tax Credit Act: A Primer on an exciting opportunity for individual and corporate donors as well as for non-profit organiz...

Today, as we enter Pride Month 2024, CFNIL is honored to announce a new endowment. Andrew Mertzenich, local attorney and Chair of the Rockfo...

The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois (CFNIL) proudly announces the 2024 Neighborhood Grants Program recipients. The grants, totalin...

The Greater Rockford Pantry Coalition (GRPC) started the Mayor’s Hunger Campaign and announced a new partnership with the Community Foundati...

Congratulations to the CFNIL Scholarship Class of 2024: 200+ Students Awarded over $540,000! The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois (...

In Youth We Trust (IYWT), the youth philanthropy program of the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois, has announced the recipients of t...

Annie’s Locker was started in 2008, inspired by a fellow runner who died from cancer and who, while battling cancer, asked for one thing: "P...

Tonight the Selection Committee meets to discuss the nominees for the 2023 Excalibur and Excelsior Awards. We won't be sharing those decisio...