State Rep. Maurice West Announces Local Funding Initiatives from FY26 State Budget News July 1, 2025 Watch Footage of the Press Conference Read More
In Youth We Trust Awards Six Organizations Event May 6, 2025 The In Youth We Trust (IYWT) Council has completed its second of two grant cycles for the 2024-2025 school year and selected six organizatio... Read More
Announcing the 2025 CFNIL Scholarship Class News May 1, 2025 The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois (CFNIL) is pleased to announce its 2025 scholarship awards: 267 scholarships worth over $540,0... Read More
DKG Mini-Grants Awarded to Nine Teachers News March 11, 2025 The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois (CFNIL) is pleased to announce the 2025 DKG Mini-Grant recipients. The DKG Mini-Grant program ... Read More
Seven RPS205 Teachers Awarded First-Ever Bates Grants News March 6, 2025 The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois is thrilled to announce the first-ever recipients of the Marion L. Bates Endowment for Faculty... Read More
New Scholarship Honors the Legacy of Former Illinois State Representative Charles E. Jefferson News March 5, 2025 The Jefferson and Wallace Scholarship has been launched to honor the life and legacy of former Illinois State Representative Charles E. Jeff... Read More
Spring Scholarship Cycle Open Now News March 1, 2025 The application for CFNIL’s Spring Scholarship cycle is now open! CFNIL is the region's largest private scholarship provider, with over 130 ... Read More
Getting Ready for Illinois Gives Event December 19, 2024 The Illinois Gives Tax Credit Act: A Primer on an exciting opportunity for individual and corporate donors as well as for non-profit organiz... Read More
Announcing the 2024 Excalibur and Excelsior Award Finalists Event November 14, 2024 The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois (CFNIL), in partnership with the Rockford Register Star and the Northern Illinois Center for N... Read More
Save the Date: Community Scholarship Fair returns December 3! Event November 7, 2024 Rockford Public Library (RPL), the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois (CFNIL), and Rock Valley College Foundation (RVCF) are excited ... Read More
