by FNWIL | Dec 13, 2023 | Featured Fund, News
As we move through the 2023 holiday and giving season, keep your local nonprofits in mind. Many need your monetary gifts, but many are also great sources for locally sourced holiday treasurers. From a giving perspective, most nonprofit organizations—including The...
by FNWIL | Nov 1, 2023 | #815thrive, Featured Stories, Food Insecurity, Press Release, Rural Vitality
The Foundation for Northwest Illinois has teamed up with Northern Illinois Food Bank and New Jerusalem Food Pantry of Freeport to hold a drive-thru Holiday Meal Box distribution in Freeport on Monday, November 20. At this event, 500 meal boxes will be made available...
by FNWIL | Oct 11, 2023 | Drogosz, Featured Stories, funds, In Memory
Yesterday, the family, community and The Foundation for Northwest Illinois laid to rest a true servant leader—Richard “Dick” Drogosz. In his 84 years, Dick lived an extraordinary life. Professionally he recorded 38 years with Honeywell International carrying out...
by FNWIL | Oct 5, 2023 | Board of Directors, Featured Fund, Featured Stories, Legacy
Richard “Dick” Joseph Drogosz, 84, of Freeport, IL passed away Wednesday September 27, 2023 at Ascension Living Saint Joseph Village with his family by his side. He was born March 18, 1939 in Chicago, IL, the son of Francis and Estelle (Matuch) Drogosz....
by FNWIL | Sep 6, 2023 | Featured Stories, News, Press Release, Rural Vitality
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Sarah Flashing-ClowPhone: (815) 801-3035 (o) (815) 618-8808 (c)Email: sarah@fornwil.org [FREEPORT, IL – August 21, 2023] – The Foundation for Northwest Illinois (FNWIL) is partnering with Compeer Financial on the Rural Collaboration...