by FNWIL | Apr 1, 2025 | Gatsby Gala, Jane Addams Legacy Fund, News
The Foundation for Northwest Illinois hosted the first ever Gatsby Gala at The Freeport Club on March 22. Gatsby Gala proceeds benefit The Foundation for Northwest Illinois’ Jane Addams Legacy Fund which provides support to nonprofit organizations working to...
by FNWIL | Apr 1, 2025 | fundraising, News, Stronger Together
We are just a couple weeks away from the close of the 2025 tax season. Many of us look forward to the possibility of receiving a little financial bump from Uncle Sam this time of year—we’ve all viewed tax refunds as “found money” at one point or another in our lives....
by FNWIL | Jan 2, 2025 | Events, Gatsby Gala, Jane Addams Legacy Fund, News, Press Release
FREEPORT, IL (January 2, 2025) — The Foundation for Northwest Illinois is pleased to announce that local businesswoman Doreen O’Brien of Big O’s on the Hollow and attorney Bridget Trainor of Elliott, Trainor & Weller, P.C., are serving as the 2025...
by FNWIL | Aug 21, 2024 | Craig Wilson Rural Vitality Award, Matt A. Marvin Community Impact Award, 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, 2024] –The Foundation for Northwest Illinois staff and board gathered with nearly 130 guests at the Celebration Gala, the...
by FNWIL | Aug 20, 2024 | Featured Stories, News, Rural Vitality, Strategic Plan
By Michelle DeHaven Quast, CEO Northwest Illinois is home. Its more than 1500 square miles of rolling hills, fertile farmland, rural communities, and micropolitan areas are home to roughly 85,000 hardworking Illinoisans. It is a place where community is valued, and...
by FNWIL | Jul 5, 2024 | Events, Featured Stories, News, Rural Vitality
The Foundation for Northwest Illinois invites you to join us in celebrating the legacy of 50 years of community impact with a look to what the future holds for Northwest Illinois. $50 per person. Click here for tickets of call (815) 801-3035 or email...