On June 20, The Foundation of Northwest Illinois awarded Marvin Wilson Community Impact grants to 13 organizations totalling $121,072.00 and Foundation Grow Grants to 2 organizations totalling $4175.00. These organizations, representing communities in Stephenson, Jo Daviess & Carroll counties in Northwest Illinois, are able to serve 1000’s of residents in the region. Nearly 50 years of generous donors throughout our entire region makes these grants possible.
Marvin • Wilson Community Impact Grants
Amity Society of Freeport | $6116
Project: Campus Safety Communications Project
Boys & Girls Club of Freeport & Stephenson County | $5316
Project: BGC Filling (Water) Stations
Cedarville Volunteer Firemen | $22,950
Project: Personal Projective Equipment Update
Durand Area Food Pantry | $4183
Project: Food Pantry Dairy Project
Family YMCA of Northwest Illinois | $5719
Project: Safety Around Water Training
Freeport High School | $6059
Project: Freeport Community Composting Expansion
Freeport Public Library | $7128
Project: Enhanced Urban Fiction Collection
Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation | $13,448
Project: EnChroma Lense Viewing Scopes
Jo Daviess Longbeards | $3270
Project: Jo Daviess Longbeards JAKES Day
Northern Illinois Food Bank | $15,000
Project: Mobile Markets to Stephenson County
RAMP | $4950
Project: Inclusive Response Training for First Responders & Freeport City Officials
Stephenson County Fair Association | $6685
Project: Electrical Upgrades for Barns
Stephenson County Historical Society / Danairo Thomas | $8048
Project: Freeport Legacy Project (video production)
Timberlake Playhouse | $8450
Project: All-Area High School Production
VOICES of Northwest Illinois | $3750
Project: Feeding Minds & Bodies
GROW GRANTS
Freeport Art Museum | $2500
Project: Technology Assistance
Davis Mental Health Group | $1675
Project: Mental Health Resource Guide
