Grant Recipients
The Foundation for Northwest IllinoisThe Foundation for Northwest Illinois is pleased to report that more than $5,000,000 in grants have been awarded since 1975.
Below is a list of grant recipients from the past 50 years (1975-2025):
3-33rd Family Readiness Group
ACT Mighty Richland Theatre
Advocates for Change, Inc.
Alano Club
All Veterans Memorial Park
Allied Veterans Council
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
American Red Cross
Amity Society of Freeport
Aquin Catholic Schools
Aquin Interact
Arthritis Foundation
Assault and Abuse Services of Stephenson County
Association for Prevention of Child Abuse
Association for the Handicapped
Audubon Society
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Black History Month
Blackhawk Area Council of Boy Scouts of America Inc.
Blackhawk Elementary School
Boy Scouts
Boys & Girls Club of Freeport & Stephenson County
Build a Dream Foundation
Captain Lincoln Sculpture Project
CareerTEC
Carl Sandburg Middle School
Carroll County Food Pantry
Cats Care
Cedarville Area Historical Society
Center School
Children’s Home & Aid Society
Children’s Hands On Museum of NW Illinois
City of Freeport
Coalition for a Safe Community
Committee for 911
Communication Matters Association
Community Founation of Jo Daviess County
Community Vision 20/20
Community Youth Development
Conservation & Agricultural Partners
CONTACT of Northern Illinois
Cub Scout Pack 832
Dakota School District
Davis Mental Health Group
Durand Area Food Pantry
Easter Seals
Elizabeth Food Basket, Inc
Embury United Methodist Church
ENCompass
EPC Theatre
Episcopal Church
Faith Community Food Pantry
Family YMCA of Northwest Illinois
Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project
FHN Family Counseling Center
FHN Festival of Trees
FHN Hospice
FHN Medical Assistant Program
FHN/Jane AddamsFHS CHOICES
Flight Radio-Studio Production Company
Freeport African American Ministers
Freeport Area Church Cooperative (FACC)
Freeport Area Ministry
Freeport Art Museum
Freeport Auxiliary Police
Freeport Black Alumni
Freeport Catholic Schools
Freeport Community Chest
Freeport Community Police
Freeport Community Public School Fund
Freeport Concert Band
Freeport Dist 145 Middle School
Freeport Downtown Development Foundation
Freeport Dream Center
Freeport Economic Development
Freeport Fire Department
Freeport High School
Freeport Housing Ministry
Freeport Jr. High School
Freeport Lincoln-Douglas Society
Freeport Little League
Freeport Masonic Temple
Freeport Middle School
Freeport Police
Freeport Public Library
Freeport Soccer Club
Freeport Sr. High School
Freeport Sunrise Rotary
Friends Forever Humane Society
Friends of Canyon Camp
Fulton/Thomson Food Pantry, Inc.
Galena Area Chamber of Commerce
Galena Area Emergency Medical Service District
Galena Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks
Galena Unit School District
German Valley Fire Protection District
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois
Good Samaritan Refuge House
Greater Freeport Partnership
Greater Galena Marketing Inc
Habitat for Humanity of Freeport, IL
Hanover United Presbyterian Church
Hanover United Presbyterian Church
HCC Foundation
HCC Leadership Institute
Heart of Memorial Trust
Hearts That Care Inc.
Highland Community College
Hoo Haven Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Center
Housing Authority of the City of Freeport
IL State Police/District Sixteen
Immanuel Lutheran School
Jane Addams Mental Health Center
Jane Addamsland Park Foundation
JDLF Collective Inc
Jingle Bell Run
Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation
Jo Daviess County LongbeardsJo-Carroll Energy, NFP
Joy Singers
Junior Achievement of Rock River Valley
KAPS
Kids CastleKing’s Daughter’s Children’s Home Inc. DBA New Horizons Counseling Center
Lena Area Historical Society
Lena Business & Professional Association
Lena Winslow Elementary School
Lincoln Douglas Association
Lincoln-Douglas Society
Little Cubs Field
Lutheran Social Services
Madonna Renewal Center
Malcolm Eaton Enterprises
March of Dimes
Martin Luther King Center
Masonic Learning Center
Masonic Lodge, Stockton
Master Builders Ministries
Midwest Medical Center
Mighty Richland Players Dessert Theater
Mission Freeport
Mother Hubbard’s Kiddie Cupboard
Mt Carroll Chamber of Commerce
NAMI – Steph. Co.
National Child Safety Council
Neighborhood Housing Services
Networking for Families
New Horizons Counseling Center
NICAA
Norman C. Sleezer Youth Home
Northern Illinois Food Bank
Northwest Illinios Economic Development
Northwest Illinois F-4 Jet Memorial
Northwest Special Education
Northwestern Illinois Community Action Agency
NW HomeStart, Inc
NWIL CAA
NWIL Inter-agency Council
NWIL Non-Profit Council
Oakdale Nature Preserve
Office of Neighborhoods
Parkview Home
Planetary Studies
Prairie State Legal Services
Pretzel City USA
Project 2009
Provena Senior Services
Provena St. Joseph
Provena St. Vincent
Public Health Foundation of Northern Illinois
RAMP
Rebuilding Together Stephenson County, Inc.
River Bend Food Bank
Riverview Center
Rolling Hills Progress Center
Safe Families For Children
Savanna Area Chamber of Commerce
Senior Resource Center
Special Olympics Illinois
St. John United Church of Christ
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Stephenson County Fair Association
Stephenson County Fire Chief’s Association
Stephenson County Historical Society
Stockton Chamber of Commerce
Stockton Heritage Museum
The Rosecrance Foundation
The Salvation Army Freeport Corps
The Voice Awards
The Workshop
Timber Lake Playhouse
Tyler’s Justice Center for Children
United Way of Northwest Illinois
Village of Stockton
VOICES of Stephenson County
Warren Township Public Library
Winneshiek Playhouse