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Grant Recipients

The Foundation for Northwest Illinois

The Foundation for Northwest Illinois is pleased to report that almost $4,000,000 in grants have been awarded since 1975.

Below is a list of grant recipients from the past 45 years (1975-2020):

  • 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
  • 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 BSA
  • 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 Hands On Museum
  • Children’s Home & Aid Society
  • City of Freeport
  • Coalition for a Safe Community
  • Committee for 911
  • Communication Matters Association
  • Community Founation of Jo Daviess County
  • Community Foundation of Northern Illinois
  • Community Vision 20/20
  • Community Youth Development
  • Conservation & Agricultural Partners
  • CONTACT
  • Cub Scout Pack 832
  • Dakota School District
  • Easter Seals
  • Elizabeth Food Basket, Inc.
  • Embury United Methodist Church
  • ENCompass
  • EPC Theatre
  • Episcopal Church
  • Freeport Area Church Cooperative (FACC)
  • Family YMCA
  • Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project
  • FHN Family Counseling Center
  • FHN Hospice
  • FHN Medical Assistant Program
  • FHN/Jane Addams
  • FHN Festival of Trees
  • FHS CHOICES
  • FHS-Freeport High School
  • Freeport African American Ministers
  • Freeport Area Ministry
  • Freeport Art Center-Freeport Art Museum
  • Freeport Auxiliary Police
  • Freeport Black Alumni
  • Freeport Catholic Schools
  • Freeport Community Chest
  • Freeport Community Police
  • Freeport Community Public School Fund
  • Freeport Dist 145 Middle School
  • Freeport Downtown Development
  • Freeport Dream Center
  • Freeport Economic Development
  • Freeport Fire Department
  • Freeport Housing Ministry
  • Freeport Jr. High School
  • Freeport Lincoln-Douglas Society
  • Freeport Little League
  • Freeport Masonic Temple
  • Freeport Police
  • Freeport Public Library
  • Freeport Soccer Club
  • Freeport Sr. High School
  • Freeport Sunrise Rotary
  • 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
  • Good Samaritan Refuge House
  • Greater Freeport Partnership
  • Habitat for Humanity of Freeport, IL
  • Hanover United Presbyterian Church
  • HCC Foundation
  • HCC Leadership Institute
  • Heart of Memorial Trust
  • Hearts That Care Inc.
  • Highland Community College
  • Hoo Haven Wildlife Rehabilitation
  • Housing Authority of Freeport
  • IL State Police/District Sixteen
  • Immanuel Lutheran School
  • Jane Addams Mental Health Center
  • Jane Addamsland Park Foundation
  • Jingle Bell Run
  • Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation
  • Jo-Carroll Energy, NFP
  • Joy Singers
  • Junior Achievement of Rock River Valley
  • KAPS
  • Kids Castle
  • Lena Area Historical Society
  • Lena Winslow Elementary School
  • Little Cubs Field
  • Lincoln Douglas Association
  • Lincoln-Douglas Society
  • Lutheran Social Services
  • Madonna Renewal Center
  • Malcolm Eaton Enterprises
  • March of Dimes
  • Martin Luther King Center
  • Masonic Learning Center
  • Master Builders Ministries
  • Midwest Medical Center
  • Mighty Richland Players Dessert Theater
  • Mission Freeport
  • Mother Hubbard’s Kiddie Cupboard
  • NAMI – Steph. Co.
  • National Child Safety Council
  • Neighborhood Housing Services
  • Networking for Families
  • New Horizons Counseling Center
  • NICAA
  • Norman C. Sleezer Youth Home
  • Northern IL Food Bank
  • Northwest Illinois F-4 Jet Memorial
  • Northwest Special Education
  • 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
  • River Bend Food Bank
  • Riverview Center
  • Rosecrance Foundation
  • Safe Families
  • Salvation Army
  • SC Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team
  • SCSC
  • Senior Resource Center
  • Silver Creek Museum
  • Sisters of Imm. Heart
  • Sojourn House
  • Special Olympics Illinois
  • St. John’s Lutheran Church
  • St. Joseph Adult Day Care Center
  • St. Mary’s Church
  • STARS
  • Stateline Area Crime stoppers
  • Stateline Music Foundation
  • Steph Co 4-H & Extension Foundation
  • Steph Co Historical Society
  • Steph Co State’s Attorney’s Office
  • Steph. Co. Fire Chiefs
  • Steph. Co. Historical Museum
  • Stephenson Area Rescue
  • Stephenson County (Friends of the Pecatonica
  • Stephenson County Health Department – Community Needs Assessment
  • Stephenson County Historical Society
  • Stephenson County Senior Center – Senior Resource Center
  • Stephenson County Sheriff’s Reserve
  • Stephenson Soil and Water Conservation District
  • Stockton Chamber of Commerce
  • Stockton Heritage Museum
  • Stockton Music Booster Club
  • Taylor Park Elementary School
  • The Workshop
  • Timber Lake Playhouse
  • Tri County Christian School
  • Tutty Baker Days
  • Tyler’s Justice Center
  • U of I Stephenson County Extension
  • United Sportsman’s Youth Foundation
  • United Way of Northwest Illinois
  • US First-Robotics Team
  • Vietnow
  • Village of Stockton
  • Vision 20/20-Community Crisis Response
  • VOICES DV-VOICES
  • Warren Township Public Library
  • Warren Youth Sports
  • Winneshiek Theater
  • YAVO
  • YMCA
  • Youth Becoming Leaders (YBL)
  • YWCA-Women of Excellence Dinner