The Foundation awarded 15 grants totaling $84,818.33 to 13 area non-profit organizations that provide a variety of programs and services benefiting Northwestern Illinois. These grants were presented at a Grant Reception on May 8, 2018. Grants were awarded from the Community Needs Fund, the Matthew A. Marvin Fund and the Craig Wilson Trust.

Captain Lincoln Sculpture Project :  Lincoln Sculpture,  $6,854.00

Children’s Hands On Museum:  Reality of a Dream, $2,575.00

CONTACT of No. Ill.:  Mental Health First Aid, $10,000.00

FHN Family Counseling Center:  Parent Enrichment Program, $5,037.00

Freeport Art Museum:  Paint the Port,  $3,737.00

Freeport Art Museum:  Summer Artivation,  $9,485.00

Freeport High School:  Middle School INCubatoredu,  $10,000.00

Girl Scouts of NI:  Girl Scout Experience, $2,825.00

Hoo Haven Wildlife:  Environmental Outreach, $4,400.00

Malcolm Eaton Enterprises:  Sit to Stand Lift, $3,899.00

NICAA/Head Start:  Purposeful Playground, $9,358.83

Senior Resource Center:  My Senior Center, $12,140.00

Senior Resource Center:  Living History Programs, $1,175.00

Stephenson County Historical Society:  Charissa Bass Manuscript Preservation,  $1,982.50

Warren Township Public Library:  Ancestry for All, $1,350.00