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The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois' Community Grants Program application will open June 20th, 2023. Nonprofits serving the people and places of Boone, Ogle, Stephenson, and Winnebago Counties are invited to apply for CFNIL's largest and broadest grantmaking program. 
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The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois (CFNIL) is pleased to announce its 2023 scholarship recipients: 215 scholarships worth up to $429,677 to local students. The scholarships will support the post-secondary educational aspirations of 185 local students from 29 high schools.
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CFNIL is Hiring! The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois seeks a Program and Development Associate to join our small but mighty team of committed nonprofit professionals. 
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The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois (CFNIL) is now accepting applications for the Neighborhood Grants Program! This program is open to neighborhood-based groups and nonprofit organizations operating in Boone, Ogle, Stephenson, and Winnebago Counties. A unique feature of this grant program is that while the groups applying should be organized for a charitable purpose, they do not need to be registered 501c3s. 
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The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois is now accepting applications for In Youth We Trust (IYWT) adult/nonprofit grants. The online application closes at 5:00 p.m. on April 3, 2023.
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The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois (CFNIL) is pleased to announce the 2023 DKG Mini Grant recipients. The DKG Mini Grant program was established by the Zeta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International whose members are women educators from Boone and Winnebago Counties and is funded by two endowments established in memory of local educators and Zeta members, Blanche J. Martin, and Lana P. Smith. 
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In Youth We Trust, the youth philanthropy program of the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois, has announced the recipients of the 2023 IYWT Youth Grants cycle. Three youth-led groups will receive financial support for their projects which benefit their peers. The three groups and the projects for which they were awarded are as follows:
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This Black History Month, Rockford is pulling out all the stops and celebrating the legacy and future of Black excellence in scholarship, leadership, and philanthropy at the one-of-a-kind Black Winter gala. Black Winter will be held at Rockford Art Museum (711 N Main Street) on Saturday, February 25th from 6:00 – 9:00pm.
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CFNIL staff will be taking some time off for the holidays. The schedule between now and the new year is as follows:   Thursday, December 22: Working remotely due to winter storm Friday, December 23: Closed Monday, December 26: Closed Tuesday, December 27: Closed Wednesday, December 28: Open Thursday, December 29: Closed Friday, December 30: Closed We wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois (CFNIL) is feeling the festive spirit as we announce the recipients of Community Grants for the 2022 - 2023 program cycle: just shy of $1.74 million granted to 62 organizations in support of projects, programs, and events benefiting the people of Boone, Ogle, Stephenson, and Winnebago Counties.
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The Northern Illinois Center for Nonprofit Excellence (NICNE) is officially launching its proven strategy for collaboration and innovation that identifies and implements solutions to the Rock River Valley’s social challenges.
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Teachers seeking financial support for special classroom activities and materials are invited to apply for DKG Mini Grants, a unique program provided by teachers, for teachers!
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Rockford Public Library (RPL), the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois (CFNIL), and Rock Valley College Foundation (RVCF) are excited to announce that the 11th annual Community Scholarship Fair will return IN PERSON after a two-year hiatus.
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Today the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois announces the opening of the Howard D. Colman Scholarship Program application, which seeks to uplift the legacy of local inventor, entrepreneur, and co-founder of the Barber-Colman Company, Howard D. Colman.
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The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois is now accepting applications for the In Youth We Trust (IYWT) youth grant program until 5 p.m. on November 28, 2022. 
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In Youth We Trust Council, the youth philanthropy program of the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois, is looking for new members to join the Council for its 28th year! 
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Mark your calendars for Friday evening, September 16th, when an exclusive art event will be held at a secret location (to be announced just prior to the event!) in downtown Rockford. The free event is hosted by the Deborah Newton Legacy Project and will feature a LIVE webcast auction by Kitson Auctioneering and will feature multiple works, many of which have been hidden from public view since their creation.
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The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois (CFNIL) is pleased to announce four nonprofit organizations who have been selected to participate in the tenth Carroll H. Starr Endowment Challenge: Northern Illinois Center for Nonprofit Excellence (NICNE), North Rockford Convalescent Home (aka Peterson Meadows), Regional Access and Mobilization Project (RAMP), and The Lincoln Douglas Society. 
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The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois (CFNIL) is excited to announce the opening of the Community Grants Program application for the 2022 cycle. Nonprofits providing services in Boone, Ogle, Stephenson, and Winnebago Counties are invited to apply via CFNIL’s online application portal until 5:00pm on Monday, September 12.
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The Community Grants Program is CFNIL's largest and broadest grant program, awarding more than $1.4M to nonprofits serving Boone, Ogle, Stephenson, and Winnebago Counties annually. The 2022 Community Grants Program application will open Monday, August 1st, and close Monday, August 12th. Applications must be submitted via CFNIL's online grant portal.
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More than a dozen teens will travel to Rockford from Brovary, our Ukrainian Sister City, in early August. All are traveling with their mothers, while their fathers continue to serve in the military in an army combat zone in Ukraine. All the students and their mothers were in Brovary during the Russian invasion earlier this year.