Our Team
Who is CFNIL?
The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois is a public charity led by a team of professional staff, with strategic, financial, and operational oversight from a volunteer Board of Trustees.
Experienced, professional, and committed to philanthropic service.
As the regional leader of philanthropy, the Community Foundation serves as a promoter and advisor on charitable giving, a resource to the nonprofit sector, and an excellent steward of the community’s resources. Together, the staff of the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois brings more than 75 years of experience in the community foundation field.
Program and Development Associate and In Youth We Trust Liaison
Phone: 779-210-8202
Email: Kate Black
Vice President of Programs and Community Investment
Phone: 779-210-8207
Email: Sarah Lambert
Territory Management & Entertainment Associate
Leading our Community, leading our Community Foundation
The members of the CFNIL Board of Trustees represent communities across the foundation's service area, numerous professional backgrounds, and have a variety of community engagement and volunteer experience. Every trustee volunteered as a CFNIL scholarship or grant advisor before becoming a member of the Board of Trustees.
Schmeling Construction Co.
Winnebago County CASA
DBS Accounting
PCI Pharma Services
Field Fastener
SPX Flow Inc.
Retired - MPEC
Larson & Darby Group
CoyleKiley Insurance Agency
Boys & Girls Club of Rockford
Friends of the Coronado / Rockford Coronado Concert Association
Retired – Mercyhealth
Retired - Rockford Health Council
AGHL Law
Retired - Doctor of Podiatry
Northwestern Mutual
Trustee Emeritus
CFNIL has begun the search for a new president.
The job description and application instructions will be available on this page within the next few weeks. Read the news article about the departure of current President, Dan Ross, here.
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We encourage you to visit other local job boards to look for other job opportunities in northern Illinois:
Northern Illinois Center for Nonprofit Excellence (NICNE) Job Board
Rockford Chamber of Commerce Job Bank
The Workforce Connection Job Board
The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois is an equal-opportunity employer.