In this issue: $115,010 in Music Grants Awarded, YEP Alumni Update, Grant Opportunities, and More!
July 2021 Edition
DeKalb County Community Foundation (IL)
What Gives!
Greetings!
Happy summer! Here are a few timely updates from YOUR Community Foundation. Thank you for your time and continued interest of philanthropy in DeKalb County and beyond. #Philanthropy
$115,010 Awarded in Grants to Support Music Education
In this spring round of grantmaking, the Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation Fund awarded $115,010 in grants to benefit 21 nonprofit and public sector direct service organizations across the Chicagoland area.
We summed up this year's Give DeKalb County event in an easy-to-digest infographic. Beyond the generosity displayed and dollars received, the event brings local nonprofits to the forefront and creates awareness for all they do to serve others in the community.
#GrantsInAction - Thank you to the generous donors whose support enables us to make grants to organizations like the Kishwaukee Reclamation District to explore cost-effective sanitation and a cleaner Kishwaukee River.
Meet Tyler Hull, former Youth Engaged in Philanthropy (YEP) member and a 2018 graduate of Sycamore High School. So where is Tyler now and did the YEP program have an impact on his life after high school?
The DeKalb County Nonprofit Partnership (DCNP) is pleased to partner with the Catalogue for Philanthropy to offer a 3-part Board Governance Series. The sessions are ideal for new board members or seasoned members seeking a refresher. Free for DCNP members.
Applications are open for a final round of DeKalb County COVID-19 Response Grants. The COVID-19 Response Fund will disperse all remaining dollars during this round of grantmaking. Grants are available to nonprofit organizations that serve DeKalb County. Grant applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on July 16, 2021.
Nonprofit and public sector service organizations are encouraged to apply for funding through the Community Needs and Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation Fund grant programs. Grant applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on September 1, 2021.
