In this issue: New Scholarship Fund for Sandwich, Thank You Beth Prestegaard, Current Grant Opportunities, and More!
February 2021 Edition
DeKalb County Community Foundation (IL)
What Gives!
Greetings!
Happy Thursday! Thank you for your ongoing interest and commitment to philanthropy in DeKalb County. We're thrilled to bring another exciting issue of news and announcements in this February 2021 edition of What Gives. #Philanthropy
Announcing the Ben C. Eade Scholarship Fund
We are pleased to announce the Ben C. Eade Scholarship Fund, created in memory of Ben Cooper Eade who taught agriculture and biology in Sandwich until 1962. This new Fund will award two annual scholarships to graduating seniors from Sandwich High School.
Thank you to generous donors who created this Fund to honor the memory and legacy of Ben Eade.
The Community Foundation is currently accepting funding requests for the following grant programs:
COVID-19 Response Grants (Round 4)
Community Needs Grants
Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation Fund Grants
Nonprofit and eligible public sector direct service organizations are encouraged to apply. Application deadlines and eligibility requirements vary for each grant program.
In case you missed it...The DeKalb County COVID-19 Response Fund Advisory Committee recently awarded a total of $46,000 during the final stretch of round 3 DeKalb County COVID-19 Response Grants. Total grantmaking for round 3 was $112,245 to 25 organizations.
Please join us as we say THANK YOU to Beth Prestegaard for her time and service on the Community Foundation Board of Directors.Beth served from 2012-2020, representing the village of Waterman.
We are thrilled to announce a new way for students to apply for a scholarship at the Community Foundation! Introducing the Universal Scholarship Application. Students can now apply once and have their application applied to any and all scholarships at the Community Foundation that they are eligible for. It's that easy!
Nonprofit registration is now open for Give DeKalb County. Eligible organizations must be a DCNP member prior to registering. This annual fundraising event features multiple ways for donors to support nonprofit organizations.
