September 2021 Edition
DeKalb County Community Foundation (IL)
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Grants Total $729,135 from COVID-19 Response Fund for DeKalb County
The advisory committee for the DeKalb County COVID-19 Response Fund is pleased to announce their fifth and final round of grantmaking results. Since April 2020, the Fund has made 115 grants totaling $729,135 to assist 55 organizations serving DeKalb County.

Thank you to generous donors who made this possible! 
Preparing Students for Success in Life and in the Workplace
Announcing a new video series designed to enhance the essential skills of youth throughout DeKalb County. Essential skills are the social, personal, employment, and cultural skills needed for success in communication and relations. The Essential Skills Video Series is a FREE, fun, and engaging resource for schools in DeKalb County. 

Thank you to donors who made this video series possible! 
Templin Family Fund
We are thrilled to announce the Templin Family Fund. This new Donor Advised Fund enables the Templin family to support organizations and important issues that align with their charitable interests.

Dan is the Executive Director of the DeKalb County Community Foundation. He and his wife Kristal Templin married in 2001 and have two children. They are an invested part of DeKalb County and consider themselves blessed with careers and meaningful work they love.

$162,185 Awarded in Gifts of Education
In 2021, scholarship awards combined with renewals totaled $162,185 in distributions. These awards come from a variety of Funds at the Community Foundation, each with its own eligibility criteria and a story of creation.

Thank you to the donors who make these scholarships possible! 
Thank You Tiffany!
Please join us as we say thank you to Tiffany McQueen Lewis for her years of service with the Community Foundation as she moves on from her role as Grants Director. We support Tiffany in her decision, as she desires to devote more time to her husband Gerald and three small children. We wish her the very best!

Delivering Food, Shelter, and Much Needed Hope
#GrantsInAction - In 2007, Jim and Helen Merritt of DeKalb created the Hope Haven Endowment Fund to make important, yearly distributions to Hope Haven homeless shelter in DeKalb. Over the years, the shelter has received a total of $72,000 in grants to support daily operations, programs, and services. 

Thank you to Jim and Helen Merritt and other donors for making these grants possible! 
Inaugural Pritchard Scholarship Awarded
Congratulations to Logan Bend and Ava Splear, recipients of the Donald and Patricia Pritchard Scholarship. Both Logan and Ava plan to attend the University of Illinois College of Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences (ACES) program in the fall of 2021.

Thank you to donors Donald and Patricia Pritchard for making this possible! 

Registration Open for 2021 Nonprofit Day
The DeKalb County Nonprofit Partnership is happy to announce Nonprofit Day 2021, Leading with Joy. This valuable professional development opportunity is free for DCNP members. Come enjoy networking, comradery, and two presentations led by certified coach, experienced consultant, and dynamic speaker, Dr. Jax ML Black.

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