The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley is a collection of individual funds and resources given by local citizens to enhance and support the quality of life in the Fox River Valley Illinois.
We are a tax-exempt public charity that allows individuals, businesses, and other non-profit organizations to establish permanent endowment and temporary funds within the confines of one large foundation. Read more…
The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley is pleased to announce the award recipients of the 2025 Community Foundation Scholarship Program. Scholarships totaling over $3.4 million for use during the next four years were recently awarded to 569 area students. The Community Foundation Scholarship Program consists of over 224 separate scholarship funds created by… Read more…
The Community Foundation is excited to announce an opening for a full-time Bookkeeper to join our team. As a vital part of our organization, the Bookkeeper will be responsible for the record keeping of all financial transactions of the organization, the coordination and oversight of all vendor relationships and contracts and will play an essential… Read more…
Big Hearts of Fox Valley To provide winter coats for children. CASA Kane County To provide essential items for children in foster care. Corbella To provide essential items for new babies. Hesed House To provide supplies for children moving from the shelter. Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry To provide food for students while they are out… Read more…
Paul M. O'Loughlin passed away on March 6, 2025. Memorial contributions in his name will be placed in the Holy Angels Food Pantry fund. Make a Memorial Contribution From the obituary: Those we love don’t go away. They walk beside us every day, unseen, unheard, but always near. Still loved, still missed and very dear. —… Read more…
Sharon Herr Lohm passed away on February 12, 2025. Memorial contributions in her name will be placed in the For Scout Foundation fund. Make a Memorial Contribution From the obituary: Sharon Herr Lohm, a ballerina, an artist, an animal lover, a pacifist, and a Buddhist born on March 29, 1943, passed away on Wednesday, February 12… Read more…
From the obituary: Betty Irene Brownson: August 31, 1929- October 19,2024 Betty Irene Brownson of Aurora, IL and Naples Florida passed away peacefully on October 19,2024 after recently celebrating her 95th birthday. Born on August 31st , in Plattville, IL , the daughter of Frank and Elva Brown. Betty attended Newark High School and went back… Read more…
We are thrilled to celebrate 569 incredible recipients who have been awarded scholarships totaling $3.4 million to be used over the next four years! A huge thank you to the generous donors whose support makes these scholarships possible. Your investment in education is changing lives and shaping the future. A full list of this year’s scholarship recipients is now available on our website.
www.cffrv.org/recipients-facts-figures/
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Grantee Spotlight: Chapel on the Green
The Chapel on the Green in Yorkville is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 that offers event space for weddings, receptions, and special occasions. Recently, it was awarded a Community Foundation grant to install a stairlift, making the Chapel handicap accessible for people who would otherwise not be able to attend weddings, funerals, events, and educational programs. "We are so appreciative of what this grant has done for our Chapel. We couldn't have done this without your help and that of your Officers and Directors.
Now, the chairlift is constantly used to transport people with mobility limitations. For those who need it, it brings them great joy and relief to be able to participate. The chairlift has had an immediate and direct benefit from the day it was installed," shared Ron Kelso, Grant Writer for The Chapel on the Green.
To learn more about grant programs at the Foundation, please visit our www.cffrv.org.
YEP was a great experience to have in high school. I became a more confident person, someone with a lot more perspective. Coming from a small school, YEP allowed me to branch out into my community, meet students from other schools, and learn about their backgrounds. I made some great friends and still keep in touch with them today.
Abby Vagnoni
YEP Alumni
Education is important to us. We support causes that touch our lives and align with our values. We believe in paying it forward. We are here for a short time,, and it is the next generation that will take on what we leave behind.
Michelle Emanuel
Donor and Past Scholarship Recipient
I am incredibly grateful for the generosity of the Zari Foundation Scholarship and the Community Foundation in supporting my education. I am majoring in mechanical engineering with a concentration in aerospace engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institue of Technology. In my spare time, I volunteer on campus, in the community and I’m also the principal violist in the symphony orchestra. I hope to make an impact on the next chapter of space exploration by eventually working at a groundbreaking aerospace company such as SpaceX or NASA.
Taytum Newell
Albert M. Zari Scholarship Recipient
Grant funds from the Community Foundation helped provide updated technology. These upgrades were transformative. By creating new time saving processes, it turned us into a more efficient organization.
Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry
Grantee
Being a part of the Community Foundation scholarship committee is the highlight of my year. For many, a scholarship from the CFFRV is the reason they are able to continue reaching for their dreams and changing the future of our world. I hope each recipients knows just how inspirational they are to those of us who are lucky enough to read their stories.
Jessica Breugelmans
Scholarship Committee Member and Board Member
Give your gift of time and see what it means to the people you impact. Helping others is what life is all about.
Neal Ormond
Donor & Fund Advisor
YEP has made me realize the importance of being involved in my community, and how to make a difference. There are a lot of problems in the world but if we can do everything that we can to help the world will become a better place. YEP has helped me realize this and encouraged me to help more people in the future.
Madi Porter
YEP Member
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