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2020 Grantees

The following agencies have either been awarded full or partial funding for the capital grant requests listed below their names.

Spring 2020 Awarded Agencies:

GlenOaks Therapeutic Day School (North Aurora)

To provide funding for technology that will enhance learning activities and better connect teachers with students in local school districts

Anderson Animal Shelter

To fund repairs to wildlife enclosures, improving the quality of life of animal residents so community members can continue to enjoy educational wildlife programming

Career & Networking Center

To replace technology so clients can safely and effectively complete job search and networking processes

Changing Children’s Worlds Foundation

To provide funding for technology and educational materials to encourage youth development, family life skills, and more

DuPage Children’s Museum

To fund updates to portable exhibits that promote play-based learning

Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project (FLAP)

To provide resource distribution to low-income families

Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry

To help fund technology upgrades so staff can continue to provide quality service to clients

Mutual Ground, Inc.

To help fund building updates that will promote a safe and welcoming atmosphere for clients

Northern Illinois Food Bank

To help fund the replacement of a vehicle to distribute meals to food insecure children

TriCity Family Services

To help fund technology updates so clients can continue to receive quality care

Kendall Area Transit, Voluntary Action Center of DeKalb County

To help fund security updates that promote the safety of riders and staff

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

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

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

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

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

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