Finalization and Reevaluation Forms are due Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Please submit your materials as soon as possible using the link provided in the email that was previously sent to you. Read more…
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Historic Video: Kiwanis Club of Aurora, Illinois
Watch our newest historic video: Kiwanis Club of Aurora, Illinois celebrating 100 years of service. Read more…
Fund Spotlight: Lee W. & Rosemary A. Jordan Scholarship Endowment Fund
Lee W. Jordan (1926-1984) and Rosemary A. Jordan, lifelong residents of Aurora, attended East Aurora High School. Mr. Jordan was employed by Railway Express Agency and was in the trucking business until his death. Mrs. Jordan was employed as a secretary at C.M. Bardwell School in Aurora for many years. Read more…
Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley Provides $19,100 to Hesed House
Hesed House, the state of Illinois’ second largest homeless shelter serving the Greater Fox Valley and located in Aurora, is proud to announce that the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley has granted the organization a $19,100 grant to upgrade its current security system. Read more…
In Memorium: Jacques Toussaint
Jacques Toussaint, a long time supporter of the Community Foundation, passed away on June 4, 2015. Read more…
Free Clinic Receives Grant from Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley
For 10 years, the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley, located in Aurora, Illinois has supported the mission of Tri City Health Partnership (TCHP) through grants that have provided medical equipment and office equipment, a phone system , security monitoring system, medication refrigerator and most recently window coverings and a computer work station for the new dental operatory. Read more…
Fund Spotlight: Sten & Lucille Halfvarson Endowment Fund
This fund was created in 2010 at the time of Lucille R. Halfvarson’s passing. It became an endowment in 2011 through the gifts of many grateful friends and colleagues, and also through a generous grant from the A+ Foundation for West Aurora Schools. All grants from the fund honor music educators Sten and Lucille Halfvarson whose leadership efforts in the Aurora community spanned elementary, high school, college, church and community choruses over a period of more than forty years. Read more…
Grant Enables Fox Valley Park District’s “Learn To Swim Program for 2nd Graders”
Thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation, the Fox Valley Park District will be offering free swimming lessons to Aurora 2nd graders this summer. This grant is being awarded from the Robert William/Anita Nelson Endowment in memory of twelve-year-old Robert William who lost his life while swimming in the Fox River. Continue reading this article to learn more about the fund. Read more…
$2,600 Grant Helps Mentoring Program at Illinois Youth Center
Kairo’s Torch- IYC- St. Charles wishes to thank the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley for the generous support of their volunteer activities in the Youth Home. The recent grant given to the Mentoring Program will fund the purchase of audio visual equipment and website development. The equipment will be used when doing weekend retreats with the teenage boys living in the youth home and when doing presentations for funding and volunteer recruitment. Read more…
Fund Spotlight: Konrad Family Scholarship Endowment Fund in Memory of Arthur W. Konrad
Arthur W. Konrad (1928-2004) was born in Padew, Poland. He immigrated to the United States in 1950 and served overseas with the National Guard during the Korean War. As the sole proprietor of Konrad’s Barbershop, Mr. Konrad worked as an independent barber from 1959 to 1999 on High Street in Aurora. Read more…