The Holy Angels Food Pantry Fund was created to support the Holy Angels Food Pantry in Aurora. The pantry has distributed food and other needed supplies to thousands of local citizens. The principal of the fund is available to assist the mission of this vital community resource. Read more…
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Fund Spotlight: New England Congregational Church Designated Endowment Fund
In 2004, five separate endowment accounts were created to serve the various ministries of the church: Capital Account, Education Account, Mission Account, Music Account and Youth Account. The Capital Account was funded with the proceeds in the original fund and continues to support the capital needs of the church. Read more…
Fund Spotlight: Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry Endowment Fund
This fund provides income for the needs of the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry. Established in 1981, the Pantry has distributed food to thousands of area citizens who have demonstrated financial need. Read more…
Fund Spotlight: Brian Farnham Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund
This fund, created in 1995 to honor the life of Brian Farnham, was established as an endowment in 2005. Brian Farnham (1977-1993) attended Our Lady of Good Counsel School until the eighth grade. He participated in Cub Scouts at the school and was an avid basketball and football player. Read more…
Fund Spotlight: Charles G. & Mary K. Whinfrey Endowment Fund
This fund provides income for the Community Foundation’s discretionary grantmaking program. Charles George Whinfrey, Jr. (1923-2005) was born in Cleveland, Ohio and was raised in New Jersey. Mrs. Whinfrey (1925-2013) was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was instrumental in the founding of Producers Chemical Company in 1963 along with her husband. Read more…
Fund Spotlight: Nicholas R. Albers Memorial Scholarship Fund
This fund was created by the Albers Family in 2013 to honor the life of their son and brother, Nick Albers (1985 – 2005). Scholarships from the fund are awarded to graduates of St. Charles North High School in St. Charles, Illinois, to assist the educational futures of those who are dealing with the tremendous challenges of seen and unseen chronic pain. 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…
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…
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…