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Guidelines

Thank you to all of those who have completed applications for this grantmaking program. We are not currently accepting applications for review at this time. We will continue to evaluate needs that arise as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

 

The Fox Valley Grantmakers COVID-19 Response Fund shall respond to the needs of nonprofits that are in direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Due to the unknown timeline and implications of COVID-19, and needs that may arise over time within nonprofits, requests will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

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Guidelines for COVID-19 Grants

  • Grants shall be made to non-profit agencies located within the Fox Valley region, which includes the Greater Aurora Area, the TriCities, and Kendall County in the State of Illinois. Consideration is also given to non-profit agencies outside of the service area that can show significant impact on residents within the service area. Grants shall be made for operating, program, and capital needs that are in demand because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Educational institutions, educational foundations, and private schools are not eligible to apply at this time.
  • Applicants shall submit evidence of 501(c)(3) tax status.
  • Grants shall be one-time awards.
  • Preference shall be given to requests that are meeting basic human needs of residents in the community, including but not limited to food, shelter, health, mental health, and safety as well as technology needs of agencies who are serving clients while being sheltered in place.
  • Agencies are encouraged to maximize these dollars through matching grants with other donors.

Grants from the Fox Valley Grantmakers COVID-19 Response Fund shall not be used for the following:

  • To fund endowments, contingency funds, reserves, interest, or taxes.
  • For sectarian or religious purposes or for organizations operated primarily for the benefit of their own membership.
  • For the payment of individuals, private foundations, political organizations, or campaigns.
  • To purchase benefit tickets, respond to telephone solicitations, or national fund-raising efforts.
  • For any purpose that discriminates as to race, creed, sex, or ethnic group.

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 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

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

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

Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley

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