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Galesburg Community Foundation Announces Turnout Grant Recipients

GALESBURG, Ill. (June 29, 2021) ─ Galesburg Community Foundation is pleased to announce the local nonprofit organizations receiving grants through their annual grant cycle, The Turnout. The Turnout Grant Cycle combines dollars from generous community donors who hold charitable funds at the Community Foundation along with dollars from the Community Foundation’s Impact Fund to fully fund nonprofit proposals providing services that better our region.

Community Foundation Director of Grants & Programs Tiffany Springer said, “The Turnout connects generous community donors with local nonprofits providing valuable resources across our service area. The ultimate goal of The Turnout is to empower our local nonprofits to tell their stories of impact and ask specifically for what they need to make their important work happen. This year thanks to the generosity of our fundholders, grant committee and board of directors, we were able to fully fund 88% of the proposals received. The grants awarded in this cycle support exciting and important initiatives provided by our nonprofits including programming, operations and capacity needs that strengthen our local communities."

Thanks to generous Community Foundation fund holders and community members supporting the Community Foundation’s Impact Fund, through The Turnout, the following 37 nonprofits will receive full funding for proposals submitted during this grant cycle:

Best Buddies International

Heart of Illinois Big Brothers Big Sisters

Bishop Hill Heritage Association

Buchanan Center for the Arts

Camp Big Sky

Carl Sandburg Historic Site Association

Court Appointed Special Advocates of West Central Illinois

Central Congregational Church

Choral Dynamics of Galesburg

Christmas in Action Galesburg

City of Galesburg Parks & Recreation Department

Community Hygiene Pantry

Discovery Depot Children's Museum

Family Planning Service of Western Illinois, Inc.

Galesburg Civic Art Center

Galesburg Community Chorus

Gift of Lights

Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois, Inc.

Historic Ellisville Restoration Organization H.E.R.O.

Knox County Child Advocacy Center & Paladin Children's Center

Knox County Community Artisans

Knox Jazz Year

Lutheran Social Services of Illinois

Monmouth Early Learning Center

National Stearman Fly-In NFP, Inc.

Older Americans of Knox, Inc.

Prairie Players Civic Theatre, Inc.

Prairie State Legal Services

Rainbow Riders Therapeutic Horseback Riding Center

Henderson Knox Mercer Warren Regional Office of Education #33

Roseville Kids Place

Special Olympics Illinois

The Orpheum Theatre

Triumph Services, Inc.- Camp Kidz

Warren Achievement Center

Warren County Historical Society

Warren County United Way

About Galesburg Community Foundation

Galesburg Community Foundation develops and supports the efforts of local people and organizations to promote healthy communities. The Community Foundation makes giving easy and believes that generosity can positively change Knox and Warren Counties forever. The Community Foundation partners with individuals, families, businesses and nonprofits to help them have the greatest impact with their giving. The Community Foundation is working for the good of your community. Learn more at www.YourGCF.org.

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