What kinds of organizations does Community Foundation of Grundy County fund?

The foundation funds schools, nonprofits, civic organizations, and local service providers serving Grundy County and nearby communities. Recent grants went to Morris Community YMCA, St Patricks Catholic Church in Seneca, Grundy Area Pads in Morris, Joliet Catholic Academy, and Grundy County Health Department.

Does the foundation accept applications?

Yes, several programs accept unsolicited applications. The general CFGC Grants Program accepts applications year-round and reviews them monthly, and Grants to Schools and Peg Davis Seneca Civic Fund also accept unsolicited applications.

What is the typical grant size?

The typical award sits in the low five figures. The reported distribution is p25 of $9,750, median of $12,579, and p75 of $27,262, although some recent awards were much larger.

How local is the giving?

The grantmaking is strongly local. 94% of grants go to recipients in Illinois, and the foundation describes its geographic scope of giving as local. Recent grants were concentrated in towns such as Morris, Seneca, Minooka, Joliet, and Dwight.

Community Foundation of Grundy County

Name: Community Foundation of Grundy County — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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MORRIS, ILWebsite8159410852

About Community Foundation of Grundy County

The Community Foundation of Grundy County seeks to provide vision for Grundy County in order to preserve and enhance our quality of life by providing leadership to identify important needs, using grantmaking to respond to those needs and effect change, partnering with local nonprofits to strengthen their abilities to serve citizens, and partnering with donors to receive and manage funds that will support the community for generations to come.

Focus Areas

Education & ScholarshipsCommunity DevelopmentBehavioral & Mental HealthBasic Needs / Food PantriesSenior ServicesHistoric Preservation & RedevelopmentPublic TransportationDisaster Relief

Who They Fund

local community residentsneighborhood populationsgeneral public in a defined locality

About Community Foundation of Grundy County

The Community Foundation of Grundy County uses place-based grantmaking to support local community well-being in Grundy County, with programs that reach schools, nonprofits, civic initiatives, veterans, and residents facing basic-needs challenges. Its recent grants show a foundation that moves between large unrestricted-style support for community organizations and targeted funding for specific local needs. The Morris Community YMCA received multiple awards, including a $230,680 grant in 2024 and a $68,637 grant in 2025, indicating repeat support for a central community institution. The foundation also funded St Patricks Catholic Church in Seneca with $155,033 in 2025 and Groundy-area service providers such as Grundy Area Pads in Morris with $65,110 in 2023. Beyond these larger awards, the portfolio includes school-related grants, health and human services, and community organizations across Grundy County towns such as Morris, Seneca, Minooka, Dwight, and Coal City. Its grantmaking is local in scope, and the current grant list shows all recent recipient organizations located in the United States.

What Community Foundation of Grundy County Funds

Education is a defined part of the foundation’s work. In 2025, it gave $50,000 to Joliet Catholic Academy in Joliet for general well-being of the local community, and $40,411 to Minooka Ccsd 201 in Minooka for the same broad purpose. The foundation also supports health and human services. Chestnut Health Systems in Bloomington received $30,000 in 2025, while Guardian Angel Community Services in Joliet received $23,000 in 2025. Community-based basic needs work appears as well: Community Nutrition Network in Morris received $23,500 in 2025, and Beans-and-bites in Coal City received $19,116 in 2024. Civic and public-sector organizations are part of the mix too, including the Village of Seneca, which received $22,408 in 2025.

How Community Foundation of Grundy County Gives

Typical awards cluster in the low five figures, with a p25 of $9,750, a median of $12,579, and a p75 of $27,262. The recent-grants list also shows a wider spread above that range, including several awards above $50,000 and a few very large commitments. Repeat recipients appear across multiple years, including Morris Community YMCA, Minooka Community High School, Grundy County Health Department, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Morris Community High School. The foundation operates as a community foundation and uses both open and program-specific grantmaking. Some programs accept unsolicited applications year-round, including the general nonprofit grants program and school grants.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$1.8M

Total Assets

$23.2M

Total Revenue

$1.4M

Total Expenses

$2.5M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $10K and $27K, with a median of $13K.

25th Percentile

$10K

Median

$13K

75th Percentile

$27K

Geographic Reach

Local4 states funded

Funding intensity

Low

High

Headquarters

Leadership

STEPHEN KEZERLE

Accepts unsolicited proposals

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
MORRIS HOSPITAL AUXILIARY & FOUNDATION	MORRIS, IL	$641,071	2026	GENERAL WELL BEING OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
GRUNDY EUNOIA WELLNESS CENTER	MAZON, IL	$269,945	2026	GENERAL WELL BEING OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
CHILDREN'S CANCER THERAPY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE	BEAVERTON, OR	$202,030	2026	GENERAL WELL BEING OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
MORRIS AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY	MORRIS, IL	$116,151	2026	GENERAL WELL BEING OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

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