We foster giving to improve the lives of people in Jo Daviess County.
Community Foundation of Jo Daviess County shows a mix of large institutional support and local discretionary grantmaking, with its two biggest recent awards going to Cte Academy: $105,218 in 2025 and $53,186 in 2024. That pattern suggests a funder that can make substantial commitments while also maintaining smaller community grants through named programs and donor-advised funds. The foundation’s grantmaking is aimed at improving life in Jo Daviess County through education, youth services, family economic security, food insecurity relief, community development, parks and recreation, water resource management, senior services, and scholarships. It also supports donor-advised giving, giving local donors a way to direct charitable resources over time. Among its structured programs, the Jo Daviess County Youth Fund and the Future Fund both focus on the county’s long-term well-being, while the Sandra Zink Memorial Scholarship supports Galena High School graduates pursuing science or education fields. The recent grant list also includes Jdlf Gives, showing additional local distribution through community-directed funding.
Youth and education are central to the foundation’s programmatic work. The Jo Daviess County Youth Fund Grant supports efforts to help children and youth in Jo Daviess County stay healthy, ready to learn, and successful in school, with grants up to $10,000. Scholarship support is also built in through the Sandra Zink Memorial Scholarship, which is reserved for Galena High School graduates pursuing science or education fields. Community development appears in the Future Fund for Jo Daviess County, which backs projects that advance new ideas and address future needs in family economic security, education, and community development. The foundation also supports food-related needs through the Jo Daviess County Future Fund, which includes food security among its focus areas and funds projects for seniors, families, and general charitable needs.
Typical awards cluster tightly around five figures: the 25th percentile is $9,500, the median is $10,989, and the 75th percentile is $18,599. At the same time, the recent-grants list includes much larger commitments, which means the distribution is not limited to small operating grants. The foundation uses a mix of named programs and donor-advised funds, and several active programs accept unsolicited requests, including the Jo Daviess County Youth Fund Grant, Future Fund, and Sandra Zink Memorial Scholarship. The recent grant record shows repeat activity in 2024 and 2025, including multiple grants tied to the Future Fund and donor-advised giving, indicating ongoing rather than one-time support.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $19K, with a median of $11K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$11K
75th Percentile
$19K
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Grantmaking is concentrated in Jo Daviess County and nearby Northwest Illinois communities. Named recipient locations in the program descriptions include Galena and the county broadly, while the recent grants list shows local distribution through entities such as Cte Academy, Jdlf Gives, and the Jo Daviess County Future Fund. All recent grants in the data went to U.S. recipients, with 100% of grants recorded in the United States. The provided distribution does not show any non-U.S. grant recipients.
Its listed focus areas include family economic security, education, community development, youth services, food insecurity and hunger relief, scholarships and education support, parks and recreation, water resource management, and senior services. Active programs add youth development, science and education scholarships, and future-focused community projects.
Yes. Multiple active programs are marked as accepting unsolicited requests, including the Jo Daviess County Youth Fund Grant, the Sandra Zink Memorial Scholarship, the Future Fund for Jo Daviess County, and the Future Fund Grant.
The grant-size data centers around five figures: the 25th percentile is $9,500, the median is $10,989, and the 75th percentile is $18,599. Some recent awards are much larger, including a $105,218 grant in 2025.
They are spread across several local priorities, with structured programs for youth, scholarships, future-oriented community projects, and donor-advised giving. The focus areas named in the data include youth services, education, family economic security, food insecurity, community development, parks and recreation, water resource management, and senior services.
The recent grant data shows 9 grants to U.S. recipients, accounting for 100% of the country distribution in the record provided.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTE ACADEMY | — | $105,218 | 2025 | — |
| JO DAVIESS COUNTY FUTURE FUND | — | $10,149 | 2025 | — |
| JO DAVIESS COUNTY YOUTH FUND | — | $9,260 | 2025 | — |
| DONOR ADVISED | — | $5,700 | 2025 | — |
| CTE ACADEMY | — | $53,186 | 2024 | — |
| JDLF GIVES | — | $18,599 | 2024 | — |
| DONOR ADVISED | — | $12,475 | 2024 | — |
| ALL OTHER | — | $10,989 | 2024 | — |
| JO DAVIESS COUNTY FUTURE FUND | — | $9,500 | 2024 | — |
CTE ACADEMY
$105,218JO DAVIESS COUNTY FUTURE FUND
$10,149JO DAVIESS COUNTY YOUTH FUND
$9,260DONOR ADVISED
$5,700CTE ACADEMY
$53,186JDLF GIVES
$18,599DONOR ADVISED
$12,475ALL OTHER
$10,989JO DAVIESS COUNTY FUTURE FUND
$9,500Current and upcoming funding from Community Foundation of Jo Daviess County that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Projects or organizations with ideas that will create a significant impact in Jo Daviess County, addressing family economic security, education, or community development. (Detailed eligibility referenced on the Community Foundation grants page.)
Deadline: Application accepted August 15 thru September 30 (announced for 2024)
Who can apply: Projects or ideas that help ensure children and youth are healthy, ready to learn, succeeding in school, and empowered to contribute to the community.
Deadline: Applications are accepted March 15 through April 30.
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