Foundation awards grants at annual breakfast

The Boone County Community Foundation (BCCF) hosted their annual community grant breakfast, on Nov. 12, 2024. The foundation highlighted, celebrated and awarded grants to organizations that provide services to and help meet the needs of the Boone County community.

The 2024 grants are part of the Community Grant Program which consists of grants from the Melvin and Mildred Banks Fund, Wilbur and William Cummings Fund, and individual donors. Over $53,000.00 in community grants were awarded to 22 Boone County organizations.

We are pleased to announce the 2024 Community Grant recipients:

Grant Recipients/Grant Amount/Purpose

-Belvidere Family YMCA: $4,000- Y on the Fly Program at General Mills Park

-Belvidere Park District: $2,000- Shade Structure for Special Recreation Facility

-Blackhawk Area Boy Scouts of America: $1200- Membership and Program Assistance

-Boone County Arts Council: $3,000- 5th grade arts festival

-Boone County Council on Aging: $2,700- Picnic Tables for Patrick Murphy Outdoor Pavilion Area

-Boone County Fair Association and 4H: $7,500- Upgrade to 4-H and Grange Stands

-Boone County Museum of History: $3,500- Hispanic Heritage Permanent Exhibit

-BraveHearts Therapeutic Riding and Educational Center: $1,500- Equine-assisted services to Veterans

-Farmers Rising: $1,000- Farm based education to Boone County public schools

-Friends of the Ida Public Library: $500- 2025 Summer Reading Program

-Girls on the Run: $1,000- Running program for 3 schools in Boone County Spring 2025

-Habitat for Humanity of Boone County: $4,000- Home Construction Costs

-Ida Public Library: $1,298- STEM, Early Literacy, and SEL Youth Kits

-Lutheran Social Services of IL: $1,500- Foster Parent Recruitment and basic needs assistance Boone County

-Northern Illinois Food Bank: $5,000- Take 50 for four Boone County Member Agencies

-Poplar Grove Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum: $1,500- Air Academy Aviation Education Youth Program

-Regional Access and Mobilization Project: $1,000- Meta Quest Pro Virtual Reality Headset and iPad

-Sister Cities Association of Belvidere: $2000- Summer exchange program

-The Baby Bank: $3,500- Diaper and baby supply distribution to Boone County families

-The ARC of Winnebago, Boone, and Ogle Counties: $2,000- Guardianship and Representative Payee Seminars

-Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau: $2,000- Ag in the Classroom

-Zion Lutheran Church: $1,500- Food Distribution

About the Boone County Community Foundation

The Boone County Community Foundation exists to improve the quality of life in Boone County for today, tomorrow and the future by building a culture of giving in our community and by connecting donors.

We are a tax exempt, non-profit, philanthropic organization with the long-term goal of building permanent, named funds for the broad-based charitable benefit of the residents in Boone County and to strengthen our community through philanthropy.

We offer the best tax advantages for charitable donations operating as a 501(c)(3) organization of the internal revenue code. For more information visit www.boonecountycf.org.