Galesburg Community Foundation



Established in 2004, as the Galesburg Community and Health Foundation, and on September 1, 2007, we became the Galesburg Community Foundation.


Galesburg Community Foundation is a collection of funds and resources that supports the efforts of local people and organization to foster and promote a healthy community.


GCF believes a healthy community focuses its efforts on productive dialogue, collaborative action, team building and unity of purpose.

Assets and Giving for Galesburg Community Foundation

Assets

2020 - 36,384,445
2019 - 30,989,137
2018 - 26,641,459
2017 - 20,613,753
Domestic Grants

2020 - 1,395,705
2019 - 962,798
2018 - 1,062,166


    

Recent News from Galesburg Community Foundation


Galesburg Community Foundation accepting health scholarship applications
Foundation: Galesburg Community Foundation

By Sara Glafcke Scholarships are available for students who are residents of the Galesburg Community Foundation service area and are pursuing a health care-related career. Applications are due April...more

Aldermen Approve Use of Contest Money
Foundation: Galesburg Community Foundation

The money won by the City of Galesburg in the Readers Digest "We Hear You, America" contest will officially be going to the Galesburg Community Foundation. The Galesburg City Council this...more

Galesburg Community Foundation to Become More Mainstream on Main Street
Foundation: Galesburg Community Foundation

Come springtime, the Galesburg Community Foundation will have a more accessible home for doing business. Executive Director Josh Gibb tells the WGIL Morning News the 246 East Main Street address is...more

Community Foundation moving office downtown
Foundation: Galesburg Community Foundation

Construction work continues inside the future home for Galesburg Community Foundation at 246 E. Main Street. Currently located at 575 N. Kellogg St., the GCF is looking for better visibility. By JOHN...more

Grief camp helps kids learn to deal with loss of loved one
Foundation: Galesburg Community Foundation

The camp is put on by the Prairieland Hospice Foundation and Galesburg Community Foundation By CHARLIE GORNEY More than 50 children showed up to Carl Sandburg College on Saturday to learn how to cope...more

Galesburg Community Foundation like a Swiss army knife for philanthropy
Foundation: Galesburg Community Foundation

A sign welcomes visitors to the refurbished and expanded Galesburg Community Foundation Wellness Center at the Knox County YMCA. By JOHN R. PULLIAM The leadership role in the community is part of the...more

Meet Your Neighbor: Josh Gibb, executive director of the Galesburg Community ...
Foundation: Galesburg Community Foundation

KEN EXUM/Knox County Neighbors Josh Gibb, director of the Galesburg Community Foundation, poses in his office at 575 N. Kellogg St. By Anonymous Josh Gibb works tirelessly for the community as...more

Contest money earmarked for charitable work
Foundation: Galesburg Community Foundation

On Monday, the City Council voted to transfer the $25000 runner-up money to the Galesburg Community Foundation. The GCF will double the money. The council may also vote to add to the endowment....more

Aldermen give nod to endowment for online contest winnings
Foundation: Galesburg Community Foundation

By ERIC TIMMONS The City Council unanimously backed the transfer of winnings from the We Hear You America to the Galesburg Community Foundation to establish a charitable fund for youth and community...more

City Council to Consider "Woo-Hoo Fund"
Foundation: Galesburg Community Foundation

The Galesburg City Council Monday night will consider giving any winnings from the contest to the Galesburg Community Foundation so that a charitable fund can be established. City documents indicate...more



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