Our Opinion: You can help local foundation reach goal
Foundation: Grand Victoria Foundation, Victoria Foundation, Kellogg Foundation
Since its transformation in 2003 from the Sangamon County Foundation to its current name and status as an administrator of charitable trusts and clearinghouse for national grants, the Community...more

Community Chest Makes $500000 Donation to Communityworks Fund
Foundation: Grand Victoria Foundation, Victoria Foundation
By Community Chest Monday at 4:07 pm In a unanimous decision, the board of the Community Chest of Oak Park, River Forest, and Forest Park recently opted to make a grant of $500000 to the Oak Park and...more

Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation wins $500K grant from Com. Chest
Foundation: Grand Victoria Foundation, Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation, Victoria Foundation
By Marty Stempniak The Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation is in a race against the clock, looking to raise $2 million by the end of September, with the guarantee of doubling that money with a...more

Kane deciding on requests for riverboat grants
Foundation: Grand Victoria Foundation, Victoria Foundation
The subcommittee poured over the applications line by line, to make recommendations for the $1145000 available in grants from the Grand Victoria Foundation. “We've funded hundreds of great...more

OPRF Community Foundation Director to Share Communityworks with Rotary Club
Foundation: Grand Victoria Foundation, Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation, Victoria Foundation
Sophia Lloyd, the executive director of the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation, will be the guest speaker on Wednesday, May 25, at the Rotary Club of Oak Park-River Forest's weekly...more

A roadmap to quality education for Oak Park and River Forest kids
Foundation: Grand Victoria Foundation, Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation, Victoria Foundation
So far, the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation has raised $1156523 toward its end goal of soliciting $2 million in donations by Sept. 30, 2011. To reach that mark, an additional $900000 in...more

$200000 raised toward $2 million grant for local programs
Foundation: Grand Victoria Foundation, Sangamon County Community Foundation, Victoria Foundation
The Sangamon County Community Foundation received an initial $2 million grant in 2009 from the Grand Victoria Foundation. Grand Victoria, a charitable program of Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin,...more

Community Foundation aims high to match grant to fund Communityworks
Foundation: Grand Victoria Foundation, Victoria Foundation
The Community Foundation has three initiatives it chose to focus on through a strategic plan process. Plan-It Green focuses on direct and doable environmental efforts in Oak Park and River Forest....more

Kankakee County: Community Foundation hits $1 million mark
Foundation: Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley, Grand Victoria Foundation, Victoria Foundation
Answer: When the Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley reached the $1 million milestone in its current fund drive. The foundation has passed the $1 million total in local cash and pledges in...more

Victoria Foundation announces grant to help preserve Chinese heritage
Foundation: Victoria Foundation
The Victoria Foundation announced another in a series of grants to the local Chinese community Sunday night at a gala marking Chinese new year. ...See all stories on this topic...more