Creating projects in memory of Logan Crank & dedicated to his children & the children of Streator, IL
July 2024 Professional Advisors Newsletter
Hello from the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation! We hope your summer
July 22, 2024
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Connecting people who care with causes that matter.
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Our mission
Connecting people who care with causes that matter
Starved Rock Country Community Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to improving and maintaining the quality of life for residents in and around LaSalle, Bureau and Putnam counties in Illinois.  Through the generosity of our donors who support our mission to connect people who care with causes that matter, SRCCF has received more than $6.1 million in total contributions and has distributed $2.2 million through nearly 200 grants to charitable organizations, scholarships and disaster relief funds.
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What's happening at SRCCF
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July 2024 Professional Advisors Newsletter
Hello from the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation! We hope your summer is off to a great start! Thank you for continuing to partner with us in serving your charitable clients.
Featured Fund
Grand Ridge Park Fiscal Sponsorship
This Fund was created by the Grand Ridge Village as they embark on their fundraising campaign to significantly enhance Grand Ridge Park.
Featured Story
Run Today For Tomorrow Draws A Crowd To Ottawa Riverfront
It’s tough to consider something a success when it’s something you wish you didn’t have to do at all. Emily Hardee knows that feeling, but she and her friends keep reeling out successes that affect hopefully more and more people every year. Run Today For Tomorrow, a suicide awareness 5K run/walk now in its fifth year, drew to the Ottawa riverfront on Saturday morning 217 registered participants and countless other family members, fans and citizens whose lives have been touched by such a tragedy.
Featured Story
Discover the Difference – SRCCF vs Commercial and Private Foundations
Are you curious about how Community Foundations compare to Commercial and Private Foundations? Check out these comparison graphics!
Featured Story
12 area students awarded more than $37,000 in scholarships
We are delighted to announce that Starved Rock Country Community Foundation recently awarded over $37,000 in scholarships to 12 outstanding students at our annual Scholarship Reception in Ottawa. This achievement underscores our commitment to supporting education and empowering the youth of our community.
Featured Story
Pavilion To Replace Contaminated Mendota Site
Construction of the pavilion begins late next year or early 2026 depending on the success of the fundraising drive spearheaded by Reimagine Mendota in cooperation with Starved Rock Country Community Foundation. Black Bros. Co. has pledged to match donations up to $100,000.
Featured Event
2024 Disco Ball
Get down with us for an evening of disco music, dancing, great food and drinks.
Featured Event
Girls Just Wanna Have Fund$
Girls Just Wanna Have Fund$, the Women Inspired Network Scholarship Golf Outing, consists of an 18-hole, 4-person scramble. Cost $80 is per person, which includes green fees, cart & supper! There will also be cash prizes, a 50/50 drawing, raffles, games and more.
Featured Video
SRCCF – Just 5%
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give” – Winston Churchill
Featured Fund
Believe in Uganda Field of Interest Fund
The SRCCF is honored to establish the Believe in Uganda Field of Interest Fund to provide for desperately needed goods and services for the precious people of Uganda.
Featured Story
Take a look at our GENUINE IMPACT!
Recipients of grants, scholarships, or disaster funds from the SRCCF to date
Featured Funds
Bringing donors and communities together
Grand Ridge Park Fiscal Sponsorship
Grow Spring Valley Fiscal Sponsorship
Logan’s Oasis Playground Field Of Interest Fund
Featured Stories
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Run Today For Tomorrow draws a crowd to Ottawa riverfront
217 participants help raise funds for suicide awareness It’s tough to consider
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Community, Art, and Women Inspired Network Grants
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Who we support
Ranging from scholarships for the arts to community grants, SRCCF is a collection of resources given by generous donors to support education, health care, childcare, economic development, tourism, conservation, beautification and to meet the needs of our communities at large.
Established in 2015
Starved Rock Country Community Foundation has awarded more than 132 scholarships and grants.
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As a grant-making public charity, Starved Rock Country Community Foundation brings donors and community agencies of all backgrounds together to improve and maintain the quality of life in Bureau, LaSalle, and Putnam Counties – forever.
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Whether you’re interested in making a donation, starting a fund or learning how to give back to the community, we’d love to hear from you!
The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation (SRCCF) is a 501(c)3 organization as designated by the IRS and the state of Illinois. We are a grant-making public charity dedicated to improving the lives of people in LaSalle, Bureau and Putnam Counties.
An unrestricted donation to the "Leadership Fund For Now is the best way to support Starved Rock Country Communication Foundation! These generous donations help support our daily operations and provide us with flexibility we need to further our mission with greater effectiveness.
Starved Rock County Community Foundation supports a variety of not-for-profit organizations in our area. Generally, we partner with community agencies that support the environment, conservation, education, arts, healthcare, childcare, tourism, economic development, and/or the needs and challenges of the community at-large.
