2026 Art Grant Application Season Now Open
The Arts of Starved Rock Country Fund grant application process is underway for art programs, performances and projects scheduled between January 1 and June 30, 2026. • Non-Profit Organizations: Grants are available to non-profit organizations serving LaSalle, Bureau, and Putnam Counties. Proof of non-profit status is required, and a copy of your 501(c)3 letter from […]
SRCCF Welcomes Dylan Conmy
Welcome to Dylan Conmy, the most recent member of our staff! He will serve SRCCF as administrative assistant to Director of Operations Janice Corrigan. Dylan is the President of the HumanKIND Initiative, a nonprofit providing resources for the LGBTQ+ community across the tri-county region. He organizes the annual Ottawa Family Pride Fest which attracts thousands […]
Acres of Peace partners with SRCCF to create Non-Endowed Agency Fund
For 20-plus years Heidi Henry has served veterans in need through “the healing power of horses” and other therapy animals at “Acres of Peace” north of Marseilles. Veterans suffering from PTSD and other service-related trauma have found sanctuary at the farm. Henry offers “centering,” empathy training, “nature soaking,” and “a place to unwind and reconnect” […]
SRCCF Awards $5,000 Grant to the Naplate Volunteer Park Board
The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation recently made a $5,000 grant to the Naplate Volunteer Park Board for sensory playground equipment at Vittone Park. The gift follows a $10,000 SRCCF grant to the Park Board in 2024 for other playground pieces. Both grants were drawn from the Foundation’s Ottawa/Naplate Tornado Relief Fund that was created […]
SRCCF Awards $1,5000 Teen Showcase Community Grant
The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation recently played a role in the 38th Annual Teen Showcase at Illinois Valley Community College. “Starved Rock Country Community Foundation generously supported Teen Showcase,” said Ellen Vogel, Community Health Engagement Program Manager for OSF HealthCare Center for Health in Streator. “The $1,500 SRCCF community grant helped fund our keynote speaker […]
SRCCF Awards $1,500 Community Grant to the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN) for suicide intervention training
The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation recently awarded a $1,500 community grant to the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN) for suicide intervention training. The grant allowed Michelle Hansen, ICAHN Director of Clinical Programs, to attend a 5-day Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) for instructors in March. Hansen will train community members and hospital […]
Congratulations to the changemakers behind the Logan’s Oasis initiative!
Melissa Calkins Crank announced April 2, 2025 that because the supporters of the Logan’s Oasis Initiative have raised more than half the funds to build the playground, they are making a deposit to lock in the prices to secure their chosen equipment. Please see the blueprints & the 3D images of the playground. A few items […]
Update – Ottawa Center for the Arts
Through the generosity and forward vision of the Open Table United Church of Christ, which has donated its church building to the Ottawa Center for the Arts (OCA), an exciting initiative is underway to establish the OCA as a cornerstone of cultural and creative expression in Ottawa. Inside the stately historic building that has stood […]
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The Illinois Gives Tax Credit Act
The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation (SRCCF) is honored to receive state approval as a Qualified Community Foundation (QCF) for the new Illinois Gives initiative. Illinois Gives will incentivize up to $100 million in new charitable giving over the next 5 years by authorizing a 25% state income tax credit for charitable donations to eligible permanent endowments held by the SRCCF […]
