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 Caulkins 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 […]
2025 Scholarship Season Now Open
On behalf of generous individuals, SRCCF administers a scholarship program each year to helpstudents pursue their dreams and goals at colleges and universities following high school graduation. TheStarved Rock Country Community Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to announce the 2025educational scholarships.
Meals on Wheels partners with SRCCF to raise $250K for larger site
The Voluntary Action Center of Northern Illinois is joining forces with the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation in its drive to secure a larger building for its Meals on Wheels services in La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties. VAC has outgrown its existing site, 1840 St. Vincent Ave., La Salle. It launched a drive to […]
Announcing the 2024 Spring Appeal – A letter from our President
The Carroll family donate $10,000 to Reimagine Mendota
The Carroll family of Mendota recently donated $10,000 to Reimagine Mendota, the initiative to revitalize and rebuild the Mendota community. The Carroll’s are sixth generation owners of Black Bros. Co. in Mendota, a designer and manufacturer of premier roll coating and laminating equipment since 1882. The gift was made by Black Bros. CEO Matt Carroll, […]
