Recognize Your Strength: First Annual “Stuff The Stocking” Drive Complete!
Founder Mary Considine of the Recognize Your Strength- RYS Fund smiles as she sits among many gifts she was able to purchase due to the generosity of so many donors in the community. Mary says the first annual STUFF THE STOCKING drive is complete! Through this, she was able to provide 25 children who experience parental […]
Congratulations to the recent recipients of The Arts of Starved Rock Country Fund Grants
The Arts of Starved Rock Country Fund, in partnership with the Illinois Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, recently made over $13,000 in grants to nine local organizations for 2024 Spring and Summer projects. Recipients include: § $3,000 to the Illinois Valley Orchestral Association (Illinois Valley Symphony Orchestra) for stipends to musicians […]
SRCCF 2023 Newsletter
The Year in Review 2023 Starved Rock Country Community Foundation is unwavering in its commitment to improve the quality of life here at home. We strengthen our community by supporting the arts, education, health and human services, the environment and disaster relief across LaSalle, Bureau, and Putnam counties and beyond. We help donors make a […]
Year End is a Perfect Time to Create a Donor Advised Fund!
At the SRCCF, we understand that year-end giving makes up a significant portion of total revenue for most charitable organizations. There’s a pretty good chance that you are already considering end-of-year gifts to support causes you care about, and have probably been asked by at least one nonprofit for an end-of-year gift, or both. Creating […]
SRCCF – Just 5 %
In a world where every action makes a difference, imagine the profound impact that a mere 5% of your estate could have on shaping the future of your community. By entrusting this modest percentage to a community foundation, you hold the key to catalyzing positive change that resonates far beyond your lifetime.
SRCCF hosts Quilts of Valor ceremony
The Illinois Valley Quilts of Valor honored veterans Reed Wilson, of McNabb; Ralph Maubach, of Ottawa; Nelson Nussbaum, of Ottawa; and Boyd Palmer, of Ottawa with handmade quilts during a ceremony following the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation November board of directors meeting. The Illinois Valley Quilts of Valor also gifted a quilt to Deb […]
Meet the SRCCF Leadership Team
We are proud to showcase the SRCCF Leadership Team! We are grateful for the time and talent of our Board members along with our Administration leaders. Front Row: Sue Schmitt; Director of Operations Janice Corrigan; Pamela Beckett; Deb Anderson; Sharon Schallhorn; Norma Cotner; Tracy Bedeker; Tara Bedei; President and CEO, Fran Brolley. Second Row: John […]
Sharon Eschbach Coleman donates $20,000 to the Community Foundation
Ottawa native Sharon Eschbach Coleman recently made a $20,000 donation to the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation, a gift that was matched by participants in the Foundation’s 2023 Disco Ball. Sharon suggested the gift while on vacation with SRCCF founders Pamela and Chuck Beckett, and her brother Robert Eschbach, a charter member of the SRCCF […]
Arts Of Starved Rock Country Fund Grant Period Now Open
The Arts of Starved Rock Country Fund has opened its grant period for the 2023-24 art projects. Arts of Starved Rock Country Fund has funded several projects across the region, including at Engle Lane Theatre in Streator. (Photo Provided by Fran Brolley) The grant, partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency […]
Ottawa farmers make an impact thousands of miles away
By Derek Barichello, Shaw Local News Network Joe and Nathalie Schmidt found a calling more than 7,700 miles away. The couple went on mission trips organized from Ottawa to the East African nation of Uganda. There, Joe and Nathalie, who farm in rural Ottawa, were struck by the lack of modern farming techniques utilized by […]
