FY2024 Community Partner Grant Season Is OPEN!
CFWC is accepting applications for the FY2024 Community Partner Grant Cycle. Grant awards are available to Will County not-for-profits for a broad array of charitable purposes in healthcare, human services, education and cultural arts.
Wine Tasting Event on Sale Now!
Honoring Gratitude Award Recipients Billy & Liese Hearth
Join us for our wine tasting event on Thurs. May 16th in honor of Gratitude Award recipients Billy and Liese Hearth.
Community Foundation of Will County News
Wine Tasting Event Honored Gratitude Award Recipients Tom Alves & Bob Burcenski
CFWC Honored Tom Alves & Bob Burcenski as the Inaugural Recipients of the Gratitude Award at a Wine Tasting event on Wednesday October 11th, 2023. View a photo gallery and learn more about the event.
Some Exciting News From the CFWC
As you know, the Community Foundation of Will County was established in 2006 by the Chicago Community Trust to serve the residents and non-profit organizations of Will County. Our Foundation was the third to be created; they had already established Community Foundations in McHenry and Lake County.
Community Foundation of Will County Announces 2023 Grant Awards
The Community Foundation of Will County (CFWC) recently announced the following 2023 Community Partner Grants. Grants are intended to help the recipient organizations expand existing programming and build capacity to meet the needs of communities in Will County.
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Promoting, Connecting and Building
The Community Foundation of Will County seeks to improve the quality of life throughout Will County communities by PROMOTING philanthropy, CONNECTING donors to community needs and BUILDING partnerships.
The Community Foundation of Will County was founded as a geographic Affiliate of The Chicago Community Trust by local residents in 2006 to serve as a local resource for donors and professional advisors in the implementation of charitable strategies through donor advised funds and other planning vehicles, to build endowments in special areas of interest that fund a competitive grant program annually, and to hold various nonprofit agency/organization endowment funds.
Our Mission: To PROMOTE philanthropy, CONNECT donors to community needs, and BUILD partnerships to improve the quality of life in our region.
DONORS
We work with donors to simplify their planning, maximize their generosity, and lessen tax burdens.
PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS
We work with Professional Advisors to enhance their services to Will County clients.
NOT-FOR-PROFITS
We work closely with Not-for-Profit agencies, grassroots organizations, and community stakeholders.