On August 22, 2018, members of Grace Missionary Church in Zion welcomed over 50 participants to the final CommUNITY Dialogue hosted by Zion Township, Illinois Humanities, Coalition for Healthy Communities and Foundation grant recipient YWCA of Lake County. The location for this discussion was fitting as the city of Zion’s founding by Reverend John Alexander Dowie in the late 1800s …
Efforts Continue Across Lake County to Build Poverty Awareness
Article_Zion Township Poverty Awareness Day 2018
LCCF Celebrates National Community Foundation Week & National Philanthropy Day
Press Release_2017 CF Week
2016 Grant Recipients
The Lake County Community Foundation, an affiliate of The Chicago Community Trust, announced $159,500 in grants to local nonprofit organizations addressing the urgent needs of the most vulnerable individuals and families in the county. The following grant recipients have demonstrated exceptional commitment to making Lake County a better place to live, work and raise a family in the areas designated …
New Board Roles
The Lake County Community Foundation announced today the addition of the Rev. Dr. Robert A. Davis to the Board of Directors, as well as new officer roles for several existing members. The Rev. Dr. Davis, senior pastor at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Libertyville, joins the Foundation board with a lengthy record of civic and board service, community engagement and …
2015 Grant Recipients
The Lake County Community Foundation, an affiliate of The Chicago Community Trust, announced $159,500 in grants to local nonprofit organizations addressing the urgent needs of the most vulnerable individuals and families in the county. The following grant recipients have demonstrated exceptional commitment to making Lake County a better place to live, work and raise a family in the areas designated …
KICK OFF CENTENNIAL YEAR
THE LAKE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HELPS THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST KICK OFF CENTENNIAL YEAR WITH RETURN OF “ON THE TABLE” Mealtime gatherings to focus on resident commitments for improving their communities WAUKEGAN – February 5, 2015 – The Lake County Community Foundation announced today that it will spearhead efforts in the county as The Chicago Community Trust launches its Centennial …
2015 Competitive Grant Cycle
The Lake County Community Foundation announces its 2015 competitive grant cycle is now open and Project Screening Forms will be accepted until Friday February 13, 2015. “Last year we had an amazing pool of nonprofit organizations with excellent proposals and we are looking forward to seeing the diversity of potential impact this year’s projects may bring,” said Maggie Morales, the …
New Officers For Board of Directors
The Lake County Community Foundation announces impactful changes among the Foundation’s board leadership. During the November 2014 annual meeting Anne Reusché assumed the role of Chair. Reusché, daughter of founding board member Robert F. Reusché and owner of a communications consulting business, takes the role after A. Stewart Kerr’s two years of service as Chair. Kerr will remain active on …
Meeting needs in real-time
WAUKEGAN, IL – When Donna Funk got a call from The Lake County Community Foundation, she felt a relief she had not even let herself dream about. Amidst a contentious, community-dividing teachers strike that was dragging on longer than anyone thought possible, Funk, the Resource Development Director at The Boys & Girls Club of Lake County, closed her eyes and …