The grants were awarded from designated funds, which support one or more specific organizations. The funds have been established by the nonprofit itself or by donors to provide a permanent source of support for organizations they care about. This year’s designated fund grants range from about $250 to more than $66,000.

Endowments provide an additional, dependable source of annual income for the nonprofit organizations. Gifts to endowment are invested for growth, and each year, a portion of the earnings are distributed as a grant. Depending on the donor’s intent, the grants will be used for much-needed operating support or for a specific purpose.

“While we can’t predict the future, through endowment, we can prepare for it and ensure local nonprofits have the resources they need to fuel their mission,” said Catherine Bocke Meckes, Community Foundation CEO. “We are grateful to the forward-thinking donors and nonprofits who join us in growing local philanthropy not only for today, but for tomorrow.”

One of the nonprofits that received grants was Horizons Social Services, which benefits from two endowed funds.

“The permanency of endowment provides us with a profound sense of security and hope, ensuring that our feeding programs will continue to nourish and uplift our neighbors for generations to come,” said Sarah Stephens, Horizons Executive Director. “It empowers us to focus fully on our mission, knowing that the future of our mission is steadfastly supported.”

The following organizations received grants from designated endowment funds:

• Alzheimer’s Association – Illinois Chapter received a grant from the Alzheimer’s Association Endowment for use at the Quincy chapter.
• American Red Cross, Serving the Quad Cities and West Central Illinois received grants to be used in Adams County from the Adams County Red Cross Fund and the Herbert C. & Dorothy E. Everly Memorial Fund.
• Appanoose Faith Presbyterian Church received a grant from the Clarence Ziegler, Etoile Ziegler, and Vickie Ziegler Thompson Endowment.
• Blessing Foundation, Inc. received a grant from the Lowell & Vickie Glas Designated Fund.
• Boy Scouts of America, Mississippi Valley Council #141 received a grant from the Scouting Forever Endowment and the Henry and Betty Brooks & Omer and Doris Walton Saukenauk Scout Reservation Fund.
• Brain Trauma Awareness Organization received a grant from the Brain Trauma Awareness Organization Quality of Life Fund.
• Canton Public Library received a grant from the Canton Public Library Fund.
• Chaddock received a grant from the Mohrman Family Endowment.
• Cheerful Home Child Care & Early Learning Center received a grant from the Cheerful Home Children’s Fund.
• Cornerstone: Foundations for Families received a grant from the Cornerstone: Foundations for Families Fund.
• Culver-Stockton College received a grant from the James T. Riley Fund.
• Friends of Dr. Richard Eells House received grants from the Dr. Richard Eells House Fund and the Dorothy J. Plank Memorial Fund.
• Friends of the Castle received grants from the Friends of the Castle Fund and the Dorothy J. Plank Memorial Fund.
• Friends of the Log Cabins received a grant from the Friends of the Log Cabins Fund.
• Friends of the Performing Arts received a grant from the Brink/Shih Fund for the Quincy Public Schools’ Friends of the Performing Arts.
• Friends of the Trails received a grant from the Friends of the Trails Endowment.
• Friends of Unit 4 received a grant from the Friends of Unit 4 Fund.
• Preferred Family Healthcare dba Clarity Healthcare received a grant from the Recovery Resources Fund.
• Griggsville/Perry CUSD #4 received a grant from an Anonymous Fund and the Betty Logan Fund.
• Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County received grants from the Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County Fund and the Dorothy J. Plank Memorial Fund.
• Horizons Social Services received grants from the B’nai Sholom Endowment for Horizons Social Services, the Mary Wilson Endowment, and the Horizons Social Services Fund.
• Mary Weems Barton Foundation for the Quincy Public Library received a grant from the Mary Wilson Endowment and the Mary Weems Barton Foundation Fund for the Quincy Public Library.
• Illinois 4-H Foundation received a grant from the Andrew Tenhouse Memorial Fund.
• Jackson-Lincoln Swimming Complex, Inc. received a grant from the Jackson-Lincoln Swimming Complex, Inc. Fund.
• John Wood Community College Foundation received a grant from the John Wood Community College Foundation Development Fund.
• Lewis County Historical Society received a grant from The Plank Memorial Fund.
• Lutheran Hours Ministries received a grant from the Carl Drebes and Herbert Drebes Memorial Fund.
• Mary Weems Barton Foundation for the Quincy Public Library received a grant from the Mary Weems Barton Foundation Fund for the Quincy Public Library.
• Mt. Sterling Community Center YMCA received a grant from the Mt. Sterling Community Center Fund.
• Pathway Health Clinic, Inc. received a grant from the Pathway Health Clinic Fund.
• Payson CUSD #1 received a grant from the Bud and Mary Scranton Endowment.
• Pikeland CUSD #10 received grants from an Anonymous Fund and from the Dr. Paul & Doris Rosene Band Fund.
• Quincy Area Habitat for Humanity received grants from the Habitat for Humanity Housing Ministry Fund and the Donald P.W. Voth Fund.
• Quincy Art Center received grants from the Quincy Art Center Fund and the Jack W. Boge Fund.
• Quincy Civic Music Association received a grant from the Quincy Civic Music Association Fund.
• Quincy Community Theatre received grants from the BeeJay Adams Fund and the Dorothy J. Plank Memorial Fund.
• Quincy Humane Society received grants from the Quincy Humane Society Fund, the Bette J. Starnes Fund for Quincy Humane Society, and the Clifford H. Taylor Fund for the Quincy Humane Society.
• Quincy Museum, Inc. received grants from the Quincy Museum Fund and the Dorothy J. Plank Memorial Fund.
• Quincy Notre Dame Foundation received a grant from the Quincy Notre Dame Foundation Capital and Improvement Fund.
• Quincy Park Band, Inc. received grants from the H. Dennis Everly Fund and the Dorothy J. Plank Memorial Fund.
• Quincy Preserves received a grant from the Dorothy J. Plank Memorial Fund.
• Quincy Public Schools Foundation received a grant from the Quincy Public Schools Foundation Fund and from the Patricia M. Lawber Education Endowment Fund to be used for classroom curricula for third grade students.
• Quincy Service League received a grant from the Amelia E. Bauner, Frances A. Hall, and Walter J. Hall Charitable Fund.
• Quincy Society of Fine Arts/Arts Quincy received grants from the George M. Irwin ARTS Fund, the Jack W. Boge Fund, and the Dorothy J. Plank Memorial Fund.
• Quincy Symphony Orchestra Association received a grant from the Quincy Symphony Fund.
• Quincy University received a grant from the Quincy University Endowment.
• Salvation Army of Quincy received a grant from the Herbert C. & Dorothy E. Everly Memorial Fund.
• Southeastern CUSD #337 received a grant from the Jimmie (Jim) Hiland Memorial Fund.
• St. Francis Solanus Church received grants from the Edward C. Hinkamper Fund for St. Francis Solanus Church, the Edward C. Hinkamper Fund for St. Francis School Students, the Lucille Hollender Memorial Fund, the Mike Mason Fund for St. Francis School, and the Rick & Judy Haugh Endowment Fund for its Community Assistance Ministry. 
• St. James Lutheran Elementary School received a grant from the George & Charlotte Spear Charitable Fund.
• St. John’s Cathedral received a grant from the St. John’s Anglican Music Fund.
• Sunset Senior Living received grants from the Sunset Home Fund, the Lowell & Vickie Glas Designated Fund, and the Mohrman Family Endowment.
• Teresa Adams House through Blessing Hospital received a grant from the Teresa Adams House Fund.
• The Well House received a grant from the Kaufmann Family Fund for Well House, Inc.
• Transitions of Western Illinois received a grant from the Transitions of Western Illinois Fund.
• United Way of Adams County, Inc. received a grant from the Adams United Legacy Fund.
• United Way of Brown County received a grant from the United Way of Brown County Fund.
• West Central Illinois Agency on Aging received a grant from the Quincy Senior Citizens’ Center Fund.
• West Central Illinois Case Coordination Unit received a grant from the Meals on Wheels Fund.
• YMCA of Quincy received grants from the 2nd Lt. Albert C. Warford, Jr. Fund and the Quincy Family YMCA Fund.
• YWCA of Quincy received grants from the YWCA – Quincy Fund and the Dorothy J. Plank Memorial Fund.
• Zion Lutheran Church received grants from the Carl Drebes and Herbert Drebes Memorial Fund and from the Zion Lutheran Early Childhood Endowment.

In addition to these organizations, the Community Foundation received grants from 24 endowment funds designated to support its work and sustainability, including:

Adams Telephone Co-Operative Friends of the Foundation Fund

ADM Friend of the Foundation Fund

Administrative Endowment

Missouri & Illinois Ayers Oil Companies Fund

Blessing Hospital Friend of the Foundation Fund

Karl H. & Bobbi Bowles Family and Quincy Farm & Home Supply Company Friends of the Foundation Fund  

D. Reaugh Broemmel Founding Executive Director Fund

Mike & Jean Buckley Family Friends of the Foundation Fund

E. Marilyn Clark Friend of the Foundation Fund

Matthew G. & Rebecca A. Dickinson Friends of the Foundation Fund               

DISTek Integration, Inc. Friend of the Foundation Fund

H. Dennis Everly Friend of the Foundation Fund

Lawrence & Irene Huegel Endowment Fund for Administrative Salary

JK Creative Friends of the Foundation Fund

Knapheide Family Friends of the Foundation Fund

Kohl Wholesale Friends of the Foundation Fund

Refreshment Services Pepsi Friends of the Foundation Fund

S. Dean & Mary Jane Sims Friends of the Foundation Fund

Sprague’s Kinderhook Lodge & Sprague Farms, Inc. Friend of the Foundation Fund

State Street Bank & Trust Company Friend of the Foundation Fund

John G. and Carolyn H. Stevenson Friends of the Foundation Fund

Vecchie Family Friend of the Foundation Fund

Dennis R. Williams Friend of the Foundation Fund

Carl, Althea & Cathy Wiskirchen Friends of the Foundation Fund

Grants from the Community Foundation come from more than 240 funds, primarily endowments, established by individuals, families, and businesses to support arts and culture, community betterment, education, health, and human services.

Endowments serve as a steady resource for support, as an avenue for accepting complex gifts, and to provide protection of assets. Anyone may make a gift of any amount to a fund at any time. Gifts to the Community Foundation are also tax deductible at the highest levels allowed.