2024 Turnout Grant Cycle Opens May 1

The Turnout

The Turnout is open to 501(c)(3) nonprofit or public charities, including schools and government agencies serving Knox and Warren Counties. The online application opens at noon on Wednesday, May 1, and closes at 4 pm on Wednesday, May 15. Information on application requirements can be found at YourGCF.org/Turnout, which is also where the grant application will be available […]

Monmouth Community Fund Celebrates First Grants to Community

Monmouth Community Fund advisory board members celebrate the awarding of six community grants with local nonprofits.

Donors, advisory board members, and supporters of the Monmouth Community Fund had two things to celebrate at a gathering on the third floor of the Patton Block Building on July 20. First, they celebrated reaching the fundraising goal of $70,000 for the fund, which was matched by a partnership of the Twomey Foundation, United Way […]

Six Mini Grants Awarded to Teachers in Monmouth-Roseville School District

Bookshelf with "How to Eat Fried Worms" Book displayed

Third grade teacher Emma Coulter says that some of her favorite school memories were when her whole class did novel studies together. She would like to offer her students the same opportunity. “We could do many fun activities with novel studies—like interactive notebooks, packets, group projects, and presentations,” said Coulter, who teaches at Harding Primary […]

The Turnout 2023 Awards Grant to 37 Nonprofits

The Turnout

Every year, Galesburg Community Foundation awards grants to regional nonprofits through its annual grant cycle, The Turnout. This year, 37 nonprofit organizations who submitted proposals were fully funded. Grants for The Turnout come from the Community Foundation’s unrestricted Impact Fund and Field of Interest Funds along with contributions from generous community donors who hold Donor Advised Funds at the Community Foundation. […]

Scholarships Help Local Students Achieve Their Goals

From left: Tim Reynolds, Oneida Telephone Exchange; ROWVA students Clara Asplund and Clara Kuelper; and Jillian Isaacson, Galesburg Community Foundation Director of Grants & Programs.

Someday, Clara Asplund of Oneida would like to work locally as a high school agriculture teacher and FFA advisor. A scholarship the ROWVA senior received to attend the University of Illinois this fall is going to help her on her way to achieving her goals. Clara received the Oneida Telephone Exchange Scholarship to pursue her […]

A Sense of Possibility

Joshua Gibb

By Joshua D. Gibb, President & CEO, Galesburg Community Foundation The following commentary appeared in The Register-Mail and Peoria Journal Star on Sunday, June 11. What does it mean to think differently? To me, it means stepping back to question “business as usual” and taking risks to court the unknown. It means building relationships to spark new ideas from […]

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Haley Sloss

Charitable Giving Coordinator

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Haley provides support to enhance the function and success of the Charitable Giving and Affiliate Teams. She ensures donors receive a personal approach to philanthropy through outstanding customer service by supporting charitable giving for donors and fund holders across the state.