The McHenry County Community Foundation has named the Illinois Spina Bifida Association as a recipient of a $4,000 grant at the Foundation’s Grants Luncheon held August 22, 2017 at Boulder Ridge Country Club, Lake in The Hills, Illinois. The Illinois Spina Bifida Association will use the grant money for its Community-Clinic Connection program, which provides community-based support and coaching services to increase family resilience, health quality of life, and the independence of children and adults living with spina bifida.
The Illinois Spina Bifida Association is among 34 health and human services organizations serving McHenry County that received grants totaling $330,000 from the Foundation in this granting cycle.
The McHenry County Community Foundation connects the generosity of local donors with community needs through grants to organizations working to create a better quality of life throughout the county.
This brings the Foundation’s annual grant distributions for the 2017-18 fiscal year to $1.7 million – this highest in the organization’s 16 year history. For the past three years, the Foundation has provided funds to more than 70 organizations, protecting the human services safety net for those hardest hit by the economy, developing new audiences to sustain our county’s arts and education organizations, and improving conditions for healthy and active lifestyles.
“I’d like to congratulate the Illinois Spina Bifida Association for their work in our community,” said Robin Doeden, Executive Director of The McHenry County Community Foundation.
“The ultimate goal of the Foundation is to ensure that financial support from our generous donors goes to the most deserving nonprofits in our county. The Illinois Spina Bifida Association and others receiving grants today are doing great work to enrich the lives of McHenry County residents. The Foundation is honored to partner with them in the coming year,” added Doeden.
Foundation grant recipients underwent a thorough application and review process and demonstrated their nonprofit’s needs, goals, reach and potential to members of the Foundation’s grant committee.
“We are grateful to the generosity and leadership of the McHenry County Community Foundation and its donors,” said Matt Larsen, Executive Director of the Illinois Spina Bifida Association. “We look forward to expanding our services in McHenry County for children, adults, and families living with spina bifida.”
The McHenry County Community Foundation distributes funds to Health and Human Services organizations in the early fall and awards Arts, Education, Environment and Economic Opportunity grants in the spring. Local nonprofits interested in applying for funds should visit www.mccfdn.org or call Margaret Miller at 815.338.GIVE (4483).
McHenry County residents seeking to make a difference locally by contributing to The McHenry County Community Foundation can contact Robin Doeden at robin@mccfdn.org or call 815.338.GIVE (4483) or visit www.mccfdn.org.
About The McHenry County Community Foundation
The McHenry County Community Foundation is a trusted community leader, sponsor and participant encouraging philanthropy and welcoming partnerships to create a positive difference in the quality of life in all of McHenry County.
The McHenry County Community Foundation is a tax-exempt public charity created by and for the people of McHenry County. We work with you to help you fulfill your charitable interests and goals. We play a key role in addressing community needs, opportunities and dreams – now and in the future – in order to help make giving as effective as possible.
For more information please contact The Foundation at 815.338.GIVE (4483) or connect with us: www.mccfdn.org
About the Illinois Spina Bifida Association
The Illinois Spina Bifida Association (ISBA) works to improve the quality of life of children, adults, and families living with spina bifida, one of the most common, permanently-disabling birth defects in the U.S. The Illinois Spina Bifida Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1969 by a group of dedicated parents. ISBA works to accomplish its mission with a three-part program strategy:
Promote skills development and independence;
Improve family resilience and access to resources through networks of outreach and education; and
Provide targeted financial assistance.