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            Applications Open for Fall 2020 Community Foundation Grants

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            $98,180 in Round Two of DeKalb County COVID-19 Response Grants Awarded
            June 11, 2020
            YEP, Youth Engaged in Philanthropy, DeKalb County Community Foundation
            Ramping up Youth Involvement in the Community
            July 7, 2020

            Applications Open for Fall 2020 Community Foundation Grants

            July 6, 2020
            DeKalb County Community Foundation, Community Needs Grants, Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation Fund Grants

            A fall 2019 Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation Fund Grant to Opportunity House in Sycamore was used to expand a program for music therapy for individuals with Autism and intellectual disabilities.

            Applications for fall 2020 Community Needs Grants and Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation Fund Grants are currently available through the DeKalb County Community Foundation. Nonprofit and public sector service organizations are highly encouraged to apply. Application deadline is Tuesday, September 1, 2020 for both grant programs.

            Community Needs Grants support the charitable needs and efforts of local nonprofit and community organizations throughout DeKalb County. Funding for this grant program is made possible through donor generosity to community impact funds and the power of endowment.

            Learn more or apply for a Community Needs Grant

            Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation Fund Grants support music education for nonprofit and community organizations throughout DeKalb County and the greater Chicagoland area. Funding for this grant program is made possible through a donor advised fund established by the Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation in 2012 at the Community Foundation.

            Learn more or apply for a Wurlitzer Foundation Fund Grant

            Applicants requesting $25,000 or more must contact the Community Foundation prior to August 1 to take part in additional requirements. For application questions on either grant program or to learn more about grantmaking opportunities, please contact Grants Director Tiffany McQueen Lewis, at 815-748-5383 or tiffany@dekalbccf.org.

            Pictured above: A fall 2019 Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation Fund Grant to Opportunity House in Sycamore was used to expand a program for music therapy for individuals with Autism and intellectual disabilities.

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