September 8, 2025
The DeKalb County Community Foundation, in partnership with the DeKalb County Regional Office of Education, invites residents to nominate outstanding education professionals for the 2026 Excellence […]
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January 13, 2025
The DeKalb County Community Foundation proudly announces the Michael Embrey Band Scholarship Fund. This scholarship supports Northern Illinois University (NIU) students actively participating in the Marching […]
December 4, 2024
The DeKalb County Community Foundation is honored to highlight the Esther Mae Nesbitt Medical Student Scholarship Fund. The scholarship provides awards to medical students who need […]
September 9, 2024
This year, 180 students received over $350,000 in scholarships from Funds at the DeKalb County Community Foundation. Scholarship awards averaged more than $1,900 per student. 2024 […]
July 2, 2024
Congratulations to Daniel Clements, this year’s Palmer Family Music Education Scholarship recipient. Daniel is a 2024 DeKalb High School graduate pursuing a degree in music education […]
June 17, 2024
The DeKalb County Community Foundation is excited to announce the distribution of 1,015 Kindergarten Readiness Toolkits to schools throughout DeKalb County. Toolkits were distributed to the […]
February 13, 2024
The Community Foundation is happy to announce the Sandwich Education Foundation Fund. The purpose of the Agency Fund is to provide unrestricted support to the Sandwich Education […]
December 7, 2023
The DeKalb County Community Foundation is pleased to announce the Charles and Carol Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund. The Fund is a tribute to the late Charles […]
October 31, 2023
DeKalb County residents are invited to nominate a deserving education professional for an Excellence in Education Award before the November 30, 2023 deadline. Award winners receive $1,000 […]
