Grants are awarded to 501(c)3 organizations and quasi-governmental entities serving Kankakee and Iroquois Counties.
Below are lists of the most recent Grant recipients.
If you are interested in applying for a grant, please view our available grant opportunities.
Robert K. Dunn Perpetual Charitable Trust Fund Grant 2021
| Blessings in a Backpack | $10,000 |
| Child Network | $6,000 |
| Easterseals - Joliet Region | $3,000 |
| Iroquois CUSD #9 | $6,880 |
| Kankakee Jaycees Little League Organization | $7,096 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | $6,000 |
| Spirit of the Sol | $1,000 |
2022 Communityworks Grants
| Bradley Public Library | Building the Body, Mind, & Music Connection through PreK Programs | $2,440 |
| Catholic Charities - Diocese of Joliet | Kankakee Back to School Fair | $7,000 |
| Central Citizens' Library District | PreK Preparation Partnership | $5,000 |
| Child Network | Court Appointed Special Advocates | $3,000 |
| Grant Park Foundation | gPark Rangers - Beat the Blahs Program | $1,000 |
| Harbor House/KCCADV | Youth Counseling | $8,000 |
| Herscher CUSD#2 | Kindergarten Readiness Project | $3,000 |
| iJag: Iowa Job's for America's Graduates - Kankakee JAG | Guiding Youth to School, Career and Life Success | $5,000 |
| Iroquois County Youth Center | Youth Center - Workforce Training | $2,100 |
| Iroquois CUSD#9 | Let the Littles Play | $1,600 |
| Kankakee Area YMCA | Teen Employment Readiness Program | $7,500 |
| Kankakee County Health Department | Child Passanger Safety Program Expansion | $10,000 |
| Kankakee County Youth Intervention Agency | The SMART Project | $8,715 |
| Kanakee Riverfront Society | Currents of Kankakee | $10,000 |
| Kankakee River Valley Forest Preserve District | Prairie Enhancement Phase I at Aroma Land & Water Reserve | $2,108 |
| Pledge for Life Partnership | Self Care: Tools to Grow the Body and Mind | $6,025 |
| Riverside Healthcare Foundation | Exploring Healthcare | $9,000 |
| Run A Way Buckers Club | Workforce Team & Mentoring Program | $3,500 |
| State's Attorney's Foundation | Project Dad | $10,000 |
| Still I Rise | Stepping Ladders Workforce Project | $5,000 |
2022 Rosie Fund Grants
| Clove Alliance | $1,000 |
| Harbor House/KCCADV | $1,000 |
| Kankakee Community College Foundation | $1,000 |
| The Salvation Army | $1,000 |
Community Foundation Programs Funded Through CommunityWorks
| Kankakee County CEO Program | $15,000 |
| Riverfront Trailways | $5,000 |
| Success By 6 Kankakee | $2,500 |
| Success By 6 Iroquois | $2,500 |
| Workforce Development | $5,000 |
Community Stewardship Fund
| All Children Shall Have Shoes | $1,400 |
| Healthy Heroes | $5,000 |
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