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.
2018 Communityworks Grants
| BBCHS Ironclad | BBCHS Ironclad Robotics | $5,000 |
| Blessings in a Backpack | Blessings in a Backpack River Valley Communities IL | $5,500 |
| Bourbonnais Township Park District-Exploration Station...a children's museum | The Raceway | $1,426 |
| Bradley Public Library District | Preschool STEAM | $1,500 |
| Central Citizens' Library District | Early Literacy Revitalization Project | $3,000 |
| Child Care Resource & Referral | Developing and Supporting the Workforce of Early Childhood Educators in Kankakee County | $4,500 |
| GiGi's Playhouse Bradley | Destination Discovery! | $2,000 |
| Grant Park Foundation | Pollinators in the Parks | $1,000 |
| Herscher CUSD2 | Kindergarten Readiness Project | $2,000 |
| Iroquois Mental Health Center | Play Therapy Room Upgrades | $4,000 |
| Iroquois West CUSD #10 | Family STEAM Education | $4,000 |
| Kankakee Area Career Center | Fire/Rescue/EMS Textbooks | $3,000 |
| Kankakee Community College Baby Talk | Baby Talk Program | $2,000 |
| Kankakee County Center Against Sexual Assault | Sexual Assault Child Prevention Education and Counseling | $5,050 |
| Kankakee County Health Department | 5-2-1-0 Let's Go! | $5,000 |
| Kankakee County Historic Preservation Commission | Historic and Architectural Survey of Pilot Township | $3,300 |
| Kankakee River Valley Forest Preserve District | Phase I Tree and Bench Installation at Hieland Lakes Preserve and Aroma Land and Water Reserve | $3,726 |
| Kankakee School District 111 | Playgrounds with a Peaceful Purpose | $4,200 |
| Manteno Public Library | Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead! | $1,000 |
2018 Rosie Fund Grants
| Harbor House | $2,500 |
| Kankakee County Center Against Sexual Assault | $2,500 |
Florence B. McMullen Memorial Fund
| Kankakee Community College Foundation |
Hospice Special Wish Fund
| Hospice of Kankakee Valley |
African American Civic Leaders Scholarship
| Tywan Hollis | Jarred Fulford |
| Breia Barry-White | Jaylin Schreiner |
John Locke Scholarship
| Andrew Boudreau | Daniel Chang |
| Megan Lanie | Gabrielle Palan |
| Cade Turro | Gavin Zimbleman |
Community Foundation Programs Funded Through CommunityWorks
| Riverfront Trail | $10,000 |
| WorkKankakee.org | $5,300 |
| Wright In Kankakee | $12,500 |
Community Stewardship Fund
| All Children Shall Have Shoes | $1,500 |
| Healthy Heroes | $5,000 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | $2,500 |
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