JAMIESON COMMUNITY CENTER COMBATS HUNGER IN WARREN COUNTY

Jamieson Community Center’s Executive Director, Nancy Mowen, knows the food needs of Warren County residents first hand. With 78% of Warren County residents eligible for SNAP assistance, Nancy’s team is working to provide healthy food through their pantry to impact change toward healthy dietary habits, ultimately affecting the overall health of their community. Thanks to […]
HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS

For one local family the saying, “Home is where the heart is,” could not be more fitting. Home is certainly the place where dreams were made for Mark and Celia Godsil. Their home in Galesburg provided a loving place for them to raise their son, Zach. Mark is a local businessman and Celia is a […]
LOCAL ARTS GROW WITH ENDOWMENTS

GCF’s Nonprofit Endowment Challenge successfully enhanced the endowments of 20 area organizations. Endowment funds promote nonprofit sustainability by providing annual distributions in support of their respective work and missions. An endowment fund works by never spending the principle of the gift. Instead, a percentage of the value can be spent each year by the organization […]
WALTER & ROSE SAMPSON FUND INVESTMENTS IN COMMUNITY

Walt Sampson was passionate about his community and wanted the wealth he had acquired over his lifetime to benefit the community he loved. That’s why, in his will, he named Galesburg Community Foundation as a beneficiary. Through Walt’s will, the gift he left to Galesburg Community Foundation was used to establish the Walter & Rose […]
ONE PLANNED GIFT. UNLIMITED POTENTIAL.

They say it only takes one person to make a difference. They say one gift can make a world of difference. For Thelma Pennington of Galesburg, “they” were right. One gift changed her life. And, for the Galesburg Lions Club, one person’s generosity will forever make a difference. Upon her passing, Thelma left $100,000 to […]