Highland Area Community Foundation

2007 GRANT RECIPIENTS

Earned income from investment of the Foundation's endowment is gifted annually in the form of grants to area not-for-profit organizations, agencies, and projects - along with donations received through our Sustaining Membership Program. See how HACF is making OUR COMMUNITY a better place for everyone!

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2007 GRANT RECIPIENT TOTAL - $63,733.00

2007 GRANT RECIPIENT TOTAL

$63,733.00

Alhambra Primary School
$1,357.00
$1,357.00
To be used for a Children's Garden (outdoor classroom) for students to learn about nature.
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Boy Scout Troop Venturing Crew
$500.00
$500.00
Used towards the purchase of Equipment/Trailer Project
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Community Link, Inc.
$2,400.00
$2,400.00
To be used to refurbish Highland CILA as a place of welcome.
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Grantfork Volunteer Fire Department
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
To be used towards the purchase of litter receptacles and park benches for the Firemen's Park.
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Gravius Memorial Library in Marine
$500.00
$500.00
To be used to provide a Youth Reading Program to include a Summer Reading Program, Adolescent Book Club, and Weekly Story Hour.
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Hard Road Theatre Productions
$1,800.00
$1,800.00
To be used for sound upgrades for both Hard Road and HHS theatre productions.
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Highland Animal Shelter
$500.00
$500.00
To be used towards HAS' Microchip Program.
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Highland Area Christian Service Ministry
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
To be used to expand their "Movin' On Up" Program which assists individuals in improving their employment skills..
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Highland Arts Council
$500.00
$500.00
To be used towards sponsor banners and/or stands for Art in the Park.
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Highland Bulldogs Hockey Club
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
To be used towards the purchase of warm-up suits for players.
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Highland Bulldog Jr. Wrestling Club
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
To be used towards their mat conditioning project.
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Highland Chamber of Commerce
$500.00
$500.00
To be used towards building restoration.
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Highland Garden Club
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
To be used to put in an asphalt path at Glik Park Gardens.
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Highland Home
$1,311.00
$1,311.00
To be used to purchase additional stackable chairs for residents' recreational activities.
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Highland Hope Upward Basketball & Cheerleading
$995.00
$995.00
To be used to purchase portable basketball goals.
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Highland Middle School
$1073.00
$1073.00
To be used to provide a trainer for a new program, "Tribes: A New Way of Learning and Being Together".
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Highland Primary School
$1,502.00
$1,502.00
To be used to provide professional presenters for their Friendship Fair.
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Highland Splash Swim Team
$995.00
$995.00
To be used to purchase a lane rope storage reel.
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Highland Youth Sports Advisory Commission
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
To be used to purchase batting helmets with face guards.
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Hospice of Southern Illinois, Inc.
$250.00
$250.00
To be used for the Bereavement Program.
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Louis Latzer Memorial Public Library
$1,600.00
$1,600.00
To be used for their microfilm organization project.
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Marine Elementary School
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
To be used for their Teacher Resource Library.
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

New Douglas Mid-Elementary Center Schools PTO
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
To be used for books and shelves for their library expansion.
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Pregnancy Care Center
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
To be used to implement a Donor/Operations Management System.
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Special Olympics Illinois
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
To be used to establish a Young Athlete Program in the Highland School District.
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

St. Jacob Elementary PTO
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
To be used towards the purchase of new playground flooring and equipment.
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

St. Jacob Elementary PTO
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
To be used towards the purchase of new playground flooring and equipment.
GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

2007 Recipients – Sherry Ishum Brown, Gail Holthaus, Debra Johnson, and LeeAnn Landmann.
$850.00
$850.00
To provide scholarship grants for mothers seeking higher education
HIGHLAND CIVIC WOMAN'S CLUB GERALYN M. REHKEMPER MEMORIAL FUND

Highland Garden Club
$425.00
$425.00
To be used for maintenance & enhancement of Lila’s Garden
RITA AND BOB HARDY CITY BEAUTIFICATION FUND

Hospice of Southern Illinois, Inc.
$770.00
$770.00
For services provided in the Foundation’s service area
Nan Carpenter Memorial Designated Fund

Korte Recreation Center
$22,350.00
$22,350.00
To benefit the operations of the Korte Recreation Center
Recreation Center Operations Fund

Korte Recreation Center
$350.00
$350.00
To provide non-sports programs administered by the Highland Parks & Recreation Department
Edgar & Dorris Haller Memorial Fund

Korte Recreation Center
$300.00
$300.00
To provide water safety training & water therapy
Hamlin Water Safety Fund

Korte Recreation Center
$335.00
$335.00
To provide admission to the Korte Recreation Center for those less fortunate
Ron & Kathy Schneider Recreation Center Membership Fund

Louis Latzer Memorial Public Library
$390.00
$390.00
To be used for general library purposes
Ruth & Leland Steiner Fund in Memory of Milda & Charles Casper

Louis Latzer Memorial Public Library
$660.00
$660.00
To be used for technology purposes to benefit the library
Eunice L. & Victor H. Koch Technology Fund

St. Joseph’s Hospital, Highland
$2,560.00
$2,560.00
To provide needed assistance and medical programs
Nan Carpenter Donor Advised Fund