2023 HACF GRANT RECIPIENTS

 Representatives of area organizations receiving grants from the Highland Area Community Foundation included the following:


Front row, l to r: Carol Porter of Busey Bank, Banquet Sponsor; Susan Hooker of Highland Area Christian Service Ministry; Cindy Langston of St. Jacob Elementary School; Tina Steibel of Hospice of Southern Illinois; Holland Wrobbel of Holly’s House of Hope; Missy Loyet of L.U.N.C.H. Bunch Program; Linda Hunsinger of New Douglas Township & Rec Plex; Lynnette Schuepbach of Highland Arts Council; Sara Tipton of Charles Gravius Memorial Library, Marine; Karin Zbinden of EvUCC Wee Care Day Care; and Aimee Goodwin of Hard Road Theatre Productions. 

 

Second row, l to r: Chuck Steinbruegge of Highland High School Tennis; Chris Schober of Marine Elementary School; Steven Brendel of Grantfork Police Department; Brenda Hebrank of Society of St. Theresa; Chris Straub of Highland Fire Department; Nathan Biggs of Highland Police Department; Gail Holthaus of Greg Holthaus Memorial Fund; Julie LaFrance of Highland Quilt Boxers; Chris Klay of HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital, Tricia Blasdel of Relevant Pregnancy Options Center; Angela Kim of Louis Latzer Memorial Public Library, Laura Wunder of Highland High School Fine Arts Department; Renee Mitchell of St. Paul Catholic School; April Cook of St. Rose Elementary School; Holly Becker of Highland Elementary 3rd   Grade; Judy Becker of Meals on Wheels; and Jeff Hebrank, Foundation Grants Chairman. 


Back row, l to r: Mark Rosen of Highland Parks & Recreation; Don Eddy of Highland Hockey Club; Dave Miscik of HHS Math Department; Dale Schmitt of Keystone Cemetery Association; Stephanie Nicklin of Highland E.M.S Division; Derek Driemeyer of Boy Scout Troop #8040; Kim Peters of Highland Band Parents Association; Russell Marti of Anderson Cemetery Association; Rick Embry of The Highland Home; Jacob Rose of Highland Historical Society; Dee Luitjohan of Highland Garden Club; Suzanne Meyer of Highland Woman’s Club; Sabrina Luitjohan of Highland Chamber of Commerce; and Ken Krausz of Knights of Columbus Council #1580.

2023 GRANT RECIPIENT TOTAL - $53,625

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Anderson Cemetery Association

  • $450.00
  • Storage Shed   
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT                                                               

 Boy Scout Troop #8040    

  • $442.00
  • Taking the Canoes Back
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT                                            

 EvUCC Wee Care Day Care

  • $1,000.00 
  • Purchase 3 Kitchen Units
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT    

                           

Grantfork Police Department

  • $882.98  
  • Police Equipement
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT                                                           

Gravius Memorial Library, Marine                                         

  • $1,000.00
  • Electric Service Upgrade
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT


Greg Holthaus Memorial Fund


  • $2.000.00
  • Youth Cardiac Screening
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT                                          

     

Hard Road Theatre Productions

 

  • $  500.00
  • Fender Passport Venue S2 Portable PA System & Speakers
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT    


Highland Area Christian Service Ministry


  • $  500.00
  • Message Center Sign
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

 Highland Arts Council

  • $  300.00
  • Three 10x10 White Canopy Tents With Walls
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

 Highland Band Parents Association

  • $2,500.00
  • New Instruments Hil All The Right Notes
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT                    

Highland Bulldogs Hockey Club

  • $1,000.00
  • Hockey Fun for All (Various Hockey Equipment)
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

 Highland Chamber of Commerce     

  • $  150.00
  • Large Bluetooth Speaker w/Microphone
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Highland Elementary 5th Grade Science

  • $451.52
  • Chicken Incubation & Embryology Project
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Highland EMS Division

  • $628.95
  • Communication (21 Radio Earpieces with Microphone)
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT


Highland Fire Department


  • $1,000.00
  • Mass Casualty Incident Walk Kit & Rapid Response Kits           
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

 Highland Garden Club

  • $540.00
  • Enclosed Weatherproof Message Center for Glik Park             
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Highland High School Math Department 

  • $1,000.00                  
  • TI Nspires & TI Nspire Teacher Software Licenses 
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT                 

Highland High School Tennis Team

  • $800.00
  • Tennis Ball Machine                                                             
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Highland Historical Society

  • $1,000.00
  • Highland WPA Mural Restoration   
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT                                        

Highland Meals on Wheels

  • $400.00
  • Upgrade Office Equipment w/Basic Smart Phone   
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT                  

Highland Police Department   

  • $2,700.00  
  • Student Resource Officer Project 
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT                                        

Highland Quilt Boxers

  • $500.00
  • Nursing Home Quilts Project                                                 
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT     

Highland Quilt Boxers

  • $500.00
  • Quilts of Valor for Veterans                                                 
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT     

Highland Quilt Boxers

  • $500.00
  • Nursing Home Quilts                                                 
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT 

Highland Woman’s Club

  • $1,725.00
  • Kindergarten Reading Curriculum Creating a Strong “Fun”dation   
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT

Holly’s House of Hope

  • $726.00
  • Retail Space Upgrade 
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT 

                                                         

Hospice of Southern Illinois


  • $1,000.00
  • Lunch & Learn Program “Caregivers Burnout”     
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT                        

Louis Latzer Memorial Public Library

  • $1,000.00
  • Aisle ADA Project
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT                                                                   

L.U.N.C.H. Bunch

  • $1,500.00
  • Food & Supplies for 2024 Lunch Bunch Summer Program
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT   

         

Marine Elementary School


  • $850.00
  • “Game On – Screen Off” Project   
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT                                                


New Douglas Township & Rec Plex


  • $780.00
  • Back to School Bash at the Park 2024 
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT                                      


Relevant Pregnancy Options Center


  • $1,000.00
  • Medical Conversion, Flier/Poster Display, Parenting Classes 
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT             

St. Jacob Elementary School

  • $1,000.00
  • Classroom Rugs
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT                                                                       


St. Paul Catholic School

  • $4,909.42
  • Adaptive Learning Space Project   
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT                                          


St. Rose Elementary School

  • $1,000.00
  • Playground Storage Shed   
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT                                                     


The Highland Home

  • $1,000.00
  • “Grab & Go” Refrigerator/Counter
  • GRANT FROM GENERAL ENDOWMENT                 



SPECIFIED FUNDS

Highland Area Community Foundation Operations

  • $150.00
  • Used to benefit operations of the Foundation    
  • BILL AND JOAN SACKETT FAMILY FUND                                       

Highland Area Community Foundation Operations                                             

  • $100.00
  • Used to benefit operations of the Foundation   
  • ANNA LEE & CLINTON H. ROGIER MEMORIAL FUND                       

 2023 recipient - Hold for 2024 per donor

  • $200.00
  • To provide scholarships for mothers seeking higher education         

            or training.  None awarded this year – carry forward

  • . HIGHLAND CIVIC WOMAN'S CLUB GERALYN REHKEMPER MEMORIAL FUND


Highland Garden Club


  • $100.00
  • To be used for maintenance & enhancement of Lila’s Garden   
  •  RITA AND BOB HARDY CITY BEAUTIFICATION FUND   

2023 recipient - Grant Rednour

  • $450.00
  • To provide scholarship grants for graduating seniors of             

Highland High School, Highland Illinois  

  • HIGHLAND LIONS CLUB SCHOLARSHIP FUND


Hospice of Southern Illinois, Inc.


  • $150.00
  • To benefit the Hospice of Southern Illinois, Inc. for services provided in the Foundation's geographic area.   
  • NAN CARPENTER MEMORIAL DESIGNATED FUND                           


Knights of Columbus Council #1580


  • $150.00
  • To benefit the charitable giving programs of the Highland KC's.
  • KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL #1580 CHARITABLE GIVING FUND

 Korte Recreation Center

  • $7,300.00
  • To benefit the operations of the Korte Recreation Center.
  • RECREATION CENTER OPERATIONS FUND     


Korte Recreation Center


  • $200.00
  • To provide non-sports programs administered by the Highland Parks & Recreation Department
  • EDGAR & DORRIS HALLER MEMORIAL FUND


KORTE RECREATION CENTER


  • $100.00
  • To provide water safety training & water therapy.
  • HAMLIN WATER SAFETY FUND

Louis Latzer Memorial Public Library   

  • $100.00
  • To be used for general library purposes
  •  RUTH & LELAND STEINER FUND IN MEMORY OF MILDA & CHARLES CASPER                                                                                                                               


Louis Latzer Memorial Public Library


  • $150.00
  • To be used for technology purposed to benefit the library
  • EUNICE l. & VICTOR H. KOCH TECHNOLOGY FUND


Louis Latzer Memorial Public Library


  • $500.00
  • To benefit the needs of the library
  • JAY W. & CATHERINE BOULANGER LOUIS LATZER MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY BENEFIT FUND

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             T2023 recipient - to be determined


  • $100.00
  • Will be used to provide scholarships and /or educational assistance for second year or above Criminal Justice students or scholarhships and/or specialized law enforcement training for existing law enforcement officers.
  • BILL AND PEG PIERCE POLICE EDUCATION FUND

Relevant Pregnancy Options Center

  • $200.00
  • Used to benefit various client programs
  • GLORIA LOEBEL FUND


Relevant Pregnancy Options Center


  • $ 150.00
  • Used to benefit various client programs
  • WICK CHARITABLE FUND IN MEMORY OF MARTIN WICK


Dwight and Carol Rogier Fund

2023 Recipient – Mackenzie Daiber - $ 750

Books/Technology to support curriculum Grades K-6 -$ 750

 -Used to provide scholarships for future teachers (K-12) from

HCUSD#5, and to provide books and technology to support

the curriculum in Grades K-6.

-DWIGHT AND CAROL ROGIER FUND


St. Joseph’s Hospital, Highland


  • $400.00
  • To provide needed assistance and medical programs 
  • NAN CARPENTER DONOR ADVISED FUND


St. Joseph's Hospital, Highland


  • $100.00
  • To benefit operations of the hospital 
  • CLINTON "PETE" KERIN ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL FUND


St. Paul Catholic School

  • $650.00
  • Used for Music & Technology programs
  • JAMES A. APKEN ST. PAUL MUSIC AND TECHNOLOGY FUND


Highland Community Schools Libraries

  • $350.00
  • To provide scholarships for future teachers and school           

administrators from HCUSD#5 and to provide materials

to enhance the joy of reading in children

  • 2023 Recipient – Melissa Edwards     
  • PATSY SCHWARM EDUCATION FUND


Meals on Wheels


  •   $100.00
  •   To benefit various organizations on a rotating basis
  •   MARGYE LIEBLER BAUMGARDNER FUND

                                       

 2023 Recipient – Sienna Strehl                                                                         

  • $300.00
  • To provide scholarships for graduating 8th grade student

parishioners of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, Highland,

IL to attend Father McGivney High School 

  • UDELL & CECELIA HARRIS CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP                         

                                                     

2023 Recipient – Nolen Geest   

  • $100.00
  • To provide scholarships for graduating Highland High School

seniors.       

  • R. GUY MICHAEL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

                                               

2023 Recipients – $275.00 Joseph Jansen (Engineering)                             

 $ 275 Avery Miles (Nursing)

  • $550.00   
  • To provide scholarships to Highland High School graduating

seniors pursuing a degree in engineering (1) and nursing (1)

  • CARL AND KATHLEEN (IBERG) ERNST SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Missionary Society of St. Therese

  • $550.00
  • Benefits the Missionary Society of St. Therese     
  • HEBRANK FAMILY FUND                           

Keystone Cemetery Association

  • $850.00
  • Benefits Keystone cemetery Association, St. Jacob
  • MARLIN FOHNE CHARITABLE FUND


2023 Recipients –$350.00, Gillian Trover (Nursing) 

$350.00 Gabriel Schwarz (Science)                                     

  • $700.00
  • To provide scholarships for HHS graduating seniors pursing a

degree in Nursing (1) and the Sciences (1). 

  • HERMAN & MARGARET "MAGGIE" LOUER SCHOLARSHIP

Highland Fine Arts Department

  • $100.00
  • To benefit Fine Arts Program at HHS

Jay W. & Catherine T. Boulanger HHS Fine Arts Benefit Fund

  • JAY W. & CATHERINE T. BOULANGER HHS FINE ARTS BENEFIT FUND


Highland High School

Jay W. & Catherine T. Boulanger Charitable Fund in Memory of Jon W. Boulanger

  • $150.00
  • To benefit the Band, Math, and Science Departments of HHS 
  • JAY W. & CATHERINE BOULANGER CHARITABLE FUND IN MEMORY OF JON W. BOULANGER              


                                            Total Awarded                      $53,625.87

 

OTHER GRANTS GIVEN THROUGH PASS THROUGH FUNDS

St.Paul Outreach                 

  • $1,000.00
  • Benefits St. Paul Outreach
  • PETE & JANE KORTE ST. PAUL OUTREACH PASS THROUGH FUND