The Mill Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that provides funding to those programs and organizations which benefit the Rockford region’s disadvantaged youth, ultimately giving them the values, behaviors and life skills that will lead to responsible and productive lives.
Please complete a grant application for consideration, and attach any additional sheets as necessary. Grant applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. The application deadline is March 15, each year.
Grant Recipients may be asked to report back to the Board on the benefits of the grant and whether their objectives were reached.
Recent grants include:
2024
- Boy Scouts of America - $6,750.00
- Boys and Girls Club of Rockford - $13,500.00
- CASA - Winnebago County - $10,800.00
- Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois - $4,500.00
- Ken-Rock Community Center - $5,900.00
- Northern Illinois Food Bank - $9,000.00
- Northwest Christian Community Development - $8,316.00
- Northwest Community Center - $15,000.00
- Patriots Gateway Community Center - $10,800.00
- Remedies Renewing Lives - $9,000.00
- Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity - $3,600.00
- Rockford Rescue Mission - $10,800.00
- Rockford Sexual Assault Counseling - $2,250.00
- Youth Services Network - $13,500.00
2023
- Blackhawk Area Council of Boy Scouts - $7,500.00
- Boys and Girls Club of Rockford - $10,000.00
- Brightpoint (formerly Children’s Home & Aid) - $10,000.00
- CASA – Winnebago County - $12,289.05
- Discovery Center Museum - $8,000.00
- Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois - $3,000.00
- Ken Rock Community Center - $4,960.00
- Northwest Christian Community Development Corp. - $9,100.00
- Northwest Community Center - $10,000.00
- Patriots Gateway Community Center - $10,000.00
- Remedies Renewing Lives - $4,200.00
- Rock House Kids - $5,000.00
- Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity - $4,000.00
- Rockford Rescue Mission - $10,000.00
- Rockford Sexual Assault - $2,000.00
- The Pregnancy Care Center of Rockford - $5,000.00
2022
- Blackhawk Area Council of Boy Scouts - $6.000.00
- Boys and Girls Club of Rockford - $12,000.00
- CASA of Winnebago County - $12,000.00
- Discovery Center Museum - $8,000.00
- Hope Reigns Ranch - $2,160.00
- Ken Rock Community Center - $9,600.00
- Life Decisions - $8,000.00
- Northwest Christian Community Development Corp. - $9,600.00
- Northwest Community Center - $12,000.00
- Patriots Gateway Community Center - $12,000.00
- Remedies Renewing Lives - $2,025.60
- Rock House Kids - $5,616.00
- Rockford Rescue Mission - $8,000.00
- Youth Services Network - $8,000.00
2021
- Boys and Girls Club of Rockford - $15,000.00
- CASA of Winnebago County - $15,000.00
- Hope Reigns Ranch - $2,000.00
- Ken Rock Community Center - $9,500.00
- Northwest Christian Community Development Corp. - $11,014.00
- Northwest Community Center - $15,000.00
- Patriots Gateway Community Center - $15,000.00
- Rock House Kids - $6,817.73
- Rock Valley College Foundation/Starlight Theatre - $4,500.00
- Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity - $5,000.00
- Rockford Park District Foundation - $10,000.00
- Rockford Rescue Mission - $9,900.00
- United Way of Rock River Valley - $7,800.00
- YMCA of Rock River Valley - $10,000.00
2020
- Blackhawk Area Council of Boy Scouts of America - $5,000.00
- Boys and Girls Club of Rockford - $12,500.00
- CASA – Winnebago County - $12,500.00
- Children’s Home and Aid - $5,000.00
- Children’s Safe Harbor - $10,000.00
- Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois - $5,000.00
- Hope Reigns Ranch - $2,500.00
- KFACT - $12,500.00
- Northwest Community Center - $12,500.00
- Patriot’s Gateway Community Center - $12,500.00
- RAMP - $8,000.00
- Remedies Renewing Lives - $5,000.00
- The Pregnancy Care Center of Rockford - $5,000.00
- United Way of Rock River Valley - $12,500.00
2019
- Boys and Girls Club of Rockford - $15,000.00
- CASA of Winnebago County - $15,000.00
- Children's Home and Aid - $5,000.00
- Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois - $10,350.00
- KFACT - $15,000.00
- Literacy Council - $8,000.00
- Northern Illinois Food Bank - $10,000.00
- Northwest Community Center - $15,000.00
- Patriots Gateway Community Center - $12,500.00
- Rock House Kids - $10,736.96
- Rockford Promise - $2,500.00
2018
- CASA - Winnebago County - $15,000
- Children's Safe Harbor - $1,392.00
- Family Counseling Services - $5,000.00
- Hope Reigns Ranch - $2,000.00
- Junior League of Rockford - $10,000.00
- Ken-Rock Community Center - $10,529.46
- KFACT - $15,500.00
- Literacy Council - $10,000.00
- Northwest Community Center - $20,000.00
- Patriot's Gateway Community Center - $15,000.00
- Rock House Kids - $1,010.00
- Rockford Reachout Jail Ministry - $7,500.00
2017
- Boys and Girls Club of Rockford - $10,000
- CASA - Winnebago County - $15,000
- Hope Reigns Ranch - $2,500
- KFACT - $10,371.98
- Northwest Community Center - $20,000
- Patriot's Gateway Community Center - $12,500
- Rock House Kids - $4,500
- Rockford Reachout Jail Ministry - $10,000
- Rockford Rescue Mission - $5,000
- Rockford Sexual Assault Counseling - $2,500
- The Literacy Council - $5,000
- Youth Services Network - $9,000
2016
- Boy Scouts of America - $10,000.00
- Boys and Girls Club - $11,500.00
- CASA - Winnebago County - $10,000
- Ken-Rock Community Center - $11,000.00
- Northwest Community Center - $12,500.00
- Patriot's Gateway - $10,000.00
- Remedies Renewing Lives - $10,269.92
- Rockford Reachout Jail Ministry - $10,000
- Rockford Sexual Assault Counseling - $10,000
2015
- CASA, Winnebago County - $15,000
- Northwest Community Center - $15,000
- Barbara Olson Center of Hope - $10,000
- Rockford Reachout Jail Ministry - $15,000
- Boys & Girls Club of Rockford, IL. - $12,000
- MELD - $10,000
- Northern Illinois Food Bank - $10,000
- RAMP - $10,000
- Rockford Sexual Assault Counseling - $10,000
- Children’s Home and Aid - $7,500
- Remedies Renewing Lives - $5,000
2014
- Northwest Community Center - $15,000
- Rockford Reachout Jail Ministry - $15,000
- Barbara Olson Center of Hope - $10,000
- CASA - $10,000
- Children’s Home and Aid - $10,000
- Junior League of Rockford - $10,000
- Lydia Home – Rockford - $10,000
- Northern Illinois Food Bank - $10,000
- Remedies Renewing Lives - $10,000
- Rockford Rescue Mission - $10,000
- Shelter Care Ministries - $10,000
Fall, 2013
- Rock River Valley Pantry - $17,000
- Shelter Care Ministries, Inc. - $15,000
- LYDIA Home - Rockford - $10,000
- Children's Home and Aid, N. Region - $7,500
Spring, 2013
- Rockford Reachout Jail Ministry - $12,500
- Rockford MELD - $10,000
- Northwest Community Center - $10,000
- Northern Illinois Food Bank - $10,000
- Remedies Renewing Lives - $10,000
- Family Counseling Service - $10,000
Spring, 2012
- Rockford Day Nursery Early Learning Center - $1,472
- Blackhawk Area Council, Boy Scouts of America - $7,500
- Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois - $10,000
- Winnebago County CASA - $10,000
- Big Brothers Big Sisters - $16,000
Fall, 2011
- Barbara Olson Center of Hope - $1,747
- Family Counseling Services of Northern Illinois - $8,000
- Remedies Renewing Lives - $8,000
- Northern Illinois Food Bank - $8,000
- Lutheran Social Services of Illinois - $10,000
- Rockford MELD - $10,000
Spring, 2011
- Children’s Safe Harbor - $1,728
- Children’s Home and Aid - $5,000
- Midway Village Museum - $5,620
- Ken-Rock Community Center - $8,000
- YMCA Community Outreach - $11,430
- Northwest Community Center - $12,000
- Patriots’ Gateway Community Center - $15,000
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