The Kane County Board has approved $1,019,800 in community reinvestment grants to support a variety of local initiatives, including child development, music, outdoor amenities, history projects, food insecurity, and homelessness.
A total of 32 projects will receive grants ranging from $3,000 to $73,000. These funds are sourced from the Grand Victoria Riverboat Fund, established by the Kane County Board in 1997 through an agreement with the operators of the Grand Victoria Riverboat, which contributes a percentage of its annual net operating income to the County.
Over time, this fund has been instrumental in advancing educational, environmental, and economic development efforts in the region.
Each year, project submissions are solicited and evaluated by the Kane County Riverboat Committee, whose recommendations are then reviewed and approved by the full County Board.
The following is a list of the FY2024 community reinvestment grant recipients:
APS Training Institute Technology Upgrades - $47,000
Aurora Metropolitan Exposition Accessibility Initiative/Vehicle or Equipment Purchase - $21,600
Big Rock Historical Society Save the 1860’s One Room Schoolhouse - $24.000
Big Rock Plowing Match Assoc. Plowman’s Park Tree Project - $19,000
Boys & Girls Club of Elgin Workforce Development Programming - $68,000
CASA Kane County Volunteers for Abused and Neglected Children - $45,000
Community Crisis Center Shelter Upgrades - $44,000
Dundee Township Historical Society Replacement of two furnaces - $13,000
Ecker Center for Behavioral Health 1814 Grandstand Roof Replacement - $38,000
Ecker Center for Behavioral Health Staff Development - $22,000
Elgin Area Historical Society Hispanic Heritage Project - $26,000
Farmworker & Landscaper Advocacy Distance Learning Materials - $53,000
Food for Greater Elgin Rehabilitation of Existing Facility - $29,000
Forest Preserve of Kane County Johnson’s Mound New Facility - $50,500
Fox Valley Food for Health Healthy Meals Program - $70,800
Fox Valley Music Foundation The Venue Capacity Expansion - $31,000
Fox Valley Older Adult Services ADA Compliant Drinking Station -
$5,000
Fox Valley United Way SPARK Mobile Learning Project - $51,000
Friends of the Fox River Schweitzer Environmental Center Improvements - $16,400
Geneva Historical Society Accessibility Projects - $14,500
Kane DuPage Soil & Water Conserv. Technology Upgrades - $3,500
Kane Forest Preserve Foundation LeRoy Oakes New Facility - $22,800
Lazarus House Operating Expenses - $17,000
Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley English Tutoring for Adults - $12,000
Marklund Children’s Home Day School Staff Continuing Education - $12,400
Northern Illinois Food Bank Warehouse Racking Upgrades - $44,900
RITAS Ministry Prisoner Re-entry - $54,000
The Literacy Connection Feel Fluent Chasers ESL Classes - $25,000
Tri-Cities Little League Let There Be Light - $25,000
TriCity Family Services Technology Upgrades - $22,500
Univ. of IL Extension Kane County Community educational programs - $73,900
YWCA Elgin Family Literacy - $18,000
