Galesburg Community Foundation to open 2021 Turnout Grant cycle
Staff report
GALESBURG The Galesburg Community Foundation announced the opening of the 2021 Turnout Grant Cycle.
The format of the 2021 Turnout Grant Cycle is different from previous years due to COVID-19 and offers a more focused and streamlined process for local nonprofits to apply. The Turnout Grant Cycle is open to 501(c)(3) nonprofit or public charities, including churches, schools and government agencies serving Knox and Warren counties.
Organizations should note the changes to this year’s Turnout Grant Cycle, including that they can apply for capacity, general operating or programmatic dollars for use in 2021. This year’s Turnout will be online only with no in-person presentations a short video as detailed in the application is required to apply. As with past grant cycles, applications will be shared with donors and community stakeholders invested in the local nonprofit sector. Further, organiz
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Those who knew Bivens are remembering her as “kind”, “wise”, “selfless”, and a “pillar of the community.”
Bivens was 66 years old when she passed, but was still very active in business and the community.
She was a Knoxville Alderman for four years in the ’90s, acted as City Clerk for a decade, and currently was serving as Knoxville CityTreasurer.
Bivens was an insurance agent for over 40 years according to her obituary from Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home. Bivens started her career at Lacy-England Insurance Agency which she would eventually become Owner/Operator of, right up until her passing.
Bivens also was a founding member and on the board of the Knoxville Community Fund. The fund was started in 2015 when the Galesburg Community Foundation had a program that matched organizations that established an endowment to a certain level. The KCF then disburses dollars to non-profits, churches, schools and government agencies to enhance the quality of life in the communit