Past Recipients
Community Investments & Impact
For more than four decades, the Rotary Club has awarded community grants, providing over $1.4 million in support of projects and organizations dedicated to improving the quality of life throughout Will County
2025
- Invested $50,000 to establish the Imagination Library in Will County.
2024
- Donated $12,000 to The Alano Club for roof repairs and a new sign.
- Donated $27,873 to Belmont Little League to replace fencing.
2023
- Donated $25,154 to the Warren Sharpe Community Center for food‑pantry enhancements.
2022
- Donated $30,000 for roof repairs and renovations at the Will‑Grundy Medical Clinic.
2021
- Donated $25,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Joliet to help restore the pool for swim lessons.
2020
- Donated $11,000 to Cornerstone Services for accessible fitness equipment.
- Donated $21,000 to Easterseals to renovate a residential home originally sponsored by Rotary in 1996.
2019
- Donated $27,746 to the Spanish Community Center for building renovations and repairs.
2018
- Donated $28,500 to Senior Services Center for the Senior Express transportation project.
2017
- Contributed $33,067 for:
- ADA pool lifts for the Galowich and Smith YMCAs
- Staircase improvements at Werden Buck Boys & Girls Club
- Donations to Easterseals and Cornerstone
2016
- Funded the refurbishing of the Rialto Theatre marquee light.
2015
- Funded a new delivery van for Habitat for Humanity.
2014
- Funded a new passenger van for Our Lady of Angels retirement home.
2013
- Donated $70,000 for the Rotary Wall at the Joliet Area Historical Museum.
2012
- Funded a handicap‑accessible playground for UCP’s Reedswood School in Joliet.
2011
- Funded:
- Interior repainting of the Will Grundy Medical Clinic
- New medication carts at Our Lady of Angels
- New tile floor for St. Vincent de Paul
2010
- Funded a new gym floor at Werden Buck Boys & Girls Club in Joliet.
2009
- Funded a playground at Guardian Angel Home in Joliet.
2008
- Funded a new men’s shower at DAYBREAK Shelter.
2007
- Funded the purchase of a van for the Will County Senior Services Center.
2006
- Funded Rotary college scholarships for high‑school seniors.
2005
- Provided funding for sand filters for water treatment in the Dominican Republic.
2004
- Donated $14,000 to Lamb’s Fold for a new shower room for women and children.
2003
- Donated $30,000 to Joliet Hospice for the construction of a patient room.
2002
- Donated $30,000 to the Rotary College Scholarship Program supporting Lewis University, University of St. Francis, and Joliet Junior College.
2001
- Split $30,000 between:
- The Salvation Army for kitchen renovations
- Will County Humane Society for facility renovation
2000
- Donated $27,400 to Morningstar Mission Ministries for a kitchen renovation project.
1999
- Donated $30,000 to help fund the Will‑Grundy Rotary Dental Clinic.
1998
- Donated $30,000 for endowed scholarships at three Joliet-area colleges and universities.
1997
- Donated $30,000 to United Cerebral Palsy Park for specialized playground equipment.
1996
- Donated $32,000 to Easterseals for furnishing a supervisory group home.
1995
- Donated $30,000 to help refurbish facilities for an abused women’s shelter.
1994
- Purchased a 15‑passenger van for the Salvation Army.
1993
- Donated $30,000 for handicapped playground equipment for Easterseals.
- Donated 18 hospital beds shipped to a clinic in Mexico.
1992
- Donated $26,100 to the D‑FY‑IT drug‑testing program for local high schools.
1991
- Donated $30,000 to the Will‑Grundy Medical Clinic for a medication endowment fund.
1990
- Donated $30,000 to Habitat for Humanity to construct two homes.
1989
- Established a $75,000 endowment to maintain the YMCA Sports Field.
1984–1988
- Contributed over $250,000 in cash and in‑kind support to build the Rotary Sports Complex at the Galowich YMCA.