GENESEO, Ill.—The GIFT Community Foundation has awarded $5,150 in fall grants to five nonprofits serving Geneseo. The grants will support early learning, Special Olympics participation, home safety, and other programs for local residents.

“These grants show what local giving can do right here in Geneseo,” said Betsy Brudos, chair of the GIFT Community Foundation’s affiliate advisory board. “It can help a neighbor live safely at home, give young children more opportunities to learn, or help an athlete take part in the Special Olympics. As people make their year-end giving plans, we hope they’ll think about what they’d like to make possible here in the years ahead.”

Here is the complete list of 2026 grants:

Braveheart Children’s Advocacy Center — $1,000 for the Prepared with Care Project
Geneseo Development & Growth, Inc. — $1,000 for infant and toddler curriculum expansion
INSPIRE Continuing Care — $1,000 for INSPIRE Special Olympics
Rebuilding Together — $1,150 for the Safe at Home Program
WQPT — $1,000 for free educational programming for Geneseo residents

The grants were made possible by the Gretchen Ristau Fund and the donor-supported GIFT Community Impact Fund. “Right now, many neighbors are thinking about holiday and year end gifts,” said Brudos. “These grants show how your local community foundation can turn those gifts into meaningful opportunities right in our backyard.”

She emphasized that gifts of any size help give the local advisory board the flexibility to respond as new needs and opportunities arise in Geneseo.

The GIFT Community Foundation, short for Geneseo Is For Tomorrow, is an affiliate of the Quad Cities Community Foundation. It helps donors support the local causes they care about and build charitable resources that will serve Geneseo for generations. Learn more about giving at www.qccommunityfoundation.org/gifthome.