United Way of Northwest Illinois has been awarded an endowment fund from the Freeport Community Foundation, a charitable organization directed by community leader. The objective of the fund is to provide ongoing annual support to the United Way.
For more than 30 years, the Freeport Community Foundation and United Way have worked closely. As a result, the United Way of Northwest Illinois Endowment Fund will become a permanent endowment at the Freeport Community Foundation.
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