2024 Penny Power Grants

2024 – 1st Quarter
$300 – Camp Point Central Trap Team; supplies for trap program
$785 – Bowen Christian Church; Southeastern Schools Backpack snacks
$1,000 – Payson Fallcreek Fire Prot. Dist.; thermal imaging cameras
$255 – Blessed Sacrament Catholic School; STREAM programs
$668 – Quincy Family YMCA; CPR manikin set
$500 – Adams/Brown Old Settlers Pageant Program; hospitality building at the ballpark in Clayton
$1,150 – Central Jr/Sr High School; permanent LED radar speed signs along highway in front of school
$280 – Unity High School Trap Team; supplies for trap program
$560 – Great Commission Broadcasting (WGCA); two microphone processors for studio
$690 – Southeastern Jr/Sr High School; virtual reality headsets
$700 – Southeastern Jr/Sr High School; high-performance graphic cards for computer systems
$200 – Safe Moves for Seniors; moving expenses of low-income senior citizens
$500 – Western IL Fellowship of Christian Athletes; student huddles at area schools
$340 – Denman Elementary School; educational field trips for special needs students

2024 – 2nd Quarter
$260 – Blessed Sacrament Catholic School; vocation cutouts 
$565 – Bella Ease; restock hygiene closet
$450 – Immanuel Lutheran Church; Mega Sports Camp
$240 – Brown County Public Library; summer reading program
$375 – Greater West Central Public Library; books on homesteading and hobby farming
$700 – QPS Transitional Kindergarten; literacy materials 
$300 – Payson Trap Club; trap shooting program costs
$325 – Quail Forever Brown County; Brown County School Trap League supplies
$850 – Augusta Lions Club; building veterans’ memorial
$640 – Jensen Camp Foundation; security cameras, cases, and chargers
$250 – Central Adams Firecrackers 4-H Club; “Meating the Need” program
$820 – Liberty Elementary School; outdoor space for students and teachers
$535 – Quincy Community Theatre; Basic Training & Boot Camp programs
$500 – First Christian Church Youth Program; weekly meal for youth in Rushville area
$96.25 – Denman Elementary School; subscription to Scholastic StoryWorks magazine
$800 – Brown County Food Basket; protein-rich items for needy families
$850 – Brown County IL Sheriff’s Dept.; veterinary care and other expenses for new K-9 officer, Ody
$700 – West Central IL Aging/Disability Resource Center; new sound system for senior center
$600 – Historical Society of Quincy & Adams County; upgrade lighting in storage area
$475 – Central Jr./Sr. High School IRC; Silhouette Cameo 4 & startup items for bulletin boards
$390 – Quincy Junior High School; alternative classroom seating  

2024 – 3rd Quarter

$250 – Camp Point Central Trap Team; supplies for trap program 
$280 – Denman Elementary School; educational field trips for special needs students
$350 – Southeastern Elementary School; flexible seating for 5th grade classroom
$400 – Muddy River Opera; stage production costs
$540 – Blessed Sacrament Catholic School; Lego robotics kits
$425 – Southeastern Jr./Sr. High School; flexible classroom seating
$500 – Salvation Army Kroc Center; Tonieboxes and extra characters
$450 – Two Rivers Council Foundation; copier for Community Action Agency programs
$750 – Warsaw Elementary School; smartboard for special education classroom
$475 – Transitions of Western IL; items to strengthen fine motor coordination, eye-hand coordination, and life skills for clients
$350 – Central Elementary School; multisensory materials for pre-k and kindergarten students
$450 – Cornerstone: Foundations for Families; self-regulation room
$285 – Payson-Seymour Elementary School; Musicplay Online subscription
$350 – The Quincy Museum; education revitalization project
$600 – Payson CUSD #1; two pickle ball courts
$650 – Action Brown County; costs of The Rink attraction in Mt. Sterling
$1,000 – Friends of Bailey Park; planting trees at Bailey Park
$800 – HELP Center; food for needy families in Rushville area
$800 – Unity High School; graphing calculators
$350 – St. Francis Solanus School; paperback books to add to the school library
 
2024 – 4th Quarter
 
 $430 – St. Peter School; stylus pens for 8th grade classroom 
 $334.50 – Quincy Junior High School; alternative classroom seating
 $650 – St. Francis Parish Picnic Committee; supplies for annual parish picnic
 $600 – W. Central IL Aging/Disability Resources Ctr.; refinishing lower-level floors at Senior Center
 $1,000 – Versailles Township; replacement of heating and cooling units in the community building
 $690 – City of Mt. Sterling; body-worn cameras and on-board dash cameras in squad cars
 $375 – Schuyler-Industry Birth to Three; children’s books used in home visits
 $255 – Quincy Art Center; aluminum tripod travel easels 
 $240 – Quincy Junior High Cross Cat.; PBIS program
 $430 – Central High School; Panther Power program addressing student hunger
 $625 – Brown County Food Basket; utility wagons 
 $450 – Golden Friends; Christmas light campaign for Village of Golden
 $775 – Mendon Fire Prot. Dist.; desktop computer and monitor
 $450 – Southeastern Elementary School; painting new design on gym floor
 $1,000 – Community for Christ Assistance Center; processing deer donated by local hunters
 $595 – Rooney Elementary School; xylophone for K-5 music program
 $350 – Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School; family engagement events
 $300 – Liberty Jr./Sr. High School Cross Country; cross country program
 $662.50 – Toys for Tots of West Central IL; gifts for needy kids
 $496 – Blessed Sacrament Catholic School; shelving and classroom supplies