2025 Penny Power Grants

2025 – 1st Quarter
$700 – Junior Achievement; career readiness booklets for QU Career Fair
$695 – Bella Ease; replenish hygiene closet at center
$386 – Denman Elementary School; integrating digital learning platforms and interactive software into the classroom
$1,250 – Schuyler County Food Basket; food for needy families
$1,250 – Served With Love; food for those in need
$259.99 – Immanuel Lutheran Church; Mega Sports Camp program
$700 – IL vs MO Senior Track Meet; support athletes and raise money for Special Olympics
$450 – Schuyler County Humane Society; toward new laptop computer 
$109.98 – Central Elementary School; stools for small group reading table
$192 – Javaux Music School; cello chair to support music instruction
$860 – Versailles Growth Committee; fencing at ball diamond

2025 – 2nd Quarter
$225 – West Central IL Aging/Disability Resource Center; programmable locks for facility
$200 – Quincy Junior High School; headset and tablet stands
$500 – Christian Adoption Resources & Education; retreat for adoptive families
$450 – Adams County Old Type Association; new roof and siding for round barn
$250 – Central Adams Firecrackers 4-H; Meating the Need program
$500 – First Christian Church Youth Program; weekly meals for youth
$600 – Jensen Camp Foundation; new slide and benches for camp
$500 – The Salvation Army of Quincy; box fans for needy families
$700 – Central CUSD #3; audiometer and bag
$150 – Schuyler Jail Museum; bicentennial celebration for Schuyler County
$1,000 – Versailles Fire Protection District; two AEDs
$400 – Greater West Central Public Library; STEM kits and outdoor play equipment
$375 – The Hub-Arts & Cultural Center; establishment of a drum circle
$200 – Brown County Public Library; summer reading program prizes
$387.50 – Transitions of Western IL; bounce house
$250 – Liberty CUSD #2 Trap Team; Liberty High Trap Team supplies
$300 – Clayton Lions Club; scoreboard for ballpark
$450 – Golden Historical Society; raise floor at Windmill museum
$400 – Schuyler Industry District 5; landscaping and garden at new building
$275 – Ravenscroft Haunted Society; renovating new building
$375 – Quincy Community Theatre; Triple Threat Boot Camp and Basic Training
$275 – Augusta Public Library; books on homesteading
$500 – West Central IL Nutrition Project; meal prep and delivery
$300 – Good Samaritan Home of Quincy; boardroom chairs
$200 – Tri-State Center for Women’s Ministries; public awareness campaign
$330 – Quincy Children’s Museum; Tonies Music Boxes
$500 – Village of Ursa; improvements to tennis/pickleball courts
$500 – Crossing Camp; basketball hoop for the camp
$600 – H.E.L.P. Center; restock food pantry
$325 – Blessed Sacrament Catholic School; outdoor digging space for kids
$380 – Quincy Art Center; iPad and tablet to enhance operations

2025 – 3rd Quarter
$685 – Denman Elementary School; appropriate reading level books for first grade classroom
$600 – Blessed Sacrament Elementary School; two Chompsaw Maker Bundles
$600 – Denman Elementary Kindergarten Team; materials to support STEAM activities 
$325 – Adams/Brown County Old Settlers; toward event and related supplies
$1,500 – Adams County Fair Association; drainage system between livestock barns at the fairgrounds
$500 – Cornerstone: Foundations for Families; welcome packs for new youth clients and their families
$425 – Quincy Park District; healthy snacks for special needs students participating in the Special Pops Summer program
$1,000 – Brown County Schools Special Ed.; emotional disorder and behavioral deficit program
$725 – The Quincy Museum; materials to update educational programs
$1,350 – Jackson-Lincoln Swimming Complex; pool safety and cleaning equipment
$507.84 – Lincoln-Douglas Ron Clark Academy House; Family Engagement Block Party
$800 – YMCA of West Central IL; two iPad Mini devices used by staff and students

2025 – 4th Quarter
$400 – Golden Memorial Gardens; cemetery mapping project
$625 – Quincy Art Center; classroom table and chairs
$800 – Village of Clayton; appliances for shelter house
$750 – St. James Lutheran School PTL; replacement of water fountain
$600 – St. Dominic School; video production equipment
$665 – Quincy Montessori School; art supplies and books
$625 – Action Brown County; support for The Rink skating venue
$580 – St. Mary School; equipment for PE classes
$365 – Schuyler-Industry Birth to Three; age-appropriate books for young families
$850 – West Central IL Aging/Disability Resources Ctr.; digital poster kiosk
$600 – Transitions of Western IL; supplies for work with troubled youth
$900 – PACT for West Central IL; replacement of outdated iPads
$925 – Brown County Historical Society; replace the old platform in front of the Whistle Stop Depot Museum
$900 – Bowen Community Pool; pool equipment, games, and toys to enhance pool
$500 – Crossing Camp; commercial slushie machine
$400 – Southeastern Jr/Sr High School Library; books and updated seating in school library
$231 – Denman Elementary School; iPad charging docks
$350 – Javaux Music School; regulation and strings for small harp
$900 – Community for Christ Assistance Center; processing of deer donated by local hunters