2026 Penny Power Grants

2026 – 1st Quarter
$1,275 – City of Mt. Sterling; bullet-proof vests for police officers
$570 – QU Brenner Library; water bottle filling station
$375 – Liberty Trap Team; trap shooting program
$550 – St. Dominic School; supplies for visual arts program
$925 – Bella Ease; replenish hygiene closet
$300 – Golden Public Library; gaming system for patrons
$400 – IL vs MO Senior Track Meet; Special Olympics
$800 – Versailles Township; commercial- grade refrigerator for community building
$900 – Payson-Seymour High School National Honor Society; toward project to clean, reset, and restore tombstones in Payson’s oldest cemetery
$875 – Liberty Schools; materials for construction class’s project to build a retaining wall on school property
$850 – Schuyler-Industry Pre-K; age-appropriate materials for STEAM program
$750 – Blessed Sacrament Catholic School; STREAM program  

2026 – 2nd Quarter
$250 – Quincy Montessori School; food items to develop cooking/ kitchen skills
$600 – Served with Love; holiday hams for veterans and military families
$1,000 – Payson Fall Creek Fire Department; traffic strobe lights
$300 – Immanual Lutheran Church; activities for Kids’ Club
$450 – Community for Christ Assistance Center (Back to School Fair); school supplies for Back to School Fair
$975 – West Central Illinois Aging/Disability Resources Center; elevator parts for Quincy Senior Center
$315 – Liberty CUSD #2 Elementary School; Bluestem Award books for students
$500 – First Christian Church; weekly meal for area youth 
$500 – Four Star Public Library District; Cricut Venture for library
$300 – Central Adams Firecrackers 4-H Club; food items for Meating the Need event
$500 – Quincy Rotary After Dark Foundation; hygiene items and clothing for Quincy’s elementary schools
$300 – Quincy Park District; field trip for special needs students
$370 – Brown County Public Library District; summer reading program prizes and incentives
$400 – St. Dominic Catholic School; STEM program supplies
$840 – Tri-Township Fire Protection District; gas detectors
$400 – Quincy Art Center; chairs and table
$460 – Camp Point Public Library; picnic table and bench seating
$500 – Adams County Farm Bureau Foundation; hog processing costs for food pantries
$410 – Central High School Trap Team; trap team supplies
$550 – The Salvation Army of Quincy; fans for those in need
$460 – Central CUSD #3; hygiene products for students
$400 – Two Rivers Council Foundation; podcast equipment to share resources

 2026 – 3rd Quarter

• $1,145 – Quincy Notre Dame High School; toward security system for the school.
$1,100 – St. Peter School; toward new playground.
$1,450 – Schuyler County Food Basket; foodpantry supplies.
$1,500 – SCHMHA (Schuyler County Mental Health); Christmas baskets.
$400.94 – Quincy Senior High School – classroom school supplies.
$740 – Golden Memorial Gardens; raising stones in cemetery.
$500 – Cornerstone: Foundation for Families; sand tray therapy enhancements.
$313.60 – Brown County Elementary School; decodable books for the classroom.
$600 – H.E.L.P Center; school supplies.