1. Supporting Single Moms & their Kids: We understand the unique challenges faced by single mothers and their kids. Our foundation provides financial assistance, educational resources, and community support to help them thrive.
2. Foster Care: We are committed to improving the foster care system and ensuring that every child in foster care receives the love, care, and stability they deserve. Our programs focus on providing essential resources and support to foster families.
3. Eating Disorders & Youth Mental Health in Schools: Eating disorders can have a profound impact on individuals and their families. Our foundation offers support, education, and resources to help those affected by eating disorders on their journey to recovery. And, Youth Mental Health is a critical aspect of a teenager’s development. We work with schools to implement mental health programs, provide counseling services, and raise awareness about the importance of mental health.
4. Supporting Survivors of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence: Counseling, advocacy, and prevention programs to help survivors heal and regain their strength. Our goal to foster a safe and supportive community where every individual can recover and rebuild their lives in Galena.
As of May 2025, our charity organization has donated a total of $4,629,859 to causes that further our focus areas. We understand the impact these funds have on those seeking aid. Our mission is driven by the belief that our community should be a better place because we were here. Together, we can build a better future by empowering lives.
Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of those who need it most. Together we can create a community where everyone has the chance to succeed. Donate today!
Charity Sponsors
In regards to any type of acceptance of any contribution, gift or grant is at the discretion of the Fitzgerald Family Foundation. The Fitzgerald Family Foundation will not accept any gift unless it can be used or expended consistently with the purpose and mission of the Fitzgerald Family Foundation. No irrevocable gift, whether outright or life-income in character, will be accepted if under any reasonable set of circumstances the gift would jeopardize the donor’s financial security. The Fitzgerald Family Foundation will refrain from providing advice about the tax or other treatment of gifts and will encourage donors to seek guidance from their own professional advisers to assist them in the process of making their donation. The Fitzgerald Family Foundation will accept donations of cash or publicly traded securities. Gifts of in-kind services will be accepted at the discretion of the Fitzgerald Family Foundation as a donation. The Fitzgerald Family Foundation will provide acknowledgments to donors meeting tax requirements for property received by the charity as a gift.
However, except for gifts of cash and publicly traded securities, no value shall be ascribed to any receipt or other form of substantiation of a gift received by Fitzgerald Family Foundation. Certain other gifts, real property, personal property, in-kind gifts, non-liquid securities, and contributions whose sources are not transparent or whose use is restricted in some manner, must be reviewed prior to acceptance due to the special obligations raised or liabilities they may pose for Fitzgerald Family Foundation. The Fitzgerald Family Foundation will respect the intent of the donor relating to gifts for restricted purposes and those relating to the desire to remain anonymous. With respect to anonymous gifts, the Fitzgerald Family Foundation will restrict information about the donor to only those staff members with a need to know. The Fitzgerald Family Foundation will not compensate, whether through commissions, finders’ fees, or other means, any third party for directing a gift or a donor to the Fitzgerald Family Foundation. Questions or concerns contact the Fitzgerald Family Foundation at (847) 756-4485.
Our Mission:
Create a brighter, healthier, and more empowered future for vulnerable individuals and families. We are dedicated to supporting single moms and their kids, enhancing foster care programs, addressing eating disorders and youth mental health issues as well as supporting survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Address:
Fitzgerald Family Foundation
1031 Ridgeview Drive
Inverness, Illinois 60010