"The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention."
— Oscar Wilde
Beginnings: Founded in 2005 in Quincy, Illinois, the Gene Grawe Fund, Inc. is a non-profit charity started by JoAnn (Grawe) Witte to honor her father, the late Eugene "Gene" Grawe. He was a longtime officer with the Western Catholic Union who died in 2003 after a 17 year battle with Parkinson’s Disease. From its humble beginnings in 2005, the Gene Grawe Fund, Inc. has grown into a well-respected, local charity that has awarded over $2.9 million in Catholic school tuition assistance during its lifetime.