Illinois Prairie Community Foundation General Grants are open to programs and projects that focus on education, environment, health and wellness, or youth.
Donor Name: Illinois Prairie Community Foundation
State: Illinois
Counties: McLean County (IL), DeWitt County (IL), Livingston County (IL), Logan County (IL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/28/2022
Size of the Grant: $500
Details:
Primary goal of the program
A goal is the long-term aim you wish to accomplish which may or may not be achieved within the grant period. The goal answers the question, “What would they like to see happen to alleviate the need or problem we identified?” It is characterized by being broad in scope and is hard to quantify or measure. Example: “Decrease the degree of malnutrition among young children in Central Illinois.
Three of the most important objectives of the program
Objectives (some grant applications call these outcomes) are targets that will move you toward the stated goal. They are characterized by the acronym SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-bound). Here are some examples: “Sixty of 70 children will learn nutrition information by the end of the six-month school garden program”; “After three weeks, 65 of 70 children will report that the program is fun and that they want to continue to learn new things about nutrition.
Funding Information
A total of about $70,000 is available for all 2022 General Grants. Minimum request is $500;
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must have tax-exempt status under Section 501 (c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code, operate under a fiscal sponsor that is a 501 (c) 3 organization, be a local unit of local, county, state or federal government or be a tax-exempt religious organization as recognized by the IRS
- Program must be available to residents of McLean, DeWitt, Livingston or Logan Counties; however, programs do not have to serve all four counties
- Program must be operated and organized in such a manner that no applicable antidiscrimination laws are violated; program must not proselytize for a particular religion or cause
- Organizations that have received past grants from Illinois Prairie Community Foundation must be current on all grant Final Reports
- Executive Director, CEO or President of the Board of an organization applying must approve the application
Criteria Given Greatest Consideration
- Has potential to be on-going and self-sufficient beyond the time of funding
- Offers creative and innovative solutions to address the identified need by building on proven practical methods
- Utilizes clear methods of measuring and reporting results with emphasis on objective, quantifiable measurements
- Is cost effective as reflected by the number of participants served vs program budget
For more information, visit General Grants.
