The Illinois Prairie Community Foundation is seeking applications for its 2024 Youth Engaged in Philanthropy Grant Program.
Donor Name: Illinois Prairie Community Foundation
State: Illinois
Counties: DeWitt County (IL), Livingston County (IL), McLean County (IL), Logan County (IL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/31/2023
Details:
Youth Engaged in Philanthropy (YEP) includes 15 high school students from McLean, DeWitt, Livingston and Logan counties. YEP, through the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation (IPCF), has $11,985 in grant funds to distribute in 2024.
The YEP group has been charged with the task of creating a grant application, notifying nonprofit organizations within the service area of Illinois Prairie Community Foundation about the availability of the grant opportunity, and allocating funds to youth focused initiatives.
For the 2024 grant cycle, Youth Engaged in Philanthropy is interested in hearing about the needs of children from the four counties in which we operate. It is highly encouraged for the youth involved in these organizations to aid in the completion of the YEP application.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must represent a 501 (c)(3) organization; an organization with a fiscal sponsor that is a 501 (c)(3) organization; a unit of municipal, county, state, or federal government (including public schools); a nonprofit institute of higher learning; or a tax-exempt religious organization or place of worship (programs may not proselytize for a particular religion or cause).
- Project must be youth-focused or have a significant impact on youth
- Must impact at least one of the four counties in the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation service area (McLean, DeWitt, Livingston or Logan)
- Applicants are required to use a budget document developed by the IPCF Grants Committees; form can be downloaded through the online grant application; Word and Excel files are available
- If awarded funding, there must be a follow-up report completed regarding the success of the project within 60 days of the project’s completion
- If your organization receives funding from YEP and wishes to change the use of funding at any time, you must first submit a written request to YEP
- If your organization receives funding from YEP and does not use all of the funds provided by YEP, you must notify YEP.
For more information, visit Illinois Prairie Community Foundation.
