The Illinois Prairie Community Foundation’s Environment & Nature Grants are open to programs and projects that focus on the environment and nature issues.
Donor Name: Illinois Prairie Community Foundation
State: Illinois
County: DeWitt County (IL), Livingston County (IL), Logan County (IL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Go Green Frautschi/Bedell Grant has been integrated into the Environment & Nature Grants and focuses on enhancing and beautifying the surroundings in McLean County.
Funding Information
$30,000 total is available to award.
Grant Period
Grant funding is for the period of February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2027; programs seeking funding must occur during that timeframe.
Eligibility Criteria
- Program must deal specifically with environment and/or nature; funding may support a new or existing program
- 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.
What Is Not Funded?
- Annual fundraising events and expenses
- Capital improvements or expenditures
- Conference or continuing education expenses
- Scholarships
- Non program-related expenses (grant committees prefer not to fund personnel expenses)
- Endowment campaigns.
For more information, visit IPCF.
