The Illinois Prairie Community Foundation is currently accepting applications for its Youth Engaged in Philanthropy Grants.
Donor Name: Illinois Prairie Community Foundation
State: Illinois
County: DeWitt County (IL), Livingston County (IL), Logan County (IL), McLean County (IL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/30/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
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 $10,000 in grant funds to distribute in 2025. The YEP cohort is 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.
YEP members are committed to reaching out to organizations that benefit youth in the community, both directly and indirectly. YEP encourages youth to have an active role in completing the application. Those organizations that include youth in the application process will be given priority in grant decisions.
Funding Information
Grant funding is for the period of February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2026.
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.
