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PLEASE NOTE: Grant deadline date has changed.  Please see below.

The Community Foundation of Central Illinois supports positive initiatives and innovative approaches to addressing the changing needs of our region.

Our purpose is to strengthen our community through engaged grant making and strategic partnerships with other organizations.

Our giving is focused on arts and culture, education, health and human services and community development. Nonprofit organizations located within a 50-mile radius of the Peoria area are encouraged to apply (excluding McLean County).

Grant deadlines are March 1 and September 1.

Grant Guidelines

Download the Community Foundation Grant Guidelines Form Here

Download the Community Foundation Grant Evaluation Form Here

Camp Big Sky

In spring of 2009 the Community Foundation of Central Illinois (CFCI) awarded Camp Big Sky a grant to fund their fishing and boating activities at their summer camp. The goal at Camp Big Sky is to engage children and adults with disabilities in outdoor activities. At the camp, campers are fishing, boating, and flying kites for the first time in their lives. Without this access to the outdoors these children and adults may never have experiences like this again. Camp Big Sky is host to over 1000 children and adults each year. With funding from CFCI, It was able to continue their two most popular activities, fishing and boating.

Check out this video to learn more about Camp Big Sky

Once in a Lifetime

Peoria Art Guild's Community h'Art Program

The Community h’Art program at The Peoria Art Guild provides art experience for school age students that engage them in critical thinking, creative problem solving, and expression through visual arts. With the help of volunteers and grant funding from the Community Foundation of Central Illinois, the Community h’Art program helps students continue to experience the world of art and has served more than 896 students, exceeding the Peoria Art Guild’s expectations. 


Junior Achievement of Central Illinois

The Junior Achievement of Central Illinois’ (JA) JA Titan program teaches students the skills to succeed in a global economy. Students use an Internet program that simulates a real business experience in which students learn the ins and outs of an industry. Teams of students from Peoria Area high schools compete through the JA Titan business simulation. With a grant from Community Foundation of Central Illinois, JA provided the tools necessary to continue the program and partially sponsor one of the high school teams. At the end of the competition three team members from East Peoria Community High School, were each awarded $1000 college scholarships.  

District 150 Classroom Grant

The Art Mini-Clubs at Irving Primary School offers various art clubs to students in an aftershool setting during the school year. The children engage in clubs such as Thread Café (knitting), Pumpkin Club, Mask Making, and a Holiday Art Club. District 150 Classroom Grants funded through The Yeoman’s Fund of the Community Foundation of Central Illinois (CFCI) provided supplies necessary to serve 41 students participating in the clubs.

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