According to Michele Evans, IPCF supports different charities in the community by giving grants to non-profits in DeWitt, McLean, Logan and Livingston Counties.

 

 

Evans indicates that there are five different areas of grants that are connected to the foundation, but only two of them will be accepting applications from non-profits in the Fall cycle.

 

The first is Women to Women Giving Circle who will have $40,000 for two grants and they will be focusing on early intervention for mothers and children. They are asking that two non-profits work together to hopefully make a bigger impact on the community.

 

 

Youth Engaged in Philanthropy (YEP) will have 10,000 dollars to grant out to a variety of charities that are geared toward youth in the community. In the past, they've given to Read Across Clinton and Fostering Dignity.

 

 

The other three grant areas will be up for the Spring grant cycle. They are the General Grants, Arts and Culture Grants, and the Sol Shulman Jewish Education and Life Grants.

 

The Fall grant cycle starts October 1 and ends October 31.

 

You can learn more about the grants and IPCF at their website www.ilprairiecf.org.