Dozens of central Illinois non-profits from DeWitt, Logan, McLean, and Livingston Counties received nearly $140,000 in grant money from the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation.

The organization announced the grants last week and Tuesday morning on the WHOW Morning Show, Michele Evans with the IPCF told Regional Radio News, groups in DeWitt County to benefit from their funding includes Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Clinton Community Education Foundation, and the Girl Scouts of Central Illinois.

Groups to receive grant funding in Logan County include Heartland Community College for their 'Complete and Connect Lincoln' program along with the Lincoln Pastoral Counseling Services. Additionally, Evans says the United Way of Logan County received funding for their 'Dolly Parton Imagination Library'.

Evans says they are pleased to once again support The Vault in Clinton and a new entity will be the Mt. Pulaski music department and they will be using nearly $2,700 for new risers for their musical performances.

73 programs are being supported through this round of grant funding from the IPCF and Evans points out other interesting programs they are supporting will be the free dental clinic for the uninsured through the McLean County Community Healthcare Clinic. Additionally, she feels the Dreams are Possible program, 'Preparing Women for Employment With a Living Wage' was interesting because it prepares women for economically sustainable employment by creating skill-based workers, helping them transition from jobs to careers and prepares them to expect and advocate for a living wage,