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Illinois Prairie Community Foundation connects generosity to local impact by stewarding resources, cultivating partnerships and fostering equity across our region. We empower individuals, families and organizations to create meaningful change — today and for generations to come.

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IPCF Awards 106 Grants to Local Nonprofits

BLOOMINGTON  – Illinois Prairie Community Foundation has awarded $226,284 in five categories of competitive grants to 106 programs ...

IPCF Accepting Grant Applications in February

4 Grant Cycles: General, Arts & Culture, Jewish Education and Civic Engagement BLOOMINGTON, IL – Illinois Prairie Community ...

IPCF Awards Grants to 22 Local Nonprofit Programs

Twenty-two local nonprofit programs have been awarded a total of $101,830 in grants through the Women to Women ...

Success Stories

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New Native Garden Welcomes Bookworms, Pollinators at Bloomington Public Library

Reposted from WEEK-TV By Madison Porter and Kyle Vincent BLOOMINGTON – The library is typically known as a place to grow ...

Central Illinois Nonprofits Meet, Explore Benefits of Partnerships

Rachel Waring-Sparks, assistant director of assessment with the Illinois State University Center for Civic Engagement, second from the ...

Prairie Fire Theatre Presents “The Bakers Wife” at Illinois Wesleyan University

The cast of “The Baker’s Wife” poses for a group photo on Thursday, July 24, 2025, during rehearsal ...

Events

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Women to Women Summer Lunch – June 11, 2026

11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. Thursday, June 11, 2026 Location Change - Now at IPCF Office, 915 E. ...

Women to Women Summer Celebration – June 16, 2026

4:30 - 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, 2026 Aaron Leetch Club, upper level of Hancock Stadium, 211 N. ...

Women to Women Summer Lunch – July 14, 2026

11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, 2026 Shepard Park Shelter, 750 Hershey Rd., Normal Join us ...