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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Illinois Prairie Community Foundation board of directors has elected two new officers and six new members. Mary Anne Schierman, a member of the IPCF board since 2014 and retired from the McLean County Museum of History, is the Community Foundation’s new secretary and Aaron Hays, a member of the IPCF board…

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Illinois Prairie Community Foundation is seeking nominations for its 2018 Philanthropist(s) of the Year. An individual, couple, or family will be honored at the Community Foundation’s Celebrating Local Philanthropy Luncheon at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center in Normal on Nov. 15, 2018. Nominees must reside in McLean, DeWitt, Livingston or Logan…

BLOOMINGTON, Ill.  – Illinois Prairie Community Foundation has awarded $157,347 in three categories of grants to 73 programs in McLean, DeWitt, Livingston and Logan counties. Grants ranged from $500 to $6,750. Funding came from the Jerome Mirza Foundation, donors to the Community Foundation’s annual campaign and several endowments at the Community Foundation. Receiving 37 General…

The Illinois Prairie Community Foundation Board of Directors has elected two local men to the board. Josh Barnett will serve on the board’s Grants Committee while Adrian Barr will join the board’s Governance Committee. Josh Barnett is Development Coordinator at Advocate Charitable Foundation, the philanthropy arm of Advocate BroMenn Medical Center and Advocate Eureka Hospital. In…

 BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – A public forum about ensuring schoolchildren are prepared to learn will be hosted by the Women to Women Giving Circle  from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, at the ISU Alumni Center, 1101 N. Main St., Normal. The group, a component program and funding arm of Illinois Prairie Community Foundation, sponsors…

More than $35,000 will be awarded to 10 local nonprofit programs in 2018, thanks to the Women to Women Giving Circle and Youth Engaged in Philanthropy (YEP) of the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation. The Women to Women Giving Circle seeks to improve the lives of women and children in Central Illinois and focused its grants…

Illinois Prairie Community Foundation will accept applications for grants in three categories from February 1-28, 2018. Interested applicants may find information about the grants on IPCF’s website. Links to the online applications will be found there beginning Feb. 1. The Community Foundation expects to grant out more than $158,000 during this grant round. These grants…

Summit to Assist Those With Criminal Histories Prepare Petitions to Expunge or Seal Records BLOOMINGTON – Cabrini Green Legal Aid (CGLA) is partnering with local community organizations to host a Second Chance and Family Connection Summit for residents of McLean, DeWitt, Livingston and Logan counties. The summit will take place from 10 a.m. to 1…

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Chicago-based artist Eric Lee, son of Cindy and Bill Lee of Bloomington, will revisit his old stomping grounds to paint an outdoor mural for his hometown. A 1998 graduate of Normal Community High School, Eric found his passion for art while attending Millikin University, earning a BFA in 2002. Lee works primarily…

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Illinois Prairie Community Foundation will accept applications for grants in two categories from October 1 to October 31, 2017, on its website at www.ilprairiecf.org/ipcf-grant-rounds. These grants provide support to local programs that benefit local residents. The Women to Women Giving Circle has a total of $40,000 available to give in grants and…