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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.

News

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Changes Coming for IPCF Grant Cycles

Starts With Application Period This September Illinois Prairie Community Foundation has made adjustments to its competitive grants process ...

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 ...

Success Stories

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History Maker Feli Sebastian Guided the Most Vulnerable of Bloomington-Normal

Feli Sebastian is in the 2026 class of McLean County History Makers. She and the other honorees will ...
A young woman with dark hair, wearing a white T-shirt and black pants, gestures toward a room with a bed, desk and side table visible. On the bed are quilt and pillows with a U.S. flag motif. In the background, a bathroom can be seen.

Lincoln Nonprofit Hopes to Expand Veteran, Homeless Services

Residence assistant Kristin Ratcliffe shows off a staging bedroom for residents on May 26, 2026, at Hope on ...
Colorful abstract watercolor painting shows 2 abstract people with multiple appendages grabbing a crowd of people.

Dreamscape Art Exhibition at University Galleries Curated by Teen Art Group

Shown is Gladys Nilsson’s Terrible Twinery, 1971. Watercolor on paper. 22 5/8 x 30 1/2 inches. Collection of ...

Events

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Women to Women Fall Forum – October 13, 2026

4:30 – 6 p.m. Tuesday, October 13, 2026 A free public forum at the Illinois State University Alumni ...