The Community Foundation of Central Illinois is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has approved the Distribution Committee’s recommendation to fund 14 grant proposals during the March 2011funding cycle, granting in excess of $30,000.00.
“In an economy where every single charitable dollar is critically important, we are pleased to provide more than $30,000.00 in funding to 14 worthy organizations in Central Illinois”- Mark Roberts, CEO, Community Foundation of Central Illinois.
The following non-profit organizations received funding during the March 2011 Community Grant cycle:
The American Cancer Society, IL Division, Inc. was awarded $2500 for their Patient Navigation Services in Peoria County from the Fontaine Earle Fund and the Caterpillar Community Leadership Fund.
The Lewis J. Burger Center of Bradley University was awarded $2500 for the Service on Saturday Program from the Thomas and Ellen Foster Fund.
The Center For Prevention of Abuse was awarded $2500 for Client Transportation Assistance from the For the Family Fund and The Caterpillar Leadership Fund.
The Central Illinois Symphony was awarded $3300 for their Sectional Coaching Project from the Russell F. & Eleanor Sikes Performing Arts Fund and Eugene and Harriet Swager Fund.
The Dream Center Peoria was awarded $3000 for the Freedom Arts Project from the George A. Fulton Charitable Fund and the Caterpillar Community Leadership Fund.
The Girl Scouts of Central Illinois was awarded $2000 for their Summer of Learning Camp program from the Larry Oertley Jr. Wildlife Memorial Fund and the Thomas and Ellen Foster Fund.
Junior Achievement of Central Illinois was awarded $1000 for the Peoria Public School District 150 Expansion Initiative from the Cilcorp Education Fund.
PARC was awarded $4379 for the Assistive Technology Services program from the Mental Health Remembrance Fund and Caterpillar Community Leadership Fund.
The Pekin Library was awarded $1850 for the Reading on the Road program from the Thomas and Ellen Foster Fund.
The Peoria Symphony Orchestra was awarded $2000 for the Illinois New Music Festival from the Russell F. & Eleanor Sikes Peters Performing Arts Fund.
Skip-a-Long Home Child Care Network was awarded $1700 for the Fighting Children’s Obesity program from the Caterpillar Community Leadership Fund and the Eugene and Harriet Swager Fund.
The Sun Foundation was awarded $1900 for the Water Conservation & Protection Classroom at Clean Water Celebration from the Heartland Riverfront Foundation Fund.
YMCA of Peoria was awarded $1500 for the Black Achievers program from the Caterpillar Community Leadership Fund and Eugene and Harriet Swager Fund.
The Tazewell County Health Department was awarded $1000 for the Looking Good, Feeling Good program from the Thomas and Ellen Foster Fund.
The mission of the Community Foundation of Central Illinois is to serve as a philanthropic resource committed to Connecting People Who Care with Causes That Matter. Individuals, families, businesses, and organizations create permanent charitable funds that help our community meet the challenges of changing times. The role of the foundation is to invest and administers these funds through community granting programs and individual or private giving.
The Community Foundation of Central Illinois is overseen by a volunteer board of leading citizens and operated by professionals with expertise in identifying community needs and grantmaking.