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| Organization Name | Grant Name | Grant Amount | Grant Cycle | Region |
City of Mattoon | Land, Health, Community | $20,000.00 | 2025 | East Central Illinois |
Financial support for a five-year city-wide tree planting program 2023-2028 aiming to plant or replace 50 trees annually throughout the community to beautify parks, cemetaries, the Lincoln Prairie Grass Trail, and residential neighborhoods. | ||||
Fresh Taste – Chicago Region Food System Fund (Fiscal Sponsor: Forefront) | Land, Health, Community | $50,000.00 | 2025 | Chicago Area |
Continued support for the resilience of agricultural producers and organizations working toward food system resilience through the Chicago Region Food System Fund, operated by the Fresh Taste Initiative. | ||||
Sola Gratia Farm | Land, Health, Community | $30,000.00 | 2025 | East Central Illinois |
General operating funds to assist the organization through a period of growth that includes making investments in administrative staff and software for financial, donor, and CSA management as well as facilitating the expansion of the farm onto new land. | ||||
Lincoln Log Cabin Foundation | Land, Health, Community | $50,000.00 | 2025 | East Central Illinois |
Funding for the construction of a natural playscape at the Lincoln Log Cabin site that will provide children with the opportunity to experience nature and stimulate creativity and imagination, promote environmental responsibility and physical activity, while also offering lessons on local history and conservation. | ||||
Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund | Land, Health, Community | $40,000.00 | 2025 | East Central Illinois |
General operations support for their continued work to educate lawmakers and introduce them to real businesses and farmers in the sustainable, local food movement, with a focus on leaders in East Central Illinois, as well as building the ‘Illinois is Beautiful’ coalition to protect conservation spaces. | ||||
Prairie Rivers Network | Land, Health, Community | $40,000.00 | 2025 | East Central Illinois |
General operating funds to support the organization’s continued growth and development in their work with a diverse group of partners to foster land management practices and policies that protect the land, air, water, and biodiversity of Illinois while educating local and state decisionmakers and regulators on conservation issues. | ||||
Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | Land, Health, Community | $40,000.00 | 2025 | East Central Illinois |
General operating funds for the production of in-depth stories focused on water agriculture, and environmental issues in partnership with the University of Missouri’s Mississippi River Ag and Water Desk. | ||||
Illinois Stewardship Alliance | Land, Health, Community | $40,000.00 | 2025 | East Central Illinois |
Supporting the organization’s goals to identify, recruit, and train farmers to engage with and participate in member caucuses and coalitions, work closely with policymakers and their staff, communicate stories, and produce reports on food system issues in Illinois. | ||||
The Land Connection | Land, Health, Community | $40,000.00 | 2025 | East Central Illinois |
Continued funding for programs that include: increasing farmer knowledge on sustainable farming practices, growing beginner farm businesses, providing the community access to healthy, locally grown foods, and expanding public awareness of the importance of a local food system. | ||||
RISE Behavioral Health and Wellness | Land, Health, Community | $25,000.00 | 2025 | East Central Illinois |
Continued support for programming designed to provide comprehensive family mentoring and support to families within the K-12 public school system in Douglas County. | ||||
