News & Insights

Now through February 28, 2025, the Lumpkin Family Foundation is accepting Letters of Inquiry (LOI) for our Land, Health, Community (LHC) Program.

We encourage applicants from organizations across East Central Illinois. We give preference to rural organizations and those operating in Coles and the surrounding IL counties. We are especially interested in programs or projects that connect communities. Prospective grantees are encouraged to contact us to discuss their potential proposal and its possible fit with our guidelines.

Successful proposals will represent a synergy of as many of the following aims as possible:

• Promote personal health through widespread availability and consumption of healthy, affordable food;
• Support mental wellness through individual and community engagement with the natural environment;
• Grow the local agricultural economy, sustaining and creating new viable farm and farm-related businesses;
• Develop, promote and scale innovative green practices that add productive value to farms while protecting the land for future generations; and,
• Encourage community engagement and collaboration, policy development, and research around agriculture and rural development.

Visit the LHC Grant Program Page for more detailed information on our guidelines and application process.

Below is an informational webinar on the 2025 Land, Health, Community program. Find more on the LFF YouTube page.