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Workers install Macon County African American Heritage Trail sign outside a Decature area school

Community News, Grantee News
Posted September 16, 2025

LFF Grantee Update: Inaugural Heritage Trail Sign Installed in Macon County

The Heart of Illinois Community Foundation (HICF) in Decatur, IL unveiled the very first sign on the new Macon County African American Heritage Trail on Wednesday, September 23 at the new Ellsworth Dansby Jr.

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Foundation News
Posted August 27, 2025

LFF Announces 2025 Wellness Grant Recipients

The Lumpkin Family Foundation’s newest grant program, Wellness Grants for Leaders + Frontline Workers, recently awarded 8 wellness grants and 4 sabbatical leave grants, totaling $59,400.

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Gardeneers

Foundation News
Posted August 13, 2025

Austin Fresh Announces 2025 Call for Ideas

Fresh Taste has announced the 2025 Austin Fresh Fresh Call for Ideas.

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Photo of a white female with long brown hair wearing a blue blouse and black blazer

Foundation News
Posted July 29, 2025

LFF Welcomes New Executive Director

The Lumpkin Family Foundation, a nonprofit grantmaking organization dedicated to building healthy, sustainable communities in East Central Illinois and across the United States, is excited to announce Heidi Dusek as its new Executive Director, effective August 1, 2025.

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Gardeneers volunteer with wheelbarrow

Foundation News
Posted July 22, 2025

Land, Health, Community-Chicago Information Session

The Lumpkin Family Foundation is pleased to announce that its 2025 Land, Health, Community-Chicago program grant cycle will open on August 22nd and will accept Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) until September 26th.

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A group of HEAL Food Aliance activits posed in front of a government building in Washington DC

Foundation News
Posted July 1, 2025

Standing with Our Partners in a Time of Challenge

Across the country, organizations advancing equity, justice, sustainability, and care for vulnerable communities face mounting threats.

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