Grants

Application Opens: 08/30/2022 - Deadline: 10/04/2022

The Bill and Jacquelyn Jordan Anderson Fund for Visual Arts provides grants to benefit the arts in Effingham County.

Application Opens: 08/30/2022 - Deadline: 10/04/2022

The Bill and Jacquelyn Jordan Anderson Fund for Youth provides grants to benefit the youth of Effingham County.

Application Opens: 08/01/2022 - Deadline: 08/31/2022

Rural Teacher Corps support our current and future pipeline of quality teachers for schools in southeastern Illinois. An unprecedented teacher shortage is on the horizon, especially in the stem and special needs areas. Public school systems are why many small towns exist. Families will not relocate to small communities unless they believe public school systems are strong.

The purpose of the fund is to support future and new rural teachers in southeastern Illinois, especially those who participate in Rural Teacher Corps in high school, community college, or EIU. The central Illinois Rural Teacher Corps fund will be awarding $200 teacher grants to 1st and 2nd-year teachers at K-12 schools in southeastern Illinois (Effingham, Coles, Clark, Cumberland, Crawford, Shelvy, Fayette, Jasper, Richland, Lawerence, and Clay Counties).

Application Opens: 08/01/2022 - Deadline: 08/31/2022

The Cloyce and Barbara Johnson Education Grant will provide two classroom grants of $500 each to teachers in Jasper County Community Unit 1 in honor of Cloyce and Barbara Johnson – who were members of the community and passionate believers in education.

Application Opens: 08/30/2022 - Deadline: 10/04/2022

The Coles County Peace and Justice Fund awards grants to organizations in Coles County for programs and activities that encourage mutual trust and promote cross-cultural understanding on matters of social justice, human rights, religious tolerance, and environmental protection.

Application Opens: 08/30/2022 - Deadline: 10/04/2022

The Consolidated Communications Fund for Economic Development and Community Leadership awards grants to nonprofit organizations that contribute to building workforce skills, encourage entrepreneurship or enhance the environment for business development in Cole County.

Application Opens: 08/01/2022 - Deadline: 08/31/2022

Robert and Julie Began, along with their daughter, Hannah, have established the Heather Began Memorial Education Fund in memory of their daughter, Heather. The Heather Began Memorial Education Fund was established to provide enhanced learning within classrooms of two schools in Altamont, Illinois, and one grade school in Avondale, Arizona.

Heather passed away on October 5, 2019, in Phoenix, Arizona, as the result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. She was 25 years old. Heather, a graduate of Altamont High School, was a first-grade teacher at Estrella Vista Elementary in Avondale, Arizona. The grant applicant must be a K-4th Grade classroom teacher for Altamont Grade School, St. Anthony Grade School, or Sacred Heart Grade School. Grants will be $500.

Application Opens: 08/01/2022 - Deadline: 08/31/2022

The Mattoon Foundation for Academic Excellence (MFAE) is a charitable fund committed to promoting community involvement and family engagement in education projects and programming for the Mattoon Community Unit District No. 2.

The Mattoon Foundation for Academic Excellence Community Engagement Grants will fund projects that connect classrooms and students to the local community including projects that consist in some level of community engagement, address a curricular outcome, and be student driven.

Application Opens: 08/01/2022 - Deadline: 08/31/2022

The Mattoon Foundation for Academic Excellence (MFAE) is a charitable fund committed to promoting community involvement and family engagement in education projects and programming for the Mattoon Community Unit District No. 2.

The MFAE Family Engagement Mini-Grants will fund efforts that promote family engagement with schools for improved student learning and health development, including projects or ideas that help develop systems that support family engagement, build welcoming and supportive environments for families, enhance communication with families, or include families in decision making.

Up to five (5) $1,000 family engagement mini-grants will be awarded for Fall 2022. Award decisions will be announced around Labor Day 2022.

Application Opens: 08/30/2022 - Deadline: 10/04/2022

The Siemer Milling Company Fund for Youth Leadership Development awards grants to programs in Effingham County aimed at developing youth to become extraordinary leaders by investing in the leadership skills required for improving our communities.

Application Opens: 08/30/2022 - Deadline: 10/04/2022

The Teutopolis State Bank Designated Fund provides grants for projects that benefit the Teutopolis Community in the areas of civic, cultural health, health, education, and social services.