Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation is pleased to announce the Fall Grant Cycle for 2023.  Grant Opportunities are open from August 29, 2023 – October 3, 2023.

Grant Opportunities

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

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

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.

Siemer Milling Company Fund for Youth Leadership awards grants to programs in Effingham County, Illinois; Christian County, Kentucky; and Dearborn County, Indiana that are aimed at developing youth to become extraordinary leaders by investing in the leadership skills required for improving our communities.

Interested? Please contact our Grant Administrator, Kristen Bertrand at Kristen@southeasternillinois.org  or 217-342-5413 to begin your application.

Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation was established in 2009 because of a merger between the Effingham County Community Foundation (est. 1999) and the Mattoon Area Community Foundation (est. 1980). Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization managing permanent and non-permanent assets for the long-term benefit of communities in southeastern Illinois.