The Emerging Philanthropists Fund brings together community leaders who want to positively impact the quality of life in central Illinois. Emerging Philanthropists Fund members join together as philanthropists to address community needs through grantmaking. Grants of up to $5,000 are now available for nonprofit programs that align with the fund’s grantmaking principles. For all the details and to apply: https://ow.ly/jU1250VWxN0. (fb)

To help celebrate our 40th Anniversary, CFCI awarded twelve unrestricted grants to the original, 1989-1990 grantees of the Peoria Area Community Foundation (PACF)! The organizations were recognized with the surprise grants at our 2025 Annual Meeting. Congratulations to the recipients and thank you for over 40 years of service to central Illinois! PACF original grantees, with current organization name in parentheses if applicable: Carver Center (George Washington Carver Association), Co-Operative Extension Service (University of Illinois Extension), Habitat for Humanity (Habitat for Humanity Greater Peoria Illinois), Heart of Illinois United Way, Lakeview Museum (Peoria Riverfront Museum), Pearce Community Center, PARC (EPIC), Peoria Historical Society, Peoria Symphony Guild, The Children’s Home (Children's Home Association of Illinois), Tri-County WomenStrength (Center for Prevention of Abuse), Peoria Public Schools District 150 (fb)