Community Commitment Grants

Community Commitment Grants is sponsored by Community Foundation of East Central Illinois. These grants, made possible by donors, invite nonprofits to apply for funding that helps them further their mission with greater strength and stability. Awards focus on tangible, long-lasting goods that organizations can build on for years to come.

Home - Community Foundation of East Central Illinois Newsletter Sign-Up | Contact Us Donate to CFECI | Donor Login to MyFund Transforming generosity into lasting impact across nine counties. We steward funds which strengthen non-profits, empower donors, and drive positive outcomes today and for generations to come. Transforming generosity into lasting impact across nine counties.

We steward funds which strengthen non-profits, empower donors, and drive positive outcomes today and for generations to come. Find the Resources that are Right for You (Select the Criteria That Fits You Best) To promote philanthropy in an impartial, unbiased, ethical way, with a commitment to inclusiveness, and to bring together people and resources to identify and address present and emerging community needs.

To promote philanthropy in an impartial, unbiased, ethical way, with a commitment to inclusiveness, and to bring together people and resources to identify and address present and emerging community needs. Give to Illinois. Get Back 25%.

Keep It Local, Forever. The Illinois Gives Tax Credit Act is a new state law designed to supercharge charitable giving right here in Illinois. When you contribute to an eligible endowment fund at a qualified community foundation, you receive a 25% Illinois state income tax credit — and 100% of your gift stays invested in the community, in perpetuity.

It’s one of the most meaningful ways an Illinois taxpayer has ever been able to give. Give to Illinois. Get Back 25%.

Keep It Local, Forever. The Illinois Gives Tax Credit Act is a new state law designed to supercharge charitable giving right here in Illinois. When you contribute to an eligible endowment fund at a qualified community foundation, you receive a 25% Illinois state income tax credit — and 100% of your gift stays invested in the community, in perpetuity.

It’s one of the most meaningful ways an Illinois taxpayer has ever been able to give. Since 1972, the Community Foundation of East Central Illinois has been the region’s permanent home for philanthropy — connecting generous people with the causes that matter most across Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Moultrie, Piatt, and Vermilion counties.

What began with $1,300 and a volunteer board has grown to more than $42 million in assets and over $28. 8 million distributed to nonprofits, scholarships, and causes throughout the region. As a nationally accredited community foundation governed by an independent board of volunteer trustees, we steward every gift — large or small — with integrity, accountability, and a long-term view.

Whether you’re an individual, family, business, or organization, we’re here to help your generosity go further, for good. Since 1972, the Community Foundation of East Central Illinois has been the region’s permanent home for philanthropy — connecting generous people with the causes that matter most across Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Moultrie, Piatt, and Vermilion counties.

What began with $1,300 and a volunteer board has grown to more than $42 million in assets and over $28. 8 million distributed to nonprofits, scholarships, and causes throughout the region. As a nationally accredited community foundation governed by an independent board of volunteer trustees, we steward every gift — large or small — with integrity, accountability, and a long-term view.

Whether you’re an individual, family, business, or organization, we’re here to help your generosity go further, for good.