$23,500 awarded in microgrant funding

Fifteen Central Illinois nonprofit organizations are receiving a total of $23,500 in microgrant funding.

Microgrants are targeted to help fund professional development and training opportunities for nonprofit organizations/staff in Macon, Moultrie and Piatt Counties.

“Nonprofit organizations often struggle to find budget dollars to provide professional development opportunities for their staff and board members,” said HICF Director of Grants & Scholarships Andrea Gerhard. “This targeted funding can help successfully build nonprofit capacity.”

Gerhard coordinates the annual microgrant program, which began in 2010 following a lead gift from The Lumpkin Family Foundation.

Since the microgrant funding program's inception, more than $171,000 has been granted for nonprofit professional staff and volunteer development.

The 2025 microgrants recipients and individual grant awards are as follows:

$1,500 microgrant funding recipients:

• Children's Museum of Illinois
• Decatur Area Arts Council
• Decatur Choral Society
• Decatur Parks Foundation
• Little Theatre on the Square
• Staley Museum
• Sunshine Supplies for Teachers
• Willow Tree Missions

Microgrant funding recipients up to $1,400:

• Allerton Public Library
• Decatur Family YMCA
• Greater St. Louis Area Scouting
• Piatt County Mental Health
• Riding Warriors at Sams Ranch
• Salvation Army of Decatur & Macon County
• Webster Cantrell Youth Advocacy