Community Foundation of Central Illinois

Moderator Angie Ostaszewski, ICC President Dr. Sheila Quirk Bailey, Peoria Councilwoman Denise Jackson, Lenora Fisher of the Greater Peoria EDC, Eileen Leunig of Big Picture Peoria and the Rev. Linda Butler are pictured at the Illinois Central College Center for the Performing Arts. The women were part of a local leadership panel who gathered to raise awareness for the Community Foundation of Central Illinois' Women's Fund.

CFCI Women's Fund seeks to boost endowment

Tim Alexander

A Women’s Fund Leadership Panel held on Monday, April 4 at the Illinois Central College (ICC) Performing Arts Theater helped reignite the Community Foundation of Central Illinois’ (CFCI) goal of raising a $1 million endowment to provide grants to organizations whose missions help empower women and girls.

Mark Roberts, the president and CEO of the Central Illinois Community Foundation, says he likes to describe the philanthropic organization as "a charitable savings account" for the Greater Peoria community. CFCI is currently accepting submissions for grant programs targeting food insecurity and workforce development.

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Community Foundation of Central Illinois' Mark Roberts touts grant programs to address food insecurity, job development

Joe Deacon

A Peoria-based philanthropic organization is aiming to address food insecurity and promote job creation and retention through a pair of grant opportunities currently accepting submissions.

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Community Foundation of Central Illinois Reboots Disaster Recovery Fund for COVID-19 Efforts

Tim Shelley

The Community Foundation of Central Illinois is reactivating the Disaster Relief Fund originally created after the Washington tornado to help with the…

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Volunteers still needed in tornado clean up efforts

Compassion fatigue appears to be setting in for the communities impacted by the November 17th tornadoes. That’s according to the Tri-County Long Term…

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Peoria is a finalist for All-America City Award

The city of Peoria is in the running to receive an All-America City Award. The Young Professionals Organization of Greater Peoria announced the city is…