2026 Microgrant Program
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Can we apply?
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Other requirements
- Conferences and training expenses
- Travel costs associated with attending conferences/training
- Status: The 2026 application portal is now closed.
- Recipients were announced on March 3, 2026.
Overview
Purpose: Microgrants help nonprofit staff obtain strategies and skills to enhance professional and organizational productivity.
Eligible Uses:
- Conferences and training expenses
- Travel costs associated with attending conferences/training
How to Apply
Application Process
The 2026 Microgrant application portal is now closed. Recipients were announced on March 3, 2026 on Byers & Co. at 8:05 a.m. on 1340 AM.
For questions, contact Andrea Gerhard, HICF Director of Scholarships and Grants, at 217-429-3000.
What The Community Foundation of Macon County actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 152
- Total given
- $7.24M
- Median grant
- $13K
- Range
- $5,200–$1.36M
- By dollars: Illinois 74%, Minnesota 8%, Florida 5%. Top recipient cities: Decatur, IL; Chicago, IL; Sanibel, FL.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 29% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Heritage Behavioral Health Center · Decatur, IL
Operations
$1.36M
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN
Operations
$565K
YMCA Clinton · Clinton, IL
Operations
$500K
Planned Parenthood of IL · Chicago, IL
Operations
$262K
Encore Development Center · Clinton, IL
Operations
$200K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Professional development
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