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Land, Health, Community Grant (formerly the Lumpkin Family Fund)

The Lumpkin Family Foundation

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Other requirements

  • _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://www.lumpkinfoundation.org/for-grant-seekers/Land-Health-Community)._
  • Reflect The Lumpkin Family Foundation's mission
  • Serve the community without discrimination on the basis of race, sex, or religion
  • Keep books available for regular independent outside audit, and

Overview

Land, Health, Community

Land, Health, Community, (formerly the Lumpkin Family Fund), is the Foundation’s primary and largest grantmaking program and reflects the Lumpkin family's historic connection and commitment to the community. A minimum of 50 percent of its annual grantmaking budget is spent on projects in East Central Illinois.

We make grants in East Central Illinois that reflect our vision:

Focus of Support

We will accept proposals from organizations working to advance our vision for grants that:

  • Promote personal health through widespread availability and consumption of healthy, affordable food;
  • Grow the local agricultural economy, sustaining and creating new viable farm and farm-related businesses;
  • Develop, promote and scale innovative green practices that add productive value to farms while protecting the land for future generations; and,
  • Encourage community engagement and collaboration, policy development and research around agriculture and rural development.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

  • Proposals will be considered from eligible 501(c)(3) organizations that:
  • reflect The Lumpkin Family Foundation's mission,
  • serve the community without discrimination on the basis of race, sex, or religion,
  • keep books available for regular independent outside audit, and
  • make results available to all potential contributors, and
  • comply with applicable laws regarding registration and reporting.
  • We also will accept proposals from a fiscal agent to support aims that are charitable.
  • We encourage grants from organizations across East Central Illinois.

What The Lumpkin Family Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

Grants in 2024
209
Total given
$3.99M
Median grant
$6,000
Range
$50–$630K
  • By dollars: Illinois 76%, California 7%, District of Columbia 5%. Top recipient cities: Chicago, IL; Washington, DC; Mattoon, IL.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 26% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Forefront · Chicago, IL

    Charitable

    $630K

  • Mattoon Sports Complex Inc · Mattoon, IL

    Charitable

    $333K

  • Eastern Illinois University · Charleston, IL

    Education

    $139K

  • Communities in Schools of Chicago · Chicago, IL

    Charitable

    $125K

  • The Leland Stanford Junior University · Redwood City, CA

    Education

    $85K

IRS Form 990-PF, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Agriculture
  • Food security
  • Community development

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