Robert & Barbara Girouard Endowment
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Available: Online on an ongoing basis”
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Nonprofit postsecondary education and vocational training institutions
- Located within the Community Foundation's 12-county service area
- Geographic Scope: 12-county service area (Adams, Brown, Hancock, Pike in Illinois; Clark, Knox, Lewis, Marion, Monroe, Pike, Ralls, Shelby in Missouri)
Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Other requirements
- Financial assistance for one or more honorably discharged Veterans
- Support of educational or career training programs targeted to Veterans
- Grants: Paid to the applicant institution
- Contact: Kent Embree, Program Officer at (217) 222-1237 or info@mycommunityfoundation.org
Overview
Purpose: To support Veterans' education through financial assistance and educational/career training programs.
Eligible Uses:
- Financial assistance for one or more honorably discharged Veterans
- Support of educational or career training programs targeted to Veterans
Eligibility:
- Nonprofit postsecondary education and vocational training institutions
- 501(c)(3) organizations
- Located within the Community Foundation's 12-county service area
Geographic Scope: 12-county service area (Adams, Brown, Hancock, Pike in Illinois; Clark, Knox, Lewis, Marion, Monroe, Pike, Ralls, Shelby in Missouri)
Grants: Paid to the applicant institution
How to Apply
Application Process
- Available: Online on an ongoing basis
- Due: Ongoing basis
- Grants Awarded: On an ongoing basis
- Submit through: Grant portal at mycommunityfoundation.org
- Program description: Available on grant portal
What Community Foundation of the Quincy Area actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 86
- Total given
- $4.51M
- Median grant
- $12K
- Range
- $5,130–$1.19M
- By dollars: Illinois 54%, Florida 26%, Missouri 19%. Top recipient cities: Quincy, IL; Hannibal, MO; Mount Sterling, IL.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 29% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Fields of Work
- Veterans
- Workforce development
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