How much funding does Women to Women Giving Circle Grants provide?

Women to Women Giving Circle Grants provides US $5,000 - US $20,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Women to Women Giving Circle Grants?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

Who is eligible for Women to Women Giving Circle Grants?

Eligible applicants: Nonprofit organizations serving the four-county region.

How often is Women to Women Giving Circle Grants offered?

Women to Women Giving Circle Grants runs on an annual cycle.

Women to Women Giving Circle Grants

Illinois Prairie Community Foundation

Foundation Annual Grants for Nonprofits Grants for Women Child Welfare Grants Foundation Grants

Funding Amount

US $5,000 - US $20,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

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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Eligible organizations

Nonprofit organizations serving the four-county region

Other requirements

Applicants must collaborate with another nonprofit organization on a program addressing the focus area

Overview

Women to Women Giving Circle Grants

Funder: Illinois Prairie Community Foundation - Women to Women Giving Circle

Geographic Scope: McLean, DeWitt, Logan, and Livingston counties, Illinois

Mission: To improve the lives of women and children in Central Illinois by providing education about issues affecting women and providing grants to projects and programs aimed at improving the dignity of women and children.

Award History: Since 2011, the Women to Women Giving Circle has awarded $376,991 in grants.

Focus Areas: Programs supporting resiliency (capacity to recover quickly from difficulties) for children from birth to third grade and their support networks (families, teachers, caregivers)

Eligibility Requirements:

Applicants must collaborate with another nonprofit organization on a program addressing the focus area

Nonprofit organizations serving the four-county region

Contact:

Michele Evans, Grants & Communications Director

Phone: 309-662-4477

Email: [email protected]

Mailing Address:
915 E. Washington St., Ste. 2
Bloomington, IL 61701

Website: ilprairiecf.org

Example Award Recipients (2021):

Back to School Alliance in collaboration with Unit 5 Schools and District 87 Schools – $5,000
Children's Discovery Museum in collaboration with Children's Home + Aid's Scott Early Learning Center – $7,150
Children's Home + Aid in collaboration with Mid Central Community Action – $10,000
Living Alternatives Pregnancy Resource Center in collaboration with the Salvation Army of Lincoln and United Way of Logan County – $5,000
Livingston County Commission on Children and Youth in collaboration with Boys & Girls Club of Livingston County – $6,212
YWCA McLean County in collaboration with Marcfirst – $7,170

What Illinois Prairie Community Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 66
Total given: $2.08M
Median grant: $10K
Range: $5,300–$1M

By dollars: North Carolina 48%, Illinois 36%, Colorado 7%. Top recipient cities: Bloomington, IL; Normal, IL; Chicago, IL.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
27% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.