2025 Community Impact Challenge Grant Recipients

Seven local organizations received awards totaling over $20,000
as part of ECF's Community Impact Grant program:

Edwardsville Art Center
$5,000 for a New Kiln

Edwardsville Children's Museum
$5,000 for a Shade Guard 

Heartlands Conservancy
$3,000  to Enhance Turtle Habitat

Main Street Community Center
$2,700  for a Global Talks Program

Madison County Historical Society
$1,750 for an American Indian History & Culture Exhibit

Metro East Humane Society
$2,006 for a Pet Food Pantry

Village of Glen Carbon Senior Center
$762 for a Water Bottle Filling Station

2025 Relief Grant Recipients 

Ten local organizations were awarded tornado relief grants totaling over $214,000:

Eden Retirement Center
$3,793 for an Emergency Gas Shut-Off Valve

Eye Thrive
$7,650 for Emergency Storm Training

Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois
$95,000 for an Emergency Storm Shelter

Glen-Ed Pantry
$22,000 for an Emergency Generator

Hitz Memorial Home
$6,660 for an Emergency Generator 

Hospice of Southern Illinois
$1,896 for Emergency Storm Training

Madison County Historical Society
$3,000 for Emergency Lighting, Doors, & Signage

St. John's UCC
$30,000 for an Emergency Generator

TWIGS - The Family Treehouse
$26,366 for an Emergency Generator

YMCA of Edwardsville
$18,000 for Emergency Communication Equipment