Illinois Prairie Community Foundation

06/05/2026

We’re happy to support Community Connection's work to build connections between communities in Livingston County. This event looks like it was fun - sorry we missed it!

06/05/2026

Looking for something to do this weekend? Why not attend The Penguin Project of McLean County's production of The Addams Family on Friday or Saturday night or Sunday afternoon. You'll be inspired by these actors!

Tickets are now available online for Addams Family - Adaptive Edition June 4th-7th!
Come experience a heartwarming celebration of the human spirit with a group of special actors performing along with their peer mentors as they present Addams Family!

Showtimes:
Thursday 6/4 (pay what you can preview) @ 7pm
Friday 6/5 @ 7pm
Saturday 6/6 @ 7pm
Sunday 6/7 @ 2pm

General Admission tickets available at the door and at
https://www.penguinprojectmclean.org/event-list

Tickets also available in advance through Penguin Project members and at the door. $10 for adults, $5 for youth (up to high school)
Performances will be at Stroud Auditorium, University High School (601 Gregory Street Normal, IL)

This show is presented by the Penguin Project of McLean County - By creating unrestricted access to the performing arts, The Penguin Project® McLean County demonstrates that the special challenges of a disability need not handicap a person’s ability to participate in life’s many experiences. Addams Family is their 16th heartwarming production - in their 17th year in Bloomington Normal. Our penguins may not be able to fly but that does not prevent their spirits from soaring! 🐧

We will have an ASL interpreter and sensory-friendly options for each performance and the auditorium is accessible, please contact us if you need any other accommodations.

06/04/2026

Way to go - a 2026 RIPL (Redbird Impact Philanthropy Leaders) Grant recipient!

06/03/2026

Thanks to of Pontiac, a first-year Community Partner! We wouldn't be able to create meaningful change in our region without support like yours. https://ilprairiecf.org/community-partners

06/02/2026

Hats off to Prairie Fire Theatre - a 2026 David & Kay Williams Music Education Grant recipient! We had the pleasure of seeing the May 16 performance at the Bloomington Public Library and thoroughly enjoyed it.

06/01/2026

The to Women Giving Circle will hold its first Summer Lunch of the year on June 11 at the Shepard Park Shelter on Hershey Road in north Normal. Tami Foley from Central Community Action will be the featured speaker. See more info and a link to register at https://ilprairiecf.org/women-to-women-summer-lunch-june-2/

05/28/2026

Hats off to (Bloomington-Normal Girls Softball Association) - a 2026 General Grant Recipient!

05/27/2026

Thanks to Community Partner Fox & Hounds Hair Studio & Day Spa. We share the belief that we can create meaningful change in our community by working together. https://ilprairiecf.org/community-partners

05/26/2026

Congrats to - a 2026 General Grant recipient!

05/25/2026

Happy Memorial Day! Our office will be closed today to allow staff to celebrate the holiday with their families. The office will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 26.