Community Foundation Awards Siemer Milling Grants

(Pictured L – R: Julie Flack, Kimberly Jansen, Amber Kidd, Becky Meyers, Megan Tylka, Katie Siemer, Stacey Rios, Rhonda Wines, Briar Smith and Kristen Bertrand)

Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation has announced that the Siemer Milling Endowment for Youth Leadership Development has awarded six grants totaling $20,816 to the following:

 Mid-Illinois Big Brothers Big Sisters received $5,000 for Programming and Youth Education.

 FBLA (Eastern Area) Stewardson-Strasburg received $5,000 for the Future Business Leaders of America – Eastern Area Leadership Conference.

 Arts Connection of Central Illinois received $2,500 for the Summer Youth Theatre Camp 2024.

 Aspire and Tristar Academy received $2,250 for Trauma-Informed Youth Leadership class workbooks.

 Imagination Library of Effingham received $5,066 for the start-up of books.

 Effingham CUSD Unit 40 Mentoring Program received $1,000 for the Dressed for Success program.

The Siemer Milling Company Endowment for Youth Leadership Development, a fund of the Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation, was established in 2006 to provide a permanent source of funding to programs in Effingham County that support young leaders' development. Since its inception, the Siemer Milling Company Endowment has contributed more than $350,000 to nonprofit organizations serving Effingham County. For more information, please contact Alex Pleasant, CEO/President, at 217-342-4988 or alex@southeasternillinois.org.