2027 The Arts Mean Business Fund Grant
Forecasted
2027 The Arts Mean Business Fund Grant supports organizations’ arts programs that promote tourism, successful arts businesses, and community participation to advance economic growth in the Peoria region.
Funder: Community Foundation of Central Illinois
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: One-year funding; see application for amount available to award
Summary: Supports arts-driven economic growth in the Peoria region through tourism, successful arts businesses, community participation, and public support for the arts.
Key Information: Programs must serve individuals within 50 miles of Peoria, Illinois, excluding Knox and McLean counties.
Description
The Arts Mean Business Fund Grant is administered by the Community Foundation of Central Illinois (CFCI) to support economic growth in the Peoria region through the arts. Its priorities are arts tourism, increased successful arts businesses, greater community participation in the arts, and financial support for the arts from local governments and economic development councils.
The fund connects arts activity with community participation and economic development. It sits within CFCI’s competitive grantmaking, which supports programs addressing community needs and creating lasting value. The foundation emphasizes alignment with CFCI and donor priorities, well-defined objectives and measurable outcomes that improve charitable work, and collaboration through partnerships and shared resources. Funding may support new or existing programs that positively benefit central Illinois.
