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The Highland Area Community Foundation is currently seeking applicants for its 2025 grant awards. Grants are awarded for not-for-profit purposes to organizations or groups that provide community services within the Highland Community Unit School District, St. Jacob and Marine townships, and St. Rose Township. Since its beginning in 1996, the Foundation’s Grant Program has come a long way. In its first year, three grants were awarded totaling $1,500.00; and in 2024, 78 grants were awarded totaling $119,850. In the last 29 years, a total of $1.4 million has been awarded in grants benefiting 100 plus various groups in the Foundation’s service area. The Foundation seeks to make grant awards in response to current and emerging needs or gaps in needed services and to strengthen volunteer participation and citizen involvement in community concerns. Grant applications may be obtained from the Highland Area Community Foundation at 1216 Main Street, Highland, by calling 618/654-4727, emailing info@hacf.org, or downloading from the Foundation’s website, www.hacf.org. Specific criteria are listed on the grant application form. Deadline for submittal is June 30.
Girl Scouts Troop 342 Pickleball Court Project for Spindler Park Needs Help from the Community to Reach their Goal Paige & Lexi Lauth, Cadettes with Girl Scout Troop 342, started a Silver Award Project as their service project to raise awareness of the new pickleball courts coming to Spindler Park. They kicked off their fundraising campaign this summer and have partnered with the City of Highland and the Highland Area Community Foundation to accept funds for the Girl Scout Pickleball Court Project at Spindler Park. Their goal is to raise community awareness to help the city raise $27,500.00. These funds will be used for painting and striping the new pickleball courts. The balance of the money for the pickleball courts will be from grants applied for by the City of Highland Recreation Department. The girls are off to a great start and have raised over $19,000.00 to date but need more support from the community to reach their goal. The girls would like to thank the Highland community for all their support so far. If you would like to help these hard-working Girl Scouts, please continue to spread the awareness about this incredible project! They are very excited to see this project continue to flourish, and the Pickleball Courts become a reality! To make a tax-exempt donation to this project, please use one of the following methods: Method #1: Direct mail to the Highland Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 571, Highland, IL 62249 Make Checks Payable: HACF / Pickleball Courts Method #2: Online PayPal donations can be accepted by the Highland Area Community Foundation using the Website Donation Page: http://www.hacf.org/hacf_donate City of Highland All Abilities Playground/Park Pass Through Fund (for Pickleball Courts) This pass through fund was established December 19, 2017 to provide for construction, purchase of various playground equipment, etc. for an all-abilities playground/park. Method #3: Online PayPal donations can be accepted by the Highland Area Community Foundation using the QR Code above.