BLOOMINGTON — Area high school students are being sought to participate in Youth Engaged in Philanthropy (YEP) during the 2018-2019 school year. An initiative of the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation, YEP is a program in which high school students allocate grant funds for local nonprofits.

YEP provides opportunities to build leadership and teamwork skills while engaging participants in a unique, philanthropic experience. A nonprofit group, YEP funds local youth-run and/or youth-oriented programs. Members will be responsible for developing grant guidelines and awarding a total of $10,000 to selected youth-focused programs.

The 2018-2019 school year will be the sixth year for YEP. The group will be limited to 20-25 participants.

Applications are available at www.ciyep.org and www.facebook.com/McLeanYEP and must be completed by 11:59 p.m. April 23, 2018.

Individuals selected to be a part of the 2018-2019 YEP group will be notified by May 4, 2018.

Illinois Prairie Community Foundation, now in its 20th year, encourages and facilitates philanthropy in McLean, DeWitt, Livingston and Logan counties by connecting donors who care with causes that matter to them. The Foundation currently manages assets of more than $16.6 million in 160 funds including endowments and donor advised, fiscal sponsorship and scholarship funds.

Contact these people for more information:

EllaKate LeFebre                                Sandy McGhee                     Bobby Castillo

YEP Program Mentor                         YEP Program Mentor           YEP Program Mentor

ellakatewagner@gmail.com               smcghee@illinois.edu          bcastillo@iwu.edu

(616) 644-0760                                   (309) 532-0905                     (309) 530-4056