ABOUT THE FOUNDATION
The Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation was established in
December 1999 as an independent foundation with a $225 million endowment
provided by Commonwealth Edison.
The Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation invests
in clean energy development and land preservation efforts, working with
communities and residents to improve environmental quality in Illinois.
The Foundation funds projects in three core program
areas: improving energy efficiency, developing renewable energy
resources, and preserving and enhancing natural areas and wildlife
habitat throughout Illinois.
The Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation exists
to improve energy efficiency, advance the development of renewable energy
resources and protect natural areas for people in communities all across
Illinois.
Over the past nine years, the Foundation has steadily
grown its support of clean energy investments in Illinois through a
widening array of programs. Since its first sets of grants in 2001,
the Foundation has awarded over 3000 grants, totaling $154 million,
to Illinois nonprofit organizations, schools, municipalities and other
local and state government agencies. The grants support activities in
every one of Illinois' 102 counties.
|
Program Area
|
Number of Grants
|
Amount of Grants
|
| Energy Efficiency |
2618
|
$108,857,626
|
| Renewable Energy |
320
|
$ 21,539,300
|
| Natural Areas |
125
|
$ 31,694,408
|
|
TOTAL
|
3056
|
$161,686,501
|
The Foundation's grantees are making high return investments
in clean energy projects and moving Illinois to the forefront of "going
green." Their projects ratchet up the momentum for clean energy
as the best practice in Illinois.
