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Illinois grants for Nonprofits

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Asthma Project ECHO
$60,000
Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Apr 1, 2025

This funding opportunity supports Illinois-based organizations in developing and delivering training for healthcare providers on effective pediatric asthma management using a telementoring model.

Health
Nonprofits
Grant W. Brissman & Virginia M. Brissman Foundation Grant
$10,000
Grant W. Brissman and Virginia M. Brissman Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 9, 2025

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations and qualified government agencies that serve the Village of Milan, Illinois, focusing on youth development, community improvement, cultural activities, and support for underprivileged individuals.

Community Development
Nonprofits
RPSA Violence Prevention Services
$46,800,000
Illinois Human Services
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 19, 2024

This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit organizations, local governments, and trauma centers in Illinois to implement comprehensive violence prevention programs aimed at reducing firearm violence in high-risk communities.

Humanities
Nonprofits
EXPLORE Arts Grants
Contact for amount
The Arts Work Fund
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 8, 2024

This grant provides funding to arts organizations in Chicago and Cook County to help them adapt and innovate their operations and practices, with a focus on supporting BIPOC-led initiatives and fostering long-term sustainability.

Arts
Nonprofits
Illinois Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program
$4,000,000
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 7, 2024

This program aims to establish a network of training hubs across Illinois to provide jobseekers with the skills and support needed for careers in the clean energy sector.

Community Development
County governments
Seniors Community Fund
$350,000
Community Health Commission of Missouri
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 7, 2024

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations that offer transportation, safety, and health navigation services for seniors aged 55 and older in the Greater St. Louis area and nearby counties in Illinois and Missouri.

Health
Nonprofits
Self Help Legal Assistance Projects in Illinois
Contact for amount
Illinois Equal Justice Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 1, 2025

This funding supports Illinois nonprofit organizations that provide free legal assistance to low-income residents navigating civil legal issues, ensuring they have access to necessary resources and guidance.

Law Justice and Legal Services
Nonprofits
Vision Grants
$2,000
Illinois Humanities
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 7, 2025

This funding opportunity supports Illinois-based nonprofit organizations with planning and capacity-building initiatives that prioritize equity, diversity, and inclusion in their public humanities programming.

Humanities
Nonprofits
Northern Trust Foundation Grant Program
Contact for amount
Northern Trust Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jan 29, 2025

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations that assist low-income youth aged 16-24 in Chicago’s South and West Sides, focusing on essential needs like food security, affordable housing, education, and healthcare.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Telephone Advice & Referral Services Grant
Contact for amount
Illinois Equal Justice Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 1, 2025

This grant provides financial support to Illinois-based non-profit organizations that operate legal hotlines, offering free legal advice and referrals to low-income individuals facing civil legal issues.

Law Justice and Legal Services
Nonprofits
Thriving Communities Grant Program
Contact for amount
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 19, 2025

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations, local governments, and public schools in selected states to implement sustainability initiatives, workforce development, and community resilience programs that enhance the quality of life and economic vitality in their communities.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Hotel / Motel Use Tax Tourism Grants
Contact for amount
City of Woodstock
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 19, 2025

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations that host tourism-related events in Woodstock, helping to attract overnight visitors and boost the local economy.

Business and Commerce
Nonprofits
Western Suburbs Giving Circle in Illinois
$15,000
Chicago Foundation for Women
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jan 28, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit organizations in Cook and DuPage Counties that focus on improving economic security, combating gender-based violence, and ensuring access to health services for women and girls.

Women & Girl Services
Nonprofits
Provision of Services to the Public From Named Line GRF &/or FIF Source
$452,360
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 25, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to a nonprofit organization in the Rockford area to help small restaurants that faced layoffs during 2021 by distributing unemployment insurance relief.

Employment Labor and Training
Nonprofits
Mark W. Schwiebert Fund for Environmental Studies Grant
$2,850
Quad Cities Community Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 19, 2025

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations, universities, and government entities in Illinois and Iowa that focus on educating the public about climate change and natural resource depletion or conducting research for sustainable solutions.

Environment
Nonprofits
Needmor’s Core Grant for Community Organizing
Contact for amount
Needmor Fund
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 5, 2025

This grant provides financial support to grassroots community organizing groups in the Midwest that focus on empowering low- and moderate-income populations, particularly those historically excluded from civic participation, to drive systemic change and promote social justice.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Grants to strengthen Evanston Community in Illinois
$25,000
Evanston Community Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 4, 2025

This grant provides flexible funding to grassroots organizations and emerging nonprofits in Evanston, Illinois, that are dedicated to promoting racial equity and addressing systemic inequities in the community.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Nonprofits
Teens For Tomorrow Grant
$10,000
Quad Cities Community Foundation
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jan 31, 2025

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations in Rock Island County, Illinois, and Scott County, Iowa, to address community needs in areas such as education, food security, housing, and immigration support, while empowering high school students to engage in philanthropy.

Recreation
City or township governments
Activate History Microgrants
$750
Illinois Humanities
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 7, 2025

This program provides funding to individuals and small organizations in Illinois to engage communities with local history through projects that utilize archives, stories, and photography.

Humanities
Individuals
Youth Fund for Social Change
$15,000
Crossroads Fund
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 23, 2024

The Youth Fund by Crossroads Fund offers grants ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 to youth activists (up to 26 years old) in selected counties of Illinois and Indiana, specifically Chicago and Gary, who are working on social justice projects in areas such as community, education, health, environment, violence, and media, with a focus on challenging policies and structures that hinder equality in their communities.

Youth
Nonprofits