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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
REGROW Grant Program
$100,000
City of Rockford
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 7, 2024

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations and individuals in Rockford to develop programs that address economic development, violence prevention, and community reinvestment in areas disproportionately affected by past cannabis laws.

Business and Commerce
Nonprofits
Legal Information for the Public Grant
Contact for amount
Illinois Equal Justice Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 1, 2025

This funding opportunity supports Illinois nonprofit organizations that provide free legal information and resources to help residents navigate the legal system, particularly those facing challenges such as domestic violence, housing issues, and other civil law matters.

Law Justice and Legal Services
Nonprofits
Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Transitional Housing Program
$400,000
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA)
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 17, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit organizations and public agencies in Illinois to create transitional housing for victims of violent crime, helping them regain stability and access essential services.

Housing
Nonprofits
FY26 Community Grants
Contact for amount
United Way of Will County
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 3, 2025

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations in Will County, Illinois, that provide innovative programs addressing youth opportunities, community health, and financial security to promote equity and long-term stability.

Recreation
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Illinois Asthma Program Large Asthma Consortium
$680,000
Illinois Public Health
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Apr 22, 2025

This funding opportunity is designed for Illinois-based organizations to improve asthma care and education statewide, focusing on reducing health disparities and enhancing community partnerships.

Community Development
Individuals
Bettendorf Rotary Grant Program
$5,000
Rotary Club of Bettendorf
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 7, 2025

This grant provides financial support to nonprofit organizations in Scott County, Iowa, and Rock Island County, Illinois, focusing on programs that address basic human needs, benefit youth, or enhance community welfare.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Environment & Nature Grants
$7,385
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 18, 2024

This grant provides funding for programs and projects that address environmental and nature-related issues in McLean, DeWitt, Livingston, and Logan Counties in Illinois.

Environment
Nonprofits
Cook County Community Development Block Grant
Contact for amount
Cook County Department of Planning and Development
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 7, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit organizations serving low- and moderate-income communities in Cook County for projects related to capital improvements, economic development, public services, and homelessness assistance.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Medical Respite- Illinois Plan to Prevent & End Homelessness
$3,500,000
Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS)
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Apr 17, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support for programs that offer short-term medical care to individuals experiencing homelessness in Illinois, ensuring they receive necessary health services outside of traditional shelter settings.

Health
Nonprofits
Rural IL Opioid Overdose Prevention - Public Safety Involved Linkage to Care
$132,010
Illinois Public Health
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 30, 2024

This funding opportunity is designed to help rural law enforcement agencies create outreach programs that connect individuals who have experienced an opioid overdose with necessary recovery services.

Health
Nonprofits
Venable Foundation Grant
$10,000
Venable Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 16, 2025

This grant provides financial support to nonprofit organizations that serve low-income and underrepresented communities in various areas such as health, education, and legal services across specific major U.S. cities.

Health
Nonprofits
The Arts Work Fund THINK Grant
Contact for amount
The Arts Work Fund
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Apr 18, 2025

This grant provides financial support to arts organizations in Chicago and Cook County to help them adapt and restructure their operations and artistic practices in response to a changing environment, with a focus on those led by and serving BIPOC communities.

Arts
Nonprofits
Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention Program
$2,000,000
Illinois Human Services
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 17, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit organizations in Illinois that offer essential services such as shelter, counseling, and advocacy for victims of domestic violence and their children.

Social Advocacy
Nonprofits
Community Development Grant โ€“ Medium (CDG-M)
$5,000,000
City of Chicago โ€“ Department of Planning and Development (DPD)
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 8, 2024

This funding opportunity provides financial support for commercial, cultural, industrial, and mixed-use development projects in Chicago, aimed at enhancing community development and economic growth.

Community Development
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Community Impact Grant
Contact for amount
United Way of Danville Area
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 7, 2025

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations and collaborative groups that provide essential community services in Vermilion County, Illinois, and Fountain and Warren Counties in Indiana.

Health
Nonprofits
Community Development Block Grants
$100,000
City of Waukegan
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 5, 2024

This program provides funding to local governments and nonprofit organizations in Waukegan for public infrastructure and facility improvements that benefit low- and moderate-income residents.

Infrastructure
Nonprofits
Seeding the Future Grants
$20,000
Deaconess Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 8, 2025

This funding opportunity provides unrestricted financial support to nonprofit organizations in Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois that focus on grassroots advocacy, community organizing, and policy initiatives aimed at achieving racial equity and community well-being.

Social Advocacy
Nonprofits
Grants to Promote the Community Health Worker Profession in Illinois
$200,000
Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 14, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support for organizations to create a campaign that promotes the community health worker profession in Illinois, aiming to increase awareness, integration, and workforce expansion in healthcare and social services.

Health
For profit organizations other than small businesses