Deadline: 31-May-21
The Community Foundation of Will County (CFWC) is offering grants to not-for-profits for a broad array of charitable purposes in the area such as healthcare, human services, education and cultural arts.
With their Community Partner Grants, they seek to be a responsive and proactive community partner with the not-for-profit sector. They do not provide general funding for daily operations, but may provide essential administrative costs to launch or conduct the project.
Instead, their grants seek to address larger issues of importance in their community, especially those which:
- Reflect a strategic collaborative partnership – not-for-profits working together to address a wider need;
- Address a critical need impacting a wide segment of the community;
- Build the organizational capacity of a nonprofit to be more effective and efficient in how they do their work.
Funding Information
- Funding requests for proposals allied with Education, Health, and Human Services should not exceed $15,000.
- Funding requests for proposals for Cultural Arts should not exceed $5,000.
Fields of interest that are fundable during F21 Cycle
- Education
- Projects that promote success in school and life for Will County residents of all ages, including creating opportunities for self-sufficiency, personal growth, life skills, and job readiness.
- Health
- Projects that provide access to health services for low income, uninsured, under-insured, and underserved Will County residents. Preference will be given to projects or program that align with the strategic issues identified via the Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) conducted by the Will County Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) Collaborative.
- Human Services
- Support a wide range of projects which provide opportunities for low income and / or at-risk Will County residents to improve their quality of life by providing for basic human needs, including: food, clothing, and shelter.
- Cultural Arts
- Projects that support and sustain a diverse range of creative expression found in societies and culture intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power. Preference will be given to proposals which support live performance opportunities such as, theatre, music, voice, dance, and visual arts in greater Will County.
Eligibility Criteria
- A qualified 501(c)(3) organization, as defined by the Internal Revenue Code, that is located within Will County or serves a significant number of Will County residents,
- Excluding
- Hospitals (including supporting Foundations).
- Organizations with publicly elected Board members who have the ability to generate tax support.
- Excluding
- Nonprofits which are not 501(c)(3) organizations, must have a fiscal agent agreement with a 501(c)(3).
- While they do not fund the promotion of religion, they will consider secular activities of faith-based organization serving the residents of Will County.
For more information, visit https://willcountycf.org/grants/for-grant-seekers/