Deadline: 20-Sep-21
The Evanston Community Foundation is seeking applications for its Organizational Growth & Sustainability Grants Program to support a thriving nonprofit sector in Evanston.
Funding Priorities
- Through this grant, there are two main funding areas.
- Capacity Building Grants:
- Funding specific projects that support an organization’s long-term growth and development. Projects such as:
- Effective planning efforts
- Technology upgrades and improvements (You may not purchase computers or other hardware with these funds)
- Racial equity assessment and training
- Program evaluation
- Collaborative strategies, including grants to build new strategic alliances
- Merging with or acquiring other non-profits
- Funding specific projects that support an organization’s long-term growth and development. Projects such as:
- Operating Support Grants
- Offering unrestricted flexible funding to support an organization’s sustainability. Organizations that:
- Demonstrate effectiveness
- Define expected outcomes for their overall work
- Offering unrestricted flexible funding to support an organization’s sustainability. Organizations that:
- Capacity Building Grants:
Funding Information
- One-year grants with a maximum amount of $25,000 and not more than 10% of organization’s operating budget.
- Up to one Growth and Sustainability Grant during a 12-month period
Eligibility Criteria
- Any group or organization providing services to Evanston residents can apply for a grant. All proposals must address issues, concerns, or opportunities in the Evanston community. Additionally, applicants must fit in one of the following categories:
- 501(c)(3) organization
- An organization that has a fiscal sponsor that qualifies as a 501(c)(3) organization
- New applicants, current grantees, former grantees, or previous applicants to any ECF grants program are eligible to apply. While your organization is only eligible for one Organizational Growth & Sustainability grant per 12 month period, your organization may apply for other ECF grants during the same year.
- Please note they do not fund: endowments, fundraising events or sponsorship of events, religious-based projects (though faith-based organizations may apply for work benefitting the general community), and individuals.
For more information, visit https://evanstonforever.org/grants/grant-cycles/organizational-growth-sustainability-grants/