Deadline: 1-Oct-22
Applications are now open for the Landmarks Illinois’s Timuel D. Black, Jr. Fund Grant Program to support grantees in their effort to preserve and promote the history, culture and architecture of Chicago’s South Side.
Funding Information
- Grants range from $500—$2,500.
- The size of the grant will be determined by the need of the Eligible
- Applicant and will be awarded on a matching basis. A match may be a direct dollar amount or, using volunteer labor or services, equal the value of the grant.
Types of Projects
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The fund provides financial support to the following types of projects:
- Significant structures or sites located on Chicago’s South Side that are under threat of demolition, imminent deterioration or are of such architectural importance that their preservation will benefit the public and community.
- Structures or sites on Landmarks Illinois’ most recent “Endangered List” are presumed to be Eligible Structures.
Boundaries
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The South Side is approximately defined as the following boundaries:
- South of Cermak Road;
- West of Lake Michigan;
- East of S. Ashland Avenue;
- North of the southern boundary of the city of Chicago.
Eligibility Criteria
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Structures/Sites
- Eligible beneficiaries of Timuel D. Black, Jr. Fund grants are significant structures or sites located on Chicago’s South Side that are under threat of demolition, imminent deterioration, or are of such architectural importance that their preservation will benefit the public and community.
- Structures or sites on Landmarks Illinois’ most recent “Endangered List” are presumed to be Eligible Structures.
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Applicants
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Eligible applicants include nonprofit and community organizations, faith-based and educational institutions. Landmarks Illinois, in exceptional circumstances, can determine other persons or organizations to be eligible applicants if it finds:
- There is no other practical means of benefiting the Eligible Structure or Site but to grant money to the applicant;
- The public benefit of preserving the Eligible Structure or Site substantially outweighs the benefits to the applicant; and
- Every effort has been made to protect the public benefit of the preservation grant after it is made.
- Applicants must own the Eligible Structure or Site, or have sufficient legal control of the Eligible Structure or Site to permit the Eligible Project to be completed and protected as required by Landmarks Illinois.
- Applicants must possess the capacity to manage the grant funds prudently and have the expertise to execute the Eligible Project in accordance with its approved conditions. An applicant that lacks one or both of these attributes must submit to the expertise of a pro bono Sponsor elected by Landmarks Illinois if, in its sole discretion, it offers to provide it.
- Applicants must agree to seek preservation protection for the Eligible Structure or Site from local, state, or national preservation organizations as applicable if not already protected.
- A follow-up report of the project is required to be submitted to Landmarks Illinois within a determined time period.
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Eligible applicants include nonprofit and community organizations, faith-based and educational institutions. Landmarks Illinois, in exceptional circumstances, can determine other persons or organizations to be eligible applicants if it finds:
For more information, visit Landmarks Illinois.
For more information, visit https://www.landmarks.org/grants/tblackfund/