Polk Bros Foundation

Polk Bros invests in programs focusing on strong communities, strong families, education, health, arts access and learning, enhanced capacity, and strategic collaborations.

$25,000 to $500,000

October 1st, January 6, April 1st or July 1st.

501c3 organization. Complete eligibility checklist online.

312.527.4684 │ info@polkbrosfdn.org

Chicago Bar Foundation

CBF offers various types of grants relating to organizational support, special projects such as court-based initiatives, and small discretionary grants.

$12,500 to $55,000

N/A. Discretionary grants awarded on a rolling basis

N/A

mmacbride@chicagobarfoundation.org.

Illinois Equal Justice Foundation

IEJF provides grants to civil legal aid programs addressing biggest areas of need across IL, including family law, housing and access to government benefits.

$15,000 to $900,000

28-Jul-23

IL 501c3 serving low-income people (150% below FPL) free of charge or on a sliding scale.

tnewkirk@iejf.org | (312) 546-6086

Lloyd A. Fry Foundation

The foundation supports projects focused on health, education, employment and arts learning programs.

$20,000 to $100,000

June 1, September 1, December 1 or and March 1.

www.fryfoundation.org/contact/

Community Memorial Foundation

CMF seeks to create healthier communities by funding organizations serving the needs of underserved communities.

N/A

Submit an LOI by 08/15 and grant proposal by 09/ 15.

501c3 serving undeserved populations in one of the 27 communities of western Cook and southeastern DuPage counties.

administration@cmfdn.org

Public Welfare Foundation

PWF primarily funds organizations involved in initiatives to improve the criminal justice system, mass incarceration and community violence. Also funds special projects related to civil legal aid.

$20,000 to $1,000,000

Application currently closed. Check back in Fall 2023

501c3 with programs on criminal justice reform and mass incarceration reduction.

info@publicwelfare.org

Chicago Community Trust

CCT seeks to close the racial and ethnic wealth gap by sourcing and funding good ideas through open call applications.

Up to $250,000

Ideas can be submitted at any time. Full application is by invite only.

501c3 focused on dis-invested, black and Latin X communities in Cook County.

Technical questions: grants@cct.org. Funding questions: mdavidson@cct.org.

The Awesome Foundation

The foundation funds projects that will contribute to improving the Chicagoland community.

$1,000

Application is available throughout the year.

Projects funded relate to arts, technology, and community development initiatives.

contact@awesomefoundation.org

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

The foundation seeks proposals primed to impact health equity moving forward.

$5,000 to $2,000,000

Proposals accepted all year round

501c3 organization. Proposals will be evaluated on the strength of health equity, strength of insight and strength of idea.

pioneeringideas@rwjf.org

Cook County Community Fund

CCCF awards grants to meet the needs of communities in areas of arts, community development, education, environment, human services and youth.

$1,000 to $5,000

Application open from March 1-April 3, 2023

IL 501c3 serving Cook County.

218.726.0232 | www.dsacommunityfoundation.org/contact/

Impact 100 Chicago

Impact 100 funds projects addressing needs or having a high impact within an organization or served population.

N/A

N//A

501c3 in operation for at least 36 months, submit a LOI, and operate in the Chicagoland area.

outreach@impact100chicago.org

Level for Change: Yield Giving Open Call

Yield Giving supports organizations providing access to health care, housing, education and job training, employment, asset ownership, and civic engagement.

$1,000,000

Must register by May 5 and submit application by June 12, 2023

Refer to the Open Call rules to help determine eligibility.

info@leverforchange.org

American Heart Association (Social Impact Fund & Bernard J Tyson Fund)

AHA invests in initiatives focusing on access to health and healthcare, food security, and economic resiliency and poverty reduction. The Tyson Fund supports programs addressing health equity.

N/A

N/A

N/A

socialimpactfund@heart.org

Lawyers Trust Fund

LTF supports organizations that provide legal aid services free of charge to low-income families and individuals residing in IL.

$35,000 to $2,000,000

Sep-22

IL 501c3 serve low-income residents for free and employing at least one paid FT staff attorney.

mark@ltf.org | david@ltf.org