The Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley is seeking applications for its 2022 Communityworks Grant to improve the quality of life in both greater Kankakee and Iroquois Counties by supporting initiatives that are not currently being adequately funded.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley
State: Illinois
Counties: Iroquois County (IL), Kankakee County (IL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/04/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Details:
The Community Foundation program, funded by the Communityworks Endowment Fund, is made possible by generous contributions from many individuals and organizations.
The Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley’s mission is to build endowment funds for their region over time, and it strives to bring together individuals and organizations to assess community needs, to build greater endowment funds, to convene area leaders around important issues, and to distribute grant awards to worthy nonprofit organizations. The Foundation also serves as a neutral leader with no direct affiliation with any group, religion, political or governmental entity.
Grants awarded by the Community Foundation originate from income generated by the Communityworks Endowment Fund, a visionary initiative to help the Community Foundation build endowments for making grant awards, particularly in the following focus areas:
- Early Childhood Education
- Land Use & Protection
- Workforce Development
Funding Information
An estimated $100,000 in grants will be awarded in 2022 by the Community Foundation, and it is anticipated that the total funds available will be distributed among several worthy applicants with an approximate, anticipated maximum award value per recipient of $10,000. The Community Foundation will consider only one request from a single (organization) entity for all funding categories, purposes or amounts.
Criteria
Proposals are reviewed, evaluated and recommended by the Foundation’s Grants Committee with the Community Foundation Board of Directors approving the final award recommendations. Because the Foundation cannot fund all the requests it receives, the Community Foundation Grants Committee and the Board of Directors rely on the following general policies and considerations for award selections.
- Grant applications are to adhere strictly to the grant application instructions.
- Grant awards are to be made only to those nonprofit organizations and programs operating either within Kankakee or Iroquois County.
- Awards through the Communityworks Endowment Fund are made only to organizations currently holding charitable 501(c)(3) classifications as designated by the Internal Revenue Service, or to quasi-governmental agencies, e.g., school districts, libraries, park districts, etc.
- Awards are intended to be made for one year at a time. Multiple-year awards may be considered if circumstances justify; however, potential for sustainability after the grant award period may receive favored judging. Please articulate commitments for sustaining your program.
The Community Foundation attempts to remain flexible in responding to community needs, in general, grants are not awarded for:
- Religious purposes (this does not exclude grants to religious organizations for non-religious purposes or to facilities such as day-care centers that have non-profit status independent from a sponsoring church or religious organization);
- Purchase of advertising;
- Capital or operation debt reduction; however, capital items needed for training purposes will be considered.
- Political campaigns or to support attempts to influence legislative issues of any governmental body.
- Multiple proposals from one organization.
For more information, visit Communityworks Grant.
