United Way invests in high-quality programs designed to improve the education, health and financial stability of residents in Kankakee and Iroquois counties.
Donor Name: United Way of Kankakee and Iroquois Counties
State: Illinois
Counties: Kankakee County (IL), Iroquois County (IL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/15/2022
Details:
Thousands of generous community members make annual gifts to United Way’s Community Investment Fund. United Way of Kankakee and Iroquois Counties allocates these gifts via grants to local organizations working to create lasting, measurable change in the areas of education, health and financial stability.
All community programs are invited to apply for a grant. The grant process is competitive, and funding is determined by United Way’s Board of Directors based on recommendations from community volunteers.
Eligibility Criteria
Nonprofit agencies interested in applying for funding must:
- Operate and provide services in Kankakee and/or Iroquois Counties.
- Qualify as a human service agency or tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service code.
- Be able to provide UWKIC with a completed financial audit or letter of financial review.
- Be able to submit a Federal 990 and Illinois 990AG.
- Possess a letter of good standing from the Illinois Secretary of State.
- Have an active, local Board of Directors comprised of nonpaid volunteers who meet at least quarterly.
- Maintain an annual operating budget.
Ineligible
Agencies that provide programs or services described below are ineligible for funding:
- Are primarily political in nature.
- Provide programs or services limited solely to the members of a particular religious group.
- Programs run by an agency with a religious affiliation may be granted funds, but only if the program is not religion-based and grant allocation funds are clearly not used for religious activities.
Exist solely as a forum for the presentation of cultural and/or artistic achievements. - Provide only direct medical services such as hospitals, outpatient clinics, neighborhood health centers and other health delivery systems. This does not prohibit the funding of programs that provide supportive and ancillary health services for specific client populations.
- Provide primary services that are the mandated responsibility of a governmental organization that serves the entire population.
For more information, visit United Way Community Investment Fund Grant.
