The CFNIL is pleased to continue its tradition of grantmaking with the Fall 2022 Community Grants cycle. Community Grants are made in six Focus Areas: Arts & Humanities, Education, Health, Human Services, Sustainable Communities, and Youth & Families.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of Northern Illinois
State: Illinois
County: Boone County (IL), Ogle County (IL), Stephenson County (IL), and Winnebago County (IL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/12/2022
Size of the Grant: $75,000
Details:
Since 1953, the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois has made more than $75,000,000 in grants and scholarships to nonprofits and students. This is possible through the generosity of CFNIL’s donors—individuals, families, and organizations committed to improving the region’s quality of life. Endowed gifts create reliable funding for current needs and future opportunities. That’s the power of endowment.
Some donors choose to support specific organizations, while others provide scholarship funding that helps students get to and through school. Some donors decide that they want their legacy gifts to address the challenges and opportunities of future generations. These endowed gifts support Community Grants, CFNIL’s largest and broadest grantmaking program.
Focus Areas
- Arts & Humanities
- CFNIL funding priorities are for those proposals that:
- Increase the availability of and access to artistic and cultural experiences, especially those that represent the diversity of community’s culture
- Celebrate the region’s history and preserve historical integrity
- CFNIL funding priorities are for those proposals that:
- Education (encompasses both Complementary Education and Career Pathways)
- CFNIL funding priorities are for those proposals that:
- Align with CFNIL’s Education Works guidelines
- Provide creative and systemic approaches to educational improvement
- Support the education of current and future medical professionals
- CFNIL funding priorities are for those proposals that:
- Health
- CFNIL funding priorities are for those proposals that:
- Improve the quality of and access to health services
- Support community wellness
- Conduct research to promote the health and well-being of community
- CFNIL funding priorities are for those proposals that:
- Human Services
- CFNIL funding priorities are for those proposals that:
- Serve the basic needs of individuals and families
- Provide services to persons with disabilities, especially activities that promote inclusion
- Promote the equitable treatment of others
- CFNIL funding priorities are for those proposals that:
- Sustainable Communities
- CFNIL funding priorities are for those proposals that:
- Promote neighborhood and economic development
- Support efforts to ensure safety and access to quality, affordable, and permanent housing
- Preserve natural environment, especially activities that increase the region’s understanding and appreciation of the environment
- CFNIL funding priorities are for those proposals that:
- Youth & Families
- CFNIL funding priorities are for those proposals that:
- Provide pathways to self-sufficiency
- Strengthen families
- Support intellectual, emotional, physical, and social development.
- CFNIL funding priorities are for those proposals that:
Funding Information
Proposals requesting more than $75,000 will be evaluated for their alignment with Education Works. Proposals requesting $30,000 or less will benefit from a streamlined application.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible to apply for funding from the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois, an applicant must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization OR a religious organization, unit of government, or public university/college.
- CFNIL will fund:
- Expenses that are directly related to the design and implementation of a proposal. Income and expenses related to the proposal must be itemized using CFNIL’s Budget Template. (see the Grants Resources page and look for the “Budget Template” section to download and find more instructions)
- The purchase and installation of capital assets (i.e., assets that have a useful life greater than one year and which will be depreciated on the applicant’s books).
- Wages for staff or contractors to the extent that the request is appropriate to the proposal’s scope and implementation.
- Indirect costs that do not exceed 15% of the amount being requested in the proposal. Indirect costs are defined as expenses that cannot be easily attributed to the funded charitable activity but are essential to the operation of the grantee. Examples include utilities, insurance, general administrative support, and the portion of a building that is used to support the general operations of the organization.
For more information, visit CFNIL.
