Communityworks grants are being made available for projects addressing issues in the areas of Early Childhood Education, Land Use & Protection and Workforce Development.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley
State: Illinois
Type of Grant: Endowment | Grant
Deadline: 03/01/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley’s mission is to build endowment funds for the 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.
Grantmaking Priorities
The Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley has developed an Impact Plan on the community’s greatest needs across three focus areas:
- Early Childhood Education
- The community has determined that the Community Foundation can have the greatest impact on Early Childhood Education (birth to age 8) by supporting:
- The improvement of the quality of child care;
- The support for parent education;
- The improvement of the quality and accessibility of early childhood education services, and
- The improvement of opportunities to access children’s mental health services.
- The community has determined that the Community Foundation can have the greatest impact on Early Childhood Education (birth to age 8) by supporting:
- Land Use & Protection
- The community has determined that the Community Foundation can have the greatest impact in these areas by:
- Expanding community efforts on land development with consideration for recreation focused on the benefits of the Kankakee River;
- Taking steps to preserve “rural charm” of the service area;
- Supporting efforts to address transportation issues.
- The community has determined that the Community Foundation can have the greatest impact in these areas by:
- Workforce Development
- The area’s communities have determined that the Community Foundation can have significant impact by supporting:
- Increased work opportunities for unemployed/underemployed youth through collaboration with the Workforce Board and other governmental and community-based organizations.
- Youth programs that prepare entry-level employment through the development of soft skills and work experience.
- The area’s communities have determined that the Community Foundation can have significant impact by supporting:
Funding Information
Grants can be awarded for up to $10,000.
Criteria
Through the Communityworks Endowment Fund, The Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley will provide grants to organizations with charitable 501(c)(3) classifications by the Internal Revenue Service, or to quasi-governmental agencies, (e.g., school districts, libraries, park districts, etc.) in the Greater Kankakee River Valley Area.
For more information, visit CFKRV.
