The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois is seeking applications for its 2025 Community Grants Program.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of Northern Illinois
State: Illinois
County: Boone County (IL), Ogle County (IL), Stephenson County (IL), Winnebago County (IL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/14/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Focus Areas
CFNIL accepts proposals in eight Focus Areas:
- Arts & Humanities
- Basic Needs & Compassionate Support
- Career Pathways
- Complementary Education
- Dignity & Respect
- Health
- Sustainable Communities
- Youth & Families.
Types of Proposals
- Event: The duration of the charitable activity is less than a week
- Project: The duration of the charitable activity has a beginning and ending date, and lasts between one week and three years.
- Program: The duration of the charitable activity is ongoing.
- Capital/Commodity: Purchasing equipment or a commodity, or making a minor capital improvement to serve or further the ability to serve clients. If the purchase is part of a larger charitable activity, such as books for a reading program, choose Event/ Project/ Program as appropriate. NOT eligible for multi-year grants.
Funding Information
$10,001 to $50,000.
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, a religious organization, a unit of government, or a public university/college.
- Open to nonprofits providing charitable services to Boone, Ogle, Stephenson, and Winnebago Counties in Northern Illinois.
- CFNIL will fund:
- Expenses that are directly related to the design and implementation of a proposal. Revenue and expenses related to the proposal must be itemized using the integrated budget form in the application.
- 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. Applicants are encouraged to include 15% of their request amount to cover indirect costs.
For more information, visit CFNIL.
