The Discretionary Grantmaking Program supports the work of nonprofits within the service area (Kane and Kendall counties) in the following designated charitable categories: Arts and Humanities, Education, Health Care, and Social Services.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley
State: Illinois
County: Kane County (IL), Kendall County (IL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Funding Information
The size of grants awarded ranges primarily between $2,500 and $20,000.
Grant Period
Grants are typically made for one year only.
Eligibility Criteria
An organization must meet the following criteria to apply:
- Agency’s services must fall into one of the above-mentioned designated charitable categories.
- Grant requests are for capital purposes only. (Examples include: technology, furniture, equipment, or if the building is owned by the nonprofit, can include improvements such as carpeting, windows, and HVAC.)
- Nonprofit agencies must be located in the Community Foundation service area which includes the Greater Aurora Area, the TriCities, and Kendall County in the State of Illinois. Consideration is also given to non-profit agencies outside of the service area that can show significant impact within the service area.
- Organizations must be qualified tax-exempt public charities and submit evidence of 501c3 or 170b1a tax status. It is preferred that agencies are tax exempt with the State of Illinois and provide a certificate of tax exemption or a document from the State of Illinois indicating that their request for sales tax exemption was denied.
- The Foundation rarely provides full funding of a project.
- Former grant recipients are asked to wait at least two full years from the date they received their grant payment, before applying for a new grant.
- Grants are intended to support charitable projects that utilize companies, firms, or vendors whose principal offices are located within the Community Foundation service area of the Greater Aurora Area, the TriCities and Kendall County in the State of Illinois.
Restrictions
Grants are not awarded for:
- Agencies and institutions that are funded primarily through tax support.
- Grade schools, middle schools, and high schools (both public and private)
- Churches, congregations, and other member organizations are generally not eligible to apply.
- Land or real estate purchases
- Rent, salaries or general operating expenses
- Programmatic expenses, IT services, annual or ongoing fees for services or memberships
- Political purposes or lobbying.
For more information, visit CFFRV.
