The Illinois State Treasurer’s Office is accepting applications for its Charitable Trust Grant.
Donor Name: Illinois State Treasurer’s Office
State: Illinois
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/30/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
In each area, the Charitable Trust Board will consider a range of programs such as but not limited to the following:
- Food Programs:
- Food Pantries
- Supplemental School Feeding Programs
- Summer Feeding Programs
- SNAP Outreach
- Farmer’s Market SNAP expansion
- Access to fresh produce
- Meal Deliveries
- Housing:
- Short Term Housing and Supportive Services
- Emergency Financial Support to prevent homelessness
- Foreclosure Prevention Counseling
- Affordable Housing advocacy/construction/rehabilitation
- Accessibility in Housing
- Fair Housing Counseling/Education
- Homeownership Counseling
- Renters Rights
- Workforce & Economic Development:
- Small Business Development Councils
- Entrepreneurship Training or Services
- Resume Preparation
- Interview Training
- Placement and Retention Services
- GED Classes
- Vocational Training
- Apprenticeship Training
- Industry Certifications
- Workforce Development for People with Disabilities.
Eligibility Requirements
Only applicants that meet all the following requirements will be considered:
- A not-for-profit corporation that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code:
- A not-for-profit organized under the Illinois General Not for Profit Corporation Act of 1986 for the purpose of providing charitable services to the community:
- The organization is domiciled in the State of Illinois, and provides charitable services exclusively in the State of Illinois.
- The organization has the equivalent of at least one full-time paid employee.
- The organization has an operating budget of $1 Million or less.
- The organization has adopted a policy of non-discrimination on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, family status, or religion.
- Additionally, non-for-profits with a person, or immediate family member (including but not limited to a spouse/domestic partner, sibling or child) holding an elective office making in excess of $60,000, where any such person holds a position of paid staff, consultant, director, officer, or board member of an organization will not be eligible.
- The total grant request should not be more than 30% of the organization’s budget, and should not exceed 25% overhead costs, unless the grant will be used for a one-time expenditure.
- Previous grant recipients are eligible to apply if the term of their grant has been complete for at least one calendar year. A grantee may not receive a grant award in more than 2 consecutive calendar years.
- Fiscal sponsors, sub-grantees, and other applications on behalf of another organization will not be considered.
- Organizations that do not file AG990-IL forms on a regular basis due to an exemption must provide a recent audited financial statement in order to be considered.
For more information, visit Illinois State Treasurer’s Office.
