United Way invests in high-quality programs designed to improve the education, health, and economic mobility of residents in Kankakee and Iroquois counties.
Donor Name: United Way of Kankakee & Iroquois Counties
State: Illinois
County: Iroquois County (IL), Kankakee County (IL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/30/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Priorities
- Health Equity: All households have easy access to ample, affordable high quality healthcare.
- Healthy Beginnings: Babies are born at a healthy birthweight and grow in healthy environments.
- Trauma & Resilience: Households are free from Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), violence and physical hazards; communities support people’s health, safety and development.
- Behavioral Health: Households will demonstrate improved behavioral health by reporting better mental health and a reduction in substance abuse.
- Food Security: All households have access to nutritious food.
- (Birth-Age 6) Early Childhood Development: Children’s health, physical, social, emotional, intellectual, language, and literacy skills are supported and developed to lay a strong foundation for a successful life.
- (Ages 7-12) School Readiness & Success: Students successfully transition through school gaining the knowledge, skills and abilities they need for success.
- (Youth) Post-Grad Prep & Career Readiness: Students graduate high school on time prepared for post-secondary education and/or training, work, and life.
Economic Mobility
- Adult – Post-Secondary Education: Individuals pursue educational opportunities to increase financial stability.
- Financial Literacy: Individuals have the knowledge, skills and supports to make choices that increase their financial stability and advance their economic mobility.
- Stable Housing: Safe, good quality housing units are available at an affordable cost. Shelter is available, providing services with dignity to those in need.
Eligibility Criteria
Nonprofit organizations interested in applying for funding must:
- Operate and provide services in Kankakee and/or Iroquois Counties.
- Qualify as a human service organization or tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service code.
- Be able to provide UWKIC with a completed financial audit or letter of financial review.
- Be able to submit a Federal 990 and Illinois 990AG.
- Have an active, local Board of Directors comprised of nonpaid volunteers who meet at least quarterly.
- Maintain an annual operating budget.
Ineligibility
Organizations that provide programs or services described below are ineligible for funding:
- Are primarily political in nature.
- Provide programs or services limited solely to the members of a particular religious group.
- Programs run by an organization with a religious affiliation may be granted funds, but only if the grant allocation funds are clearly not used for religious activities.
- Exist solely as a forum for the presentation of cultural and/or artistic achievements.
- Provide only direct medical services such as hospitals, outpatient clinics, neighborhood health centers and other health delivery systems. This does not prohibit the funding of programs that provide supportive and ancillary health services for specific client populations.
- Provide primary services that are the mandated responsibility of a governmental organization that serves the entire population.
For more information, visit UWKIC.
