The Coleman Foundation is seeking grant applications to reduce health disparities and promote well-being for everyone in the Greater Chicago region.
Donor Name: Coleman Foundation
State: Illinois
County: Cook County (IL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/27/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Between 2025 and 2027, the Foundation will invest in accessible, equitable, and preventive health initiatives. As Coleman launches its refreshed health strategy, the Foundation will review letters of inquiry (LOI) and proposals that focus on the following tactics:
- Adopting and strengthening innovative care delivery models
- Mobile programs – Utilizing technologies to deliver health programs and services
- Microsites – Streamlining healthcare services with trusted, community-based organizations that provide other social and human services
- Integrated programming – Weaving together multiple health-related programs and services (e.g., behavioral health within primary care)
- ‘Food as Medicine’ – integrating healthy food initiatives into health & human services
- Reducing barriers to health services:
- Leveraging Community Health Workers (CHWs) – providing culturally appropriate outreach, education, engagement, and health-related services to residents
- Improving health insurance utilization – expanding health insurance coverage and/or assisting residents in understanding how to use benefits through health care navigation
- Reforming health care – advancing innovations in health care delivery, reimbursement, and payment to meet the health-related social needs of under-resourced residents.
Eligibility Criteria
- Must be based in and serving individuals living in Cook County, Illinois.
- Must be a 501(c)3 or fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)3 with an active memorandum of understanding.
- The Foundation will only consider one request from each institution.
- Multi-year support up to two years will be considered.
- The Foundation will not fund more than 25% of an organization’s total budget.
- General operating support will only be considered for organizations whose mission is focused on health.
- The Foundation does not fund:
- Individuals or Businesses
- Tuition
- School Districts, Schools, PTO’s, Friends of Organizations;
- Fraternal Organizations
- Endowments
- In-patient care; single-disease or single-diagnosis support
- Political campaigns or action committees
- Religious or other organizations that seek to utilize grant funds for proselytization or advocacy for any religious worldview.
- Organizations that discriminate against any person or group in their operations or activities.
Criteria
Foundation will utilize the following to assess alignment:
- Community Engagement
- Approach
- Innovation
- Leadership.
For more information, visit Coleman Foundation.
