Do you (or organization that you belong to) have a project that can help or improve the county?
Each year, the Cook County Community Fund makes grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 for nonprofits in Cook County. The deadline to apply is March 1. Funds are generally granted for initiatives that meet the changing needs of the Cook County region in the following six areas: Arts, Community Development, Education, Environment, Human Services, Youth.
Grant priorities within these areas include strengthening community ties between individuals and collaboration between organizations within the service area (Cook County), address underlying causes of community problems, respond to community needs that can be solved or softened by receiving grants of modest or moderate amounts, propose new solutions or responses and require start-up assistance, seek to create connections among a diverse cross-section of citizens thereby increasing the community health and hospitality of our region.
Items that are generally not funded include capital and equipment requests, and ongoing program support items that will not be considered by the Cook County Community Fund board. These include endowments, medical research, fund-raising activities, individuals, religious organizations for direct religious activities, debt retirement, political organizations or campaigns.
Organizations that have, as a substantial part of their purpose, influencing legislation.
Activities that are normally the responsibility of government, funding for an organization’s own re-granting activities.
To apply, access the Community Foundation online application.
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