Apply for a Grant

Grants are made only to non-profit charitable organizations that are tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service.

At this time, there are no application deadlines. The Board of Directors meets periodically to review grant requests.

The Foundation gives priority to applications from the following geographic areas: Chicago, Illinois, Washington, DC, and the San Francisco Bay area in California.

The Foundation does not consider support for annual campaigns (mass mailings) endowments, fellowships or sectarian religious activities. Grants are not made to individuals or for political purposes.

Grants are generally in the range of $1,000 to $25,000. Grants from the Foundation are usually awarded for one year and renewals considered on an individual basis. For projects in those areas in which the Foundation has a special interest, requests for multi-year funding may be considered.

Only one grant application may be submitted in any twelve-month period.

Organizations receiving grants are required to submit a written report on the funded project, which includes successes, lessons learned and financial accountings of the expenditure of the funds, within twelve months after receipt of the funds.

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