Foundations that fund food programs in Illinois
These 25 foundations made grants to food programs in Illinois in the most recent IRS filing I have for each. None of them ticked the box for giving only to preselected organizations, and each filing gives application instructions or a website. That doesn't prove a foundation takes applications, and some on this list may not. The text below is copied from the filings, most of them for tax year 2024, so check a foundation's website or call before you apply.
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Helen V Brach Foundation
- $50,000 to Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago: To support the Food Purchase for Hunger Relief Initiatives so community members have...
- $10,000 to Hungry World Farm, Tiskilwa: To support Hungry World Farm interns, New Lead Market Gardener, and Land Program...
- $5,000 to Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago: Matching Grant
How to apply: Application form, available upon request
Deadlines: December 31 for consideration in year ending March 31
Restrictions: Must be organization exempt under Sect 501c3
Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation
- $125,000 to Eastern Illinois Foodbank, Urbana: Healthy Food for Growing Kids
- $125,000 to Central Illinois Foodbank, Springfield: Children's Healthy Food Initiative
- $125,000 to Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago: Food Purchase for Hunger Relief Initiatives
How to apply: Review the open RFP(s) on our website and determine whether your project is a match to the projects being sought for funding. Submit a Letter of Inquiry or Proposal (based on the specific RFP timeline) with the required information by the posting deadline. Be sure to attach all...
Deadlines: Please visit our website for currently open RFPs. Submission deadlines vary from year to year.
Restrictions: You must be either (1) an organization that has been determined by the IRS to be an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), that is a public charity described in Section...
Raymond F Donovan Trust 1015010096
- $4,000 to Cissna Park Area Food Pantry, Cissna Park: Support of a 501(c)3
- $4,000 to Martinton Community Food Pantry, Martinton: Support of a 501(c)3
- $3,500 to Clifton Community Food Pantry, Ashkum: Support of a 501(c)3
How to apply: Contact first financial bank to receive an application.
Deadlines: Applications must be received on or before april 30th.
Restrictions: Grants limited to general support of communities in iroquois county, illinois.
Elevance Health Foundation Inc
- $2,350,000 to Feeding America, Chicago: Feeding America - Food as Medicine program
- $2,350,000 to Feeding America, Chicago: Feeding America - Food as Medicine program
- $40,000 to Feeding America, Chicago: MANNA Foodbank Hurricane Helene relief
How to apply: Only online applications will be accepted for grant consideration
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial
- $100,000 to Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago: Program
- $100,000 to Refed Inc, Chicago: General operating
- $1,000 to Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago: General operating
How to apply: Visit https://www.crownfamilyphilanthropies.org to apply online
Deadlines: Visit https://www.crownfamilyphilanthropies.org for more information
Restrictions: Visit https://www.crownfamilyphilanthropies.org for more information
American Water Charitable Foundationinc
- $100,000 to Feeding America, Chicago: General purpose
- $9,360 to Peoria Grown, Peoria: General purpose
- $5,000 to 4 Kids Sake Inc, Bolingbrook: General purpose
How to apply: See application forms on internal company web site
Deadlines: No set deadlines
Restrictions: Must be 501(c)(3) charitable organization that furthers the charitable purposes of the foundation.
Seigle Foundation
- $25,000 to Food for Greater Elgin, Elgin: Food
- $20,000 to Fox Valley Food for Health, Geneva: Food
- $15,000 to Northern Illinois Food Bank, Geneva: Food
How to apply: Web Form
Deadlines: Quarterly
Restrictions: Align with the guiding principles approaches and focus areas of the foundation Be a nonprofit organization with 501c3 tax-exempt status or have a fiscal sponsor that has 501c3 tax-exempt status Have audited financial statements or external...
George M Eisenberg Foundation for Charities
- $10,000 to Beyond Hunger, Oak Park: Social assistance
- $8,000 to Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry, Aurora: Social assistance
- $5,000 to The Friendship Center, Chicago: Social assistance
How to apply: No formal application form is required. Submit letter summarizing request and contaning legal name of organization along with following: irs determination letter summary of specified project or need history of organization intended use of funds list of members of the board of...
Deadlines: April 30th of each calendar year in order to be considered for funding for the next calendar year
Restrictions: Grants are only approved for 501c3 organizations
The Kroger Co Foundation
- $10,000 to Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago: Organization's charitable purpose
- $10,000 to Northern Illinois Food Bank, Geneva: Organization's charitable purpose
- $2,000 to Eastern Illinois Foodbank, Urbana: Organization's charitable purpose
How to apply: All grant requests must be submitted through the versaic grants management platform located at thekrogerco.versaic.com/login. Grant requests include information related to the organization and it's charitable purpose and details related to the request.
Deadlines: Grants are processed quarterly with application deadlines in january, april, july, and october.
Restrictions: Grants are only approved to 501(c)(3) organizations
The Allstate Foundation
- $5,000 to Northern Illinois Food Bank, Geneva: Helping hands group grants
- $1,000 to Senior Services of Central Illinois Inc, Springfield: Agent - individual hh
- $1,000 to Northern Illinois Food Bank, Geneva: Employee helping hands
How to apply: Letter of proposal
Deadlines: Proposal reviewed as received
Restrictions: Must be within the united states
The Covia Foundation
- $2,400 to Lasalle County Stockmans Association, Streator: General operating support
- $1,850 to Community Food Basket, Ottawa: General operating support
- $1,000 to Feed His Children, Ottawa: General operating support
How to apply: Applications are typically submitted by covia employees.
Restrictions: Contributions are generally given for health and wellness, educational, environmental and social equality projects.
The Simon Family Foundation
- $400,000 to Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago: To further the exempt purpose of the organization
- $300,000 to Northern Illinois Food Bank, Geneva: To further the exempt purpose of the organization
How to apply: Written statement of charitable purpose
The Schmidt Family Foundation
- $100,000 to Chicago Food Policy Advisory Council Nfp, Chicago: Working towards a resilient and equitable food system
- $100,000 to Illinois Stewardship Alliance, Springfield: Working towards a resilient and equitable food system
How to apply: Online process, please see details at the websites: https://tsffoundation.org/ https://www.schmidtmarine.org/
Deadlines: Online process, please see details at: https://tsffoundation.org/. Https://www.schmidtmarine.org/
Restrictions: Online process, please see details at the websites: https://tsffoundation.org/ https://www.schmidtmarine.org/
Wk Kellogg Foundation
- $150,000 to Urban Growers Collective Inc, Chicago: Food, Strong and Equitable Food Systems
- $13,000 to Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago: Matching Grant
How to apply: See "how to apply" at www.wkkf.org/grantseekers/#how-to-apply
Deadlines: Proposals for grants may be submitted at any time through the website, www.wkkf.org
Restrictions: See "our priorities" (what we fund) on our website, www.wkkf.org/what-we-fund/
Bnsf Railway Foundation
- $100,000 to The Farm Foundation Nfp, Oak Brook: Civic
- $10,000 to The Farm Foundation Nfp, Oak Brook: Education
How to apply: See general explanation attachment
Deadlines: See general explanation attachment
Restrictions: See general explanation attachment
Grand Victoria Foundation
- $60,000 to Adelante Center for Entrepreneurship, Waukegan: General Operating Support
- $25,000 to Food for Greater Elgin, Elgin: General Operating Support
How to apply: Please see attachment.
Deadlines: Please see attachment.
Restrictions: Please see attachment.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- $80,000 to Feeding America, Chicago: 80706 improving monitoring of medicaid by engaging people on the ground about their...
- $2,220 to Feeding America, Chicago: Matching gifts
How to apply: Most of rwjf's grants are made through targeted grant programs and funding partnerships. Rwjf's funding priorities and calls for proposals are described on www.rwjf.org.
Deadlines: No deadlines, except when foundation issues a call for proposal (cfp) or request for proposal (rfp).
Restrictions: Rwjf is dedicated to taking bold leaps to transform health in our lifetime and pave the way, together, to a future where health is no longer a privilege, but a right. We are a national philanthropy that advances transformative systems...
Armin and Esther Hirsch Foundation C/O David Hirsch
- $57,000 to Feeding America, Chicago: Unrestricted
- $25,000 to Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago: Unrestricted
How to apply: Submit an application, including transcripts. Include information about the applicant's community service as well as pages 1 and 2 of form 1040, 1040a or 1040ez for both the applicant and their parents.
Deadlines: Submission deadlines are set annually for a specific date in the month of may.
Restrictions: Applicants must be children or stepchildren of current gold eagle co. Employees who have been full-time employees who are in good standing or deceased employees of gold eagle co. Who were full-time employees in good standing at the time of...
Ranch Spur Charitable Trust
- $30,000 to Northern Illinois Food Bank, Carol Stream: Unrestricted
- $25,000 to Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago: Unrestricted
How to apply: Written
Frederick Henry Prince Testamentary Trust
- $25,000 to Urban Growers Collective Inc, Chicago: general operating support
- $15,000 to Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago: general operating support
How to apply: Information and materials that should be submitted along with an application include: written proposals, irs letter of determination under section 509(a), current budget, audited financial statements, and descriptive literature. The application is available online at the...
Deadlines: Applications are received throughout the year. Deadlines usually are in jan, may and june.
Restrictions: * The Trusts do not fund projects that promote or proselytize any religion. While we do fund the projects of faith-based organizations, those projects must be secular in nature. * The Trusts do not fund organizations that discriminate on...
The Bersted Foundation
- $25,000 to Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry, Aurora: Unrestricted general
- $10,000 to Food for Greater Elgin, Elgin: Unrestricted general
How to apply: See attached statement
Deadlines: See attached statement
Restrictions: See attached statement
Community Memorial Foundation
- $27,500 to Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago: Responsive
- $6,947 to Northern Illinois Food Bank, Geneva: Boe
How to apply: Grants awarded though the regional health and human services agenda and responsive grants program advance the foundation's vision of transforming the western suburbs into the healthiest region of the country. Eligible organizations must submit an online letter of intent (loi)...
Deadlines: March 15 and september 15
Restrictions: Cmf awards grants to organizations described in irc section 501(c)(3) and further as public charities (except for certain organizations described in irc section 509(a)(3) delivering services within the 27 cmf communities. Responsive grants...
Hoffer Foundation
- $12,000 to Northern Illinois Food Bank, Geneva: Support food and backpack programs.
- $10,000 to Food for Greater Elgin, Elgin: Improve warehouse and pantry efficiency and expand services to the community.
How to apply: The filing names a contact. Use the filings link above.
International Paper Company Foundation
- $6,991 to Northern Illinois Food Bank, Geneva: Senior grocery program
- $1,000 to Northern Illinois Food Bank, Geneva: Senior grocery program
How to apply: Instructions available in an online grant application system (cybergrants) at www.ipgiving.com. Most requests go through local review.
Deadlines: Date determined by local facility.
Restrictions: Major emphasis on communities where international paper company employees live and work.
First Bank Chicago Foundation
- $6,000 to Northfield Township Food Pantry, Glenview: General operating support
- $1,000 to Northern Illinois Food Bank, Geneva: General operating support
How to apply: No specific form
Restrictions: Contributions are made to exempt charitable, religious, educational, and scientific organizations.
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