Foundations that fund job training and employment in Illinois
These 25 foundations made grants to job training and employment 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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Polk Bros Foundation Inc
- $90,000 to Jane Addams Resource Corporation, Chicago: Strong Communities
- $75,000 to Women Employed, Chicago: Strong Communities
- $75,000 to The Cara Program, Chicago: Strong Communities
How to apply: Application form available from foundation office and website
Deadlines: Continuous
Restrictions: Must be organization exempt under sec 501(c)(3)
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial
- $250,000 to North Lawndale Employment Network, Chicago: Program
- $100,000 to Chicago Cred Inc, Chicago: General operating
- $100,000 to Healing To Action, Chicago: Program
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
Lloyd A Fry Foundation
- $65,000 to Jane Addams Resource Corporation, Chicago: For the careers in manufacturing programs
- $55,000 to Women Employed, Chicago: For advocacy for high-quality career pathway policies and systems alignment for...
- $50,000 to Revolution Workshop, Chicago: For general operating support
How to apply: Please visit: https://www.fryfoundation.org/how-to-apply/overview/
Deadlines: Please visit: https://www.fryfoundation.org/how-to-apply/deadlines/
Restrictions: Please visit: https://www.fryfoundation.org/how-to-apply/overview/
Wp & Hb White Foundation
- $35,000 to Jane Addams Resource Corporation, Chicago: General support
- $25,000 to Cara Program, Chicago: General support
- $25,000 to Revolution Workshop, Chicago: General support
How to apply: The w.p. & h.b. White foundation provides funding to organizations in the chicago metropolitan area that contribute to the future good of our society, primarily in the areas of education, health, housing and human services, with an emphasis on helping those most in need. There...
Deadlines: The board meets quarterly in march, june, september, and december. Proposals must be received no lat
Restrictions: Grants are basically limited to illinois charities for general operating expenses and specific programs; however, the foundation does not support visual and performing arts, individuals, endowments or fund raising events.
The Allstate Foundation
- $1,000,000 to Cara Program, Chicago: General operating support for cara collective
- $20,000 to Cara Program, Chicago: 2024 re eoy go grant
- $5,000 to Xchange Chicago Inc, Chicago: January 2025 flash consulting day
How to apply: Letter of proposal
Deadlines: Proposal reviewed as received
Restrictions: Must be within the united states
Woods Fund of Chicago
- $60,000 to Healing To Action, Chicago: General operating support
- $60,000 to Arise Chicago, Chicago: General operating support
- $50,000 to Women Employed, Chicago: General operating support
How to apply: See our website https://www.woodsfund.org/our-grants for forms and materials
Deadlines: Applications open for one month annually in february with grants announced in july.
Restrictions: Woods fund works primarily as a partner with nonprofit organizations to fight the brutality of poverty and structural racism in the chicago region. Grants are generally limited to nonprofit organizations that operate in the chicago...
The Joyce Foundation
- $67,500 to Women Employed, Chicago: Education & economic mobility
- $25,000 to Chicago Center for Arts and Technology Inc, Chicago: Mission fund
- $10,000 to Chicago Urban League, Chicago: President's discretionary fund
How to apply: See attachment
Restrictions: See attachment
The A Montgomery Ward Foundation
- $19,000 to Avenues To Independence, Park Ridge: Accessible minivan
- $10,000 to Have Dreams, Park Ridge: Unrestricted general
- $10,000 to Cara Program, Chicago: Cara collective workforce
How to apply: SEE WEBSITE - www.bankofamerica.com/philanthropic/grantmaking.go
Deadlines: April 15 and october 15
Restrictions: Public charity, see grant application website
George M Eisenberg Foundation for Charities
- $5,000 to Lambs Farm Inc, Libertyville: Social assistance
- $5,000 to Avenues To Independence, Park Ridge: Social assistance
- $2,000 to Have Dreams, Park Ridge: 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
Grand Victoria Foundation
- $100,000 to Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project, Chicago: General Operating Support
- $100,000 to Co-Op Ed Center Nfp, Oak Park: General Operating Support
How to apply: Please see attachment.
Deadlines: Please see attachment.
Restrictions: Please see attachment.
Wells Fargo Foundation
- $60,000 to West Side Forward, Chicago: Impact24
- $40,000 to Jane Addams Resource Corporation, Chicago: Economic opportunities for chicago's west side
How to apply: https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/corporate-responsibility/community-giving/grant-process/
Deadlines: Applications are accepted from february 1 through october 1.
Restrictions: https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/corporate-responsibility/community-giving/grant-process/
Field Foundation of Illinois
- $35,000 to Healing To Action Nfp, Chicago: Operating - funding for ongoing operations of the organization
- $20,000 to Working Family Solidarity, Chicago: Operating - funding for ongoing operations of the organization
How to apply: Https://www.grantinterface.com/home/logon?urlkey=fieldfoundation
Deadlines: Https://fieldfoundation.org/how-to-apply/submission-process/
Restrictions: Https://fieldfoundation.org/generalguidelines/
Albert & Anne Mansfield Foundation C/O Jeffrey Hopmayer
- $20,000 to Growing Home, Chicago: General support
- $16,000 to Arise Chicago, Chicago: General support
How to apply: Applications should be submitted in writing.
Helen V Brach Foundation
- $10,000 to Growing Home Inc, Chicago: To support the Food Access Program to increase the availability of healthy produce and...
- $10,000 to Have Dreams, Park Ridge: To provide autism-specific training and on-the-job experience for adults with autism...
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
Wk Kellogg Foundation
- $175,000 to Chicago Urban League, Chicago: Jobs and Family Economic Security
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/
The Virginia A Groot Foundation
- $100,000 to Project Onward, Chicago: To promote and provide artists with disabilities support and opportunity
How to apply: Online applications
Deadlines: February 1st of each year
Restrictions: See the virginia a groot foundation online. Www.virginiaagrootfoundation.org
Mark Morton Memorial Fund
- $75,000 to Avenues To Independence, Park Ridge: Charitable
How to apply: Grant application & related financial data
Restrictions: Illinois public charities
Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust
- $60,000 to Revolution Workshop, Chicago: Support pre-apprenticeship
How to apply: See attached guidelines
Restrictions: See attached guidelines
The Simon Family Foundation
- $50,000 to Lambs Farm Inc, Libertyville: To further the exempt purpose of the organization
How to apply: Written statement of charitable purpose
Flowers for Dreams Foundation
- $37,676 to Healing To Action, Chicago: General support
How to apply: Applications should be submitted online through the foundation's website
Deadlines: Rolling deadlines
Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation
- $36,000 to Chicago Cred, Chicago: support of the school partnership pilot
How to apply: Please contact for: Application Procedures/Document Checklist
Gallo Family Foundation
- $30,000 to Revolution Workshop, Chicago: General contribution
How to apply: Written request with budget & financial statements
Deadlines: June 30th
Restrictions: No applicable restrictions
Kolibri Foundation Inc
- $25,000 to Healing To Action, Chicago: Charitable donation
How to apply: Letter form; description of organization and its activities.
Restrictions: To organizations organized & operated exclusively for charitable purposes pursuant to sec 501 (c)(3)
Landau Family Foundation
- $25,000 to Arise Chicago, Chicago: General support
How to apply: No formal form
Restrictions: No restrictions except applying organizations must be qualified 501(c)(3) organizations
Special Kids Foundation
- $16,660 to Parents Alliance Employment Project, Lisle: Support
How to apply: See Statement Grant application, copy of Federal Form 990, annual budget, certified financial statements for the last 2 years, organization's brochures and materials
Deadlines: Applications must be submitted by March 1
Restrictions: See statement Awards are given to organizations that serve children found, or at risk to be found, with developmental disabilities, other than mental illness, resulting in significant impairment of general intellectual functioning or...
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