93 Illinois Grants for Quality of Life Improvement

Grants of up to $5,000 to USA individuals with disabilities to purchase technology and equipment. Funding is intended to improve the health, comfort, and overall function of people with disabilities through providing adaptive equipment and assistive technology to those...

Grants of up to $20,000 to USA scholars and professionals affiliated with qualified institutions for research that benefits seniors. Funding is intended to support collaborative research projects addressing laws, public policies, and programs for older adults. Each gra...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International undergraduate and graduate students and independent explorers for on-site marine research. Funding is intended for activities related to exploration, protection, and conservation that will improve the quality of life for people ...

Grants of up to $50,000 to USA and territories nonprofit organizations for community benefit initiatives. Funding is intended for proposals in the areas of education, humanitarian support, disadvantaged children, environment, arts and culture, and animal welfare. The p...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International researchers for projects addressing insurance, social security, and health promotion. Applicants may work independently or in conjunction with research centers, companies, hospitals, or universities. Fields of interest include b...

Grant to an Illinois school district for a capital improvement project that benefits residents in eligible locations. Applicants must complete the required registrations before applying. Funding is intended to enhance the local quality of life by making capital improve...

Grants to Iowa and Illinois nonprofit organizations and local units of government for services, projects, and programs for older adults in eligible regions. Funding is intended to provide social, recreational, and educational activities for adults ages 55 and over. Act...

Grants of up to $1,000 to USA families and individuals to improve the quality of life of people with a disorder of the corpus callosum. Funding is intended to provide assistive technologies and devices. Eligible expenses include, but are not limited to, feeding aids, a...

Grants of up to $25,000 to USA nonprofit organizations and local governments for beautification and public greening projects in eligible communities. Funded projects will enhance the natural environment through landscaping, ground cover improvement, floral displays, an...

Grants of up to $20,000 to USA and Puerto Rico nonprofit organizations for programs that increase access to clean syringes. Funding is intended to enhance the health of individuals affected by drug use. These programs will offer education, free-of-cost safer use suppli...

Grants of up to $50,000 to Iowa, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, and Oregon nonprofit organizations and government agencies for projects to benefit residents in eligible communities. Projects must improve the physical, educational, civic, social...

Grants to Illinois and Indiana nonprofit organizations, schools, agencies, and institutions for programs for people with disabilities. Funding is intended for programs that support and educate people of all ages who have mental and/or physical disabilities. Only those ...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations for project support and capital improvements. Applicants are required to obtain an endorsement prior to submitting an application. Eligible organizations align themselves with one of the following areas o...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations to benefit local communities. Funding is intended to support programs and projects in the following focus areas: education, access to healthcare, social determinants of health, and social services. Because the Funding Source recogn...

Grants to USA organizations for projects in the areas of community and population growth. New applicants must submit a Letter of Inquiry. Environmental projects are also supported in eligible regions of Pennsylvania. Eligible projects will improve the local quality of ...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations and government agencies to enhance the quality of life for local communities. Funding is intended to support programs in the areas of Alzheimer’s and aging, community initiatives, youth development, leg...

Grant of $1,000 to a USA or Canada nonprofit organization to create and promote change in their community. Funding is intended to help organizations address crucial community issues and improve the quality of life for residents. Eligible activities place a strong empha...

Grant of $1,000 to a USA or Canada business to effect change in their community. Funding is intended for entrepreneurs, small businesses, and social enterprises to improve the quality of life in their communities by emphasizing diversity and equity for all members. The...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for initiatives to benefit individuals and communities. Funding is intended to support activities in a wide range of focus areas, including but not limited to medical research, arts and culture, youth, environment, and recreation. ...

Grants of up to $75,000 to USA and Canada nonprofit organizations, institutions, and associations for projects to benefit and serve individuals affected by spinal cord diseases and injuries, including veterans. Funding is intended for projects that have the potential t...

Grants of up to $7,500 and in-kind support to USA small, grassroots, women-led social justice nonprofits for programs and projects centered on issues women face or gender justice issues in the U.S. Applicants must submit an initial funding inquiry prior to submitting a...

In-kind donations to USA nonprofit organizations for fundraising event support. Funding is intended to assist organizations that enhance the lives of local residents through programs in the arts, education, and women's, men's, and children's health issues. Requests wil...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations for programs that directly benefit individuals in need. Applicants must contact the funding source prior to applying. Priority is given to programs that benefit residents of Connecticut, as well as worldw...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations in multiple states to address the needs of residents in communities where the funding source has a business presence. Funding is intended for activities and programs within the focus areas of community development, human services, ...

Grants to Illinois nonprofit organizations for projects to address the unmet needs of local residents in eligible locations. The primary focus of the grant process is to provide seed money for new or expanding projects that follow the funder's mission statement. The go...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations in multiple states to meet basic human needs, promote community vitality, and encourage volunteerism in communities in which the funding source does business. Funding is intended to enhance communities and to help people achieve fi...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations to benefit residents in eligible international communities. New applicants are required to submit a letter of inquiry prior to applying. Funding is intended to support activities that improve standards of living, address poverty, a...

Grants of up to $10,000 and grants of up to $15,000 and in-kind donations of solar energy products to USA and International nonprofit organizations in eligible regions to enhance the quality of life in local communities. Funding is intended to support activities to inc...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for a wide variety of innovative programs and projects that enhance lives and promote peace. Funding is intended to support a range of humanitarian projects. Projects may take place anywhere in the world, but the applicant organiza...

Grants to Illinois nonprofit organizations in eligible areas for programs that benefit local residents. Applicants must contact program staff prior to applying. Funding is intended to support projects and activities that enhance the local quality of life, address a com...

Grants of up to $12,000 and in-kind consultant services to Missouri and Illinois nonprofit organizations in eligible regions for professional services to evaluate organizational capacity. Applicants must contact program staff prior to submitting an application. Funding...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit, for-profit, and faith-based organizations, IHEs, school districts, government agencies, and tribes to address barriers to cancer treatments of underrepresented communities. Applicants must complete the required regist...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International investigators at medical, academic, or research institutions for pediatric cancer research. Applicants must submit an LOI prior to submitting a full application. Funding is intended for investigations into the prevention, cause,...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations to help communities thrive and grow. Funding is intended to support initiatives in the following focus areas: handwashing, infant development, feminine hygiene, oral care, and creating healthy and clean places to live. Please note ...

Grants to Illinois nonprofit organizations and public sector organizations including municipal and government entities, public schools, and IHEs to enhance the local quality of life in eligible regions. Applicants requesting $20,000 or more are required to submit a let...

Grants to Illinois nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and schools in eligible counties for programs in education, youth, families, mental health, and capacity building. Applicants must consult with program staff prior to applying. Applicants must be located ...

Grants to Illinois nonprofit organizations to address the health and human services needs of local residents in eligible locations. Some organizations are required to submit a letter of intent prior to submitting a full application. Funding is intended for program serv...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and faith-based organizations for activities that benefit communities across a broad range of focus areas, with an emphasis on geographic locations where family members of the funding source reside. Applicants...

Grants of up to $20,000 to Illinois nonprofit organizations for capital projects that benefit residents in the funding source's service area. Applicants must submit an LOI prior to applying. Eligible projects may fall into one of the following focus areas: health care,...

Grants to USA Jewish charities and nonprofit organizations for a range of initiatives. Funding is intended to support activities in the following focus areas: arts, culture, and humanities, education, health, human services, public and society benefit, and religion. Th...

Grants to Illinois nonprofit organizations for education, health, and human services programming in eligible locations. Funding is intended to benefit underserved populations. Special consideration will be given to organizations that address the needs of children or in...

Grants to Illinois nonprofit organizations in eligible locations for programs and projects that benefit underserved populations. Funding is intended for activities within the focus areas of education, health care, and human services. Eligible programs benefit residents...

Grants to USA independent researchers and teams affiliated with an IHE or qualifying nonprofit organization for research related to blood cancer. Funding is intended to support the discovery of cancer prevention and interception therapies. The goal of the the program i...

Grants to Illinois and New York City nonprofit organizations in eligible locations for high-quality human services and healthcare programming serving underserved groups. Funding may be requested for a broad range of activities related to healthcare and physical disabil...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International charities for programs that align with the funding source's focus areas. Projects and programs may focus on one of the following areas: disaster response, health and longevity, financial protection, opportunity pipeline, and pro...

Grants of up to $3,000 to USA nonprofit organizations in multiple states to improve the quality of life in local communities in eligible regions. Eligible focus areas include the arts, children and families, education, substance abuse, the elderly, the disabled, and th...

Grants to Illinois and Iowa nonprofit organizations to benefit eligible communities. Funding may be requested for programs in social welfare, education, and arts and culture. Within the focus areas, the Foundation supports multi-year program grants, operational grants,...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for initiatives to benefit students from Indian reservations. Applicants must contact staff prior to submitting an application. Funding is intended to support schools whose students are Native American youth from Indian reservation...

Grants of up to $1,500 to Illinois organizations for programs, classes, and events that benefit residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended for original programming that serves a diverse population. Previous grants supported a shelter service, a peace garden, ...

Grants to Illinois and Missouri nonprofit organizations and government entities for programs that benefit children, youth, and communities in eligible locations. Funding is primarily intended to support organizations that work to improve the community and/or provide hu...