Arts & Culture, Education, and Environment Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Expected ~November
Based on past cycles
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Current deadline
- November 7, 2026
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Deadlines typically fall in: November
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Geographic Scope: McHenry County, Illinois
Focus Areas:
- Arts & Culture
- Education
- Environment
Program Structure
Two-phase application process with workshops and brown bag lunch sessions to prepare applicants.
Timeline (2018-2019 Example)
- October: Grant workshop sessions and brown bag lunch
- November: Phase 1 due
- December: Invitations sent to complete Phase 2
- January: Phase 2/Complete Application Due
- February: Accept/declines sent; Electronic Grant Agreement Forms Due
- February-March: Grant checks and presentations to agencies
Contact
Location: 33 E Woodstock St. Crystal Lake, IL 60014
How to Apply
Application Process
Phase 1:
- Preliminary application
- Due: November
Phase 2:
- Full/Complete Application
- Invited applicants only
- Due: January
Preparation Support:
- Foundation offers grant workshops (offered at multiple times: 10:00am and 1:30pm)
- Brown bag lunch sessions for applicant preparation
- Access to Foundant Grant Portal
Post-Award:
- Electronic Grant Agreement Forms due by deadline
- Grant checks distributed with agency presentations
What The Community Foundation for McHenry County actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 46
- Total given
- $1.19M
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $6,000–$167K
- By dollars: Illinois 100%. Top recipient cities: Crystal Lake, IL; Woodstock, IL; McHenry, IL.
- 10% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 28% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
City of Woodstock · Woodstock, IL
Splash pad
$94K
Warp Corps L3C · Woodstock, IL
Print shop support
$61K
Veterans Path to Hope · Crystal Lake, IL
Program support
$40K
Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project · Chicago, IL
Advocacy projects
$30K
Independence Health & Therapy · Woodstock, IL
Program support
$30K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Arts
- Education
- Environment
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