City of Chicago Neighborhood Opportunity Fund (NOF)
Funding Amount
Up to $250,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
City of Chicago Neighborhood Opportunity Fund (NOF)
Administrator: SomerCor on behalf of the City of Chicago
Geographic Scope: City of Chicago, Illinois - specifically neighborhoods lacking private investment
Program Focus: Community and culture projects in local neighborhoods
What It Funds:
Award Amount: Up to $250,000 per grant
Eligibility:
Funded Projects (Examples):
Funding Source: Revenue from downtown developments
Contact Information:
Background: The City of Chicago Neighborhood Opportunity Fund generates revenue from downtown developments to finance community and culture projects in local neighborhoods that lack private investment.
What Somercor 504 Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2020 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2020
- 433
- Total given
- $6.27M
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $10K–$20K
- By dollars: Illinois 100%. Top recipient cities: Chicago, IL; Champaign, IL; Arlington Heights, IL.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
187 Boxing Club · Chicago, IL
Economic relief for small businesses hit hardest by covid-19
$20K
1858 Fitness · Freeport, IL
Economic relief for small businesses hit hardest by covid-19
$20K
3 Sixty LLC · Aurora, IL
Economic relief for small businesses hit hardest by covid-19
$20K
360 Mind Body Soul LLC · Chicago, IL
Economic relief for small businesses hit hardest by covid-19
$20K
3R Fitness Batavia LLC · Geneva, IL
Economic relief for small businesses hit hardest by covid-19
$20K
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