Colonel Stanley R. McNeil Foundation Grant

Colonel Stanley R. McNeil Foundation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Colonel Stanley R. McNeil Foundation
Last Updated: April 20, 2025

Summary

The Colonel Stanley R. McNeil Foundation Grant, established in 1993, supports quality educational, human services, and healthcare programs for underserved populations, especially children. The foundation encourages start-up initiatives and multi-year funding requests, while prioritizing organizations with operating budgets under $1 million. It distinctly favors charitable organizations that honor its founders, Colonel Stanley R. McNeil and his wife, Merna, and considers requests for naming opportunities. However, grants for individuals and capital projects are generally not accepted.

Overview

Mission The Colonel Stanley R. McNeil Foundation was established in 1993 to support and promote quality educational, human services, and health care programming for underserved populations. Special consideration is given to charitable organizations that serve the needs of children. Colonel Stanley R. McNeil and his wife, Merna McNeil, created the Colonel Stanley R. McNeil Foundation as a perpetual charitable grantmaking trust, with Bank of America, N.A. as trustee. During their lifetimes, the McNeils were actively involved in their local church and community. Colonel McNeil also served on a number of boards, including Lake Bluff Children's Home and Ravenswood Hospital. Although the McNeils had no children, they were strong supporters of children's causes. The Foundation is particularly interested in funding programs or organizations that focus on: Children's causesStart-up initiatives within the human services or arts and cultural arenasHealthcare

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The Foundation will consider requests for general operations only if the organization's operating budget is less than $1 million. To better support the capacity of nonprofit organizations, multi-year funding requests are considered.Grant requests for naming opportunities that honor the donors — Colonel McNeil and his wife, Merna — are strongly encouraged.Because requests for support usually exceed available resources, organizations may only submit 1 application to 1 of the following foundations within the same calendar year.Grace Bersted FoundationColonel R. Stanley McNeil FoundationCarl R. Hendrickson Family FoundationHenrietta Lange Burke FundAlfred Bersted Foundation

Ineligibility

In general, grant request for individuals, endowment campaigns or capital projects will not be considered.