Community Benefit Grants (Chicago South Side)
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
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Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Community Benefit Grants
Geographic Scope: South Side service area (12 zip codes)
Service area includes: Armour Square, Ashburn, Auburn Gresham, Avalon Park, Beverly, Bridgeport, Burnside, Calumet Heights, Chatham, Chicago Lawn, Douglas, East Side, Englewood, Fuller Park, Gage Park, Grand Boulevard, Greater Grand Crossing, Hegewisch, Hyde Park, Kenwood, McKinley Park, Morgan Park, New City, Oakland, Pullman, Riverdale, Roseland, South Chicago, South Deering, South Shore, Washington Heights, Washington Park, West Pullman, Woodlawn
Focus Areas: Health priority areas outlined in Community Health Needs Assessment and Strategic Implementation Plan
Eligible Applicants: Local not-for-profit, community-based organizations committed to making a difference in their communities
Commitment: UChicago Medicine is committed to improving the health of residents in South Side and Southland service areas through collaboration with like-minded organizations.
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from University of Chicago Medical Center's IRS filings)
Chicago, IL · 2023
$50K
Chicago, IL · 2023
$50K
Hawthorn Woods, IL · 2023
$27K
Bright Star Community Outreach
Chicago, IL · 2022
$50K
Milwaukee, WI · 2021
$90K
5 grants in University of Chicago Medical Center's 2021–2023 filings reference “Community Benefit Grants” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What University of Chicago Medical Center actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 49
- Total given
- $1.27M
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $6,600–$134K
- By dollars: Illinois 94%, Oregon 4%, Texas 1%. Top recipient cities: Chicago, IL; New Lennox, IL; Hawthorn Woods, IL.
- 2% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 51% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
YWCA Metropolitan Chicago · Chicago, IL
LinC grant
$134K
Equal Hope · Chicago, IL
LINC-Liaisons in Care Prgrm
$100K
South Side Healthy Community Organization · Chicago, IL
UHI Sponsorship
$100K
Chicago Family Health Center · Chicago, IL
Community Benefit Chronic Disease grant to address heart disease
$56K
My Density Matters NFP · Hawthorn Woods, IL
Community Benefit Chronic Disease grant to address breast cancer
$54K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Healthcare
- Community health
- Community services
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