Cook County Community Fund Grant

Overview

Mission

The Cook County Community Fund Advisory Board awards grants from unrestricted funds to meet the needs of our community in the following areas: arts, community development, education, the environment, human services and youth. Within these areas, priority projects are those that:

* Strengthen community ties between individuals and collaboration between organizations within our service area (Cook County)
* Address underlying causes of community problems
* Respond to community needs that can be solved or softened by receiving grants of modest or moderate amounts
* Propose new solutions or responses and require start-up assistance
* Seek to create connections among a diverse cross-section of citizens, thereby increasing the community health and hospitality of our region

Grant awards from unrestricted funds cannot provide long-term or permanent support for any purpose. Therefore, organizations must have the financial potential to sustain a program after the funding from the Cook County Community Fund has ended. More than one year of funding may be recommended to ensure the stability of a new program.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* To be eligible to apply for funding, an organization must:
* Be classified as a charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or classified as an organization under Section 170(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code or have a fiscal sponsor classified as a charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or an organization under Section 170(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code
* Be located within the Cook County Community Fund service area of Cook County, including the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa/Gichi Onigaming

Ineligibility

* The following areas are of low priority and generally are not considered for funding:
* Capital and equipment requests
* Ongoing program support
* The Cook County Community Fund does not recommend grants for the following:
* Endowments
* Religious organizations for religious activities
* Medical research
* Debt retirement
* Requests from re-granting organizations for funding that will be used for their own grantmaking
* Individuals (except for scholarships initiated or managed by the fund)
* Political organizations or campaigns
* Fundraising drives or activities
* Tickets for benefits
* Organizations that work to influence legislation as a substantial part of their purpose
* Activities that occur before funding is awarded