COVID-19 Nonprofit Response Fund

Purpose: To support nonprofit organizations impacted by efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus, with priority for those providing vital basic needs services and resources to disproportionately impacted individuals and families.

Eligibility:

• Nonprofit organizations
• Churches
• Schools
• Units of government
• Located in or significantly serving one or more of the following counties:
  • Illinois: Adams, Brown, Hancock, Pike
  • Missouri: Clark, Knox, Lewis, Marion, Monroe, Pike, Ralls, Shelby

Eligible Uses:

• Providing new or altered support services or resources to affected people, organizations, businesses or communities
• Continuity of operations support due to increased expenses or decreased revenue (priority for organizations providing healthcare, human/social services, or other basic human needs support)

Priority Order:

1. Organizations providing basic needs services to communities that were already vulnerable before the pandemic, or disproportionately affected by the pandemic
2. Organizations providing any services to vulnerable or disproportionately affected populations
3. Other nonprofit organizations experiencing challenges due to following public health recommendations

Timeline: Evaluated and decisions issued on rolling basis as quickly as possible

Application Process

• Submit through: Grant portal at mycommunityfoundation.org
• Timeline: Rolling basis
• Decision: On rolling basis as quickly as possible
• For Assistance: Contact Community Foundation for help creating account or submitting application