Healing Illinois Grant
Funding Amount
$14,568
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Funder: Healing Illinois (partnership between Illinois Department of Human Services and Field Foundation of Illinois)
Award Recipient: United Way of Rock River Valley (UWRRV)
Geographic Scope: Winnebago County, Illinois (Harlem School District, Rockford Public Schools, and early learning centers)
Focus Areas:
- Racial healing and equity through early childhood literacy
- Multicultural and multilingual book distribution
- Supporting children ages 3-5
- Breaking down language barriers in classrooms
- Eliminating racial biases and reducing bullying
Project Details:
- Provides 1,100+ multicultural books and translated materials
- Books available in 26 languages including Albanian, Arabic, French, Hindi, Lao, Polish, Serbian, Swahili, Turkish, Vietnamese
- Each book includes native language text with English translations
- Distributed to Harlem School District, Rockford Public Schools, and early learning centers
- UWRRV is one of 184 Illinois organizations participating in Healing Illinois racial healing activities
What United Way of Rock River Valley actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 26
- Total given
- $932K
- Median grant
- $30K
- Range
- $5,097–$120K
- By dollars: Illinois 96%. Top recipient cities: Rockford, IL; Belvidere, IL; Geneva, IL.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 28% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Literacy
- Education
- Diversity
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