Junior League of Springfield Capacity Building Fund

Grant Program Overview

The Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln accepts grant applications for several programs and charitable funds throughout the year. The Community Foundation encourages nonprofit organizations in Sangamon, Cass, Christian, Logan, Macoupin, Menard, Montgomery, and Morgan counties to apply for funding from our competitive grantmaking funds when eligible.

Junior League of Springfield Capacity Building Fund

Through the Junior League of Springfield Capacity Building grant program, the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln provides capacity building grants (up to $1,500) to small nonprofits in Central Illinois to help staff and board members access training and professional development aimed at improving their management, governance and leadership.

Area: Sangamon, Montgomery and Christian counties

Capacity building grants are strategic investments in people and organizations to be used to defray the cost of attending programs targeted at improving the management, governance and leadership of the applicant organization. Grants can be used to send staff or board members to a specific workshop or conference or to engage a consultant to provide customized training to one or more organizations.

Eligibility

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

• Applications are generally accepted from:
  • registered 501(c)(3) charitable organizations
  • faith-based organizations (proposals must benefit all, regardless of religion, and be for service provided which is not religious in nature)
  • public or private schools (proposals must be for projects that exceed the school’s budget funding)
  • units of government or municipalities