Robert K. Dunn Perpetual Charitable Trust Fund Grant

The Robert K. Dunn Perpetual Charitable Trust Fund Grant supports nonprofit organizations in the Greater Kankakee River Valley Area, focusing on projects that directly benefit youth. This year, over $42,000 will be awarded to initiatives that enhance youth services, emphasizing visibility, impact, and the ability to demonstrate measurable outcomes. The grant prioritizes organizations with 501(c)(3) status that address pressing community needs, ensuring sustainable benefits for Kankakee and Iroquois Counties.

We seek to bring together individuals and organizations to identify and understand community issues and grant making opportunities.
Creating and supporting vital and caring communities through philanthropy.Building and preserving funds of many individuals and institutions.Awarding grants to non-profit organizations that serve members of our community.Convening concerned individuals to shape flexible responses to changing needs of our community.
Our Purpose
To enhance the quality of life in Kankakee and Iroquois Counties today and for future generations.
Through the Robert K. Dunn Perpetual Charitable Trust Fund (DPCTF), The Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley will provide grants to non-profit community organizations in the Greater Kankakee River Valley Area. The DPCTF co-trustees select grants for funding in response to applications submitted through the Community Foundation’s online grant application. The co-trustees will submit their recommendations for final approval to the Community Foundation Board of Directors.
This year, the trustees will advise the Community Foundation Board of Directors to grant over $42,000 to one or multiple organizations that provide direct services to youth in the Greater Kankakee River Valley Area.
The DPCTF co-trustees believe that it is necessary to invest its limited funds where they will have the greatest impact on youth.
Awards primarily based on the following criteria:
The visibility and impact of the project.The project should be currently actionableThe need for and the significance of the project should be obvious and relatively simple to communicate to the community.Successful outcomes and the impact of the project should be readily identifiable, measurable, and reported to the community via the media.The receiving organization needs to demonstrate that it has the necessary experience and capacity to successfully implement and execute the project.The proposed project should demonstrate how it is creative and how it has the potential to stimulate the interest of the public and media.

Eligibility

Awards through the Robert K. Dunn Perpetual Charitable Trust Fund are made only to organizations currently holding charitable 501(c)(3) classifications as designated by the Internal Revenue Service, or to quasi-governmental agencies, e.g., school districts, libraries, park districts, etc.Grant awards are to be made only to those nonprofit organizations and programs operating within the Greater Kankakee River Valley Area.Serving Kankakee and Iroquois CountiesThe Community Foundation will consider only one request from a single (organization) entity.Awardees may reapply in subsequent years by re-submitting full applications in subsequent funding cycles.Awards are intended to be made for one year at a time. Multiple-year awards may be considered if circumstances justify; however, potential for sustainability after the grant award period may receive favored judging.Grant applications are to adhere strictly to the grant application instructions.

Ineligibility

While the DPCTF attempts to remain flexible to youth needs, in general, grants are not intended to support:Religious purposes (However, grants may be given to religious organizations for programs or projects that are consistent with the DPCTF grant priorities)Purchase of advertisingCapital or operation debt reduction; however, capital items needed for training purposes will be considered Political campaigns or to support attempts to influence legislative issues of any governmental bodyMultiple proposals from one organization