How much funding does WI/IL/IN - Tree Canopy Community Grant provide?

WI/IL/IN - Tree Canopy Community Grant provides $1.9M total (regranted to 50+ community organizations) in funding.

When is the deadline for WI/IL/IN - Tree Canopy Community Grant?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

WI/IL/IN - Tree Canopy Community Grant

Faith in Place

Foundation Faith-Based Grants Environmental Justice Grants Environmental Education Grants Workforce Development Grants

Funding Amount

$1.9M total (regranted to 50+ community organizations)

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Tree Canopy Community Grant

Geographic Scope: Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana

Funder: Faith in Place (regranting USDA Forest Service Urban Community Forestry grant funded through the Inflation Reduction Act)

Award Amount: $1.9 million total distributed to over 50 faith-based organizations and community partners

Focus Areas:

Increasing tree equity in disadvantaged communities

Combating extreme heat through tree canopy expansion

Creating green jobs and workforce development

Environmental justice initiatives

Urban forestry and community forestry projects

Eligible Applicants:

Faith-based organizations

Houses of worship

Community-based organizations

Organizations serving disadvantaged communities as identified by the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) from the White House Council of Environmental Quality

Project Examples:

Solomon Community Temple (Milwaukee, WI) - tree planting to combat extreme heat and improve air/water quality

Stone Temple Baptist Church (Chicago, IL) - tree canopy expansion in historically disinvested neighborhoods

Purdue Polytechnic High Schools (Indianapolis, IN) - tree planting with summer workforce training

Status: As of February 2025, grant funds have been frozen by the Trump administration and are subject to legal action to release them. Over 50 awardees are awaiting fund disbursement.

Contact: info@faithinplace.org

What Faith in Place actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

Grants in 2024: 10
Total given: $307K
Median grant: $18K
Range: $7,000–$97K

By dollars: Illinois 91%, Massachusetts 7%, Wisconsin 3%. Top recipient cities: Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Champaign, IL.
10% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
50% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Stone Temple Missionary Baptist Church · Chicago, IL

Regional food system grant

$97K
Cub Consumer Education & Research Fund · Chicago, IL

Clean heat subaward

$60K
Faith in Place Action Fund · Chicago, IL

General operations

$60K
Ceres Inc · Boston, MA

Clean heat campaign

$20K
Southeast Enivormental Task Force · Chicago, IL

Clean heat campaign

$20K