The Dekalb County Community Foundation Promise Grants supports charitable community organizations that provide services to underserved and often dismissed populations in DeKalb County.
Donor Name: DeKalb County Community Foundation
State: Illinois
County: DeKalb County (IL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/01/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The purpose of the Promise Grant program is to inspire, educate, and empower individuals who may experience extraordinary challenges due to their ethnicity, immigration status, and abilities.
Grant Priorities
Promise Grants support charitable community organizations that provide services to underserved and often dismissed populations in DeKalb County and projects related to healthcare and affordable housing within DeKalb Township.
Proposed projects are reviewed based on the following priorities:

Increase participation (empowerment) of underserved populations in the center of community life
Develop leadership skills in marginalized populations
Increase understanding and tolerance
Raise educational levels and enhance the quality of life
Strengthen organizations with the capacity to transform community perspectives
Projects related to healthcare and affordable housing within DeKalb Township.

Funding Information
Requests for funding should not exceed $5,000. The typical Promise Grant amount is under $800.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations eligible to apply for a Promise Grant are:

Agencies operating as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations in DeKalb County, Illinois specifically those agencies working to empower underserved people with specific or one-time needs
School districts, schools, or education entities
Churches and church related groups, if proposed program is not religious in nature and does not require a religious commitment to participate
Municipal or governmental entities.

Ineligibility 

Religious purposes (grants can be given to religious organizations for non-religious purposes, or facilities such as day-care centers that have nonprofit status independent from a sponsoring church or religious organization)
Purchase of advertising
Capital or operation debt reduction
Any political campaign or to support attempts to influence legislative issues of any government body
Financial support to specific individuals.

For more information, visit DCCF.