Grants can help to reach your goals.
Many grants are available for women in Illinois. Grants for women are particularly focused on helping women achieve higher education, improve economic status or gain the skills they need to reenter the workforce.
Eleanor Foundation
The grants available from the Eleanor Foundation are used in order to help women achieve economic independence. Single, working women are eligible to apply for grants. This is the only public grant fund that helps women achieve their economic goals. The foundation focuses on research-driven programs that can increase the importance of working women as a valuable asset within the community. They provide single point of access services for mothers who are caretakers and breadwinners and do not have the time to go to different areas for training, reliable childcare, education and affordable credit. These grants are used to help women achieve and sustain economic stability. If you are a single, working woman in need of assistance, the foundation can provide grants in partnership with local businesses and communities to provide the needed assistance. Resource grants are used for goals such as achieving better housing, skill training, job education and assistance for young mothers.
The Eleanor Foundation
312-337-7766
eleanorfoundation.org
Community Foundation of Central Illinois Women's Fund
The Women's Fund from the Community Foundation provides grants to support programs that will address the goals and needs of women in the Central Illinois area. These grants can be used for goals such as job training, housing, heath care, abuse prevention and single mother's assistance. The main goal of the Community Foundation is to provide support and assistance in the fields of human services, health, arts and education that will help assist with community issues and development. Grant applications are available at the foundation's website. There are two deadlines for grant submissions: March 15 and September 15. If you are a women or nonprofit organization within 50 miles of Peoria, then you are eligible to apply for a grant.
communityfoundationci.org
Chicago Foundation for Women
This foundation is one of the largest funding programs for women within the state. It raises money to support organizations and programs that help girls and women. The available grants focus on enhancing information and health services, ensuring freedom from violence and expanding and supporting economic security. Since the foundation's inception, more than 2,800 grants have been awarded to women in the greater Chicago area. In particular programs that focus on issue advocacy, grassroots organization, arts activism, education and training, direct services and community mobilization are favored. Besides providing grants to individuals the foundation also offers workshops with industry leaders. Grant amounts can range from $15,000 to $50,000.
Chicago Foundation for Women
cfw.org
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