Home Financing Foundation Grant Directory Illinois
Click on your state to find a listing of foundations along with their addresses, websites and telephone numbers. Each foundation has its own criteria for grants and we recommend that you research the foundations grant making guidelines carefully before applying to them.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation
5656 South Stony, Island Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: 800-653-6528
http://www.akaeaf.org/
Please contact the foundation for more information about their grants and guidelines.
Barrington Area Community Foundation
421 North Northwest Highway, Suite 201
Barrington, IL 60010
Phone: 847-382-8800
http://www.barringtonareacommunityfoundation.org/
Please contact the foundation for more information about their grants and guidelines.
Caterpillar Foundation
100 North East Adams Street
Peoria, IL 61629
Phone: 309-675-1000
http://www.cat.com/
Please contact the foundation for more information about their grants and guidelines.
Chicago Foundation For Women
One East Wacker Drive, Suite 1620
Chicago, IL 6060
Phone: 312-577-2801
http://www.cfw.org/
Please contact the foundation for more information about their grants and guidelines.
Chicago Tribune Foundation
435 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 800-874-2863
http://www.chicagotribune.com/
Please contact the foundation for more information about their grants and guidelines.
Circle of Service Foundation
P. O. Box 8529
Northfield, IL 60093
Phone: 847-716-2198
http://www.cosfoundation.org/
Please contact the foundation for more information about their grants and guidelines.
CME Trust
20 South Wacker, 19S
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312-930-3292
http://www.cmetrust.com/
Please contact the foundation for more information about their grants and guidelines.
Community Foundation of Central Illinois
331 Fulton Street, Suite 310
Peoria, IL 61602
Phone: 309-674-8730
http://www.communityfoundationci.org/
Please contact the foundation for more information about their grants and guidelines.
Community Foundation of East Central Illinois
404 W Church Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217-359-0125
http://www.cfeci.org/
Please contact the foundation for more information about their grants and guidelines.
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