Healing Illinois Grant Resources

  •  Racial Healing Circles

    • Healing Illinois has partnered with Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation - Greater Chicago to facilitate a series of racial healing circles and solidarity circles. To learn more and for technical support, visit transformchi.com.

  • Applications should include the following:

    • Organization Information

      • 1. Name of organization
      • 2. Mission/Vision
      • 3. Year Founded
      • 4. Organization EIN
      • 5. IRS Status
      • 6. GATA Certified
      • 7. Primary Contact Name
      • 8. Primary Contact Email
      • 9. Primary Contact Phone
      • 10. Primary Address
      • 11. Executive Director/CEO Name
      • 12. Executive Director/CEO Email
      • 13. Executive Director/CEO/President - Ethnic and Racial Identity

    • Organizational Diversity

      • 14. Staff Composition | What percent of your staff is volunteer (unpaid)? Drop-down options: None, Less than 10%, 10-20%, 21-40%, 41-50%, 51% or more.
      • 15. FTE - Staff - Total | What percent of your staff is FTE (full time equivalent)? Drop-down options: None, Less than 10%, 10-20%, 21-40%, 41-50%, 51% or more.
      • 16. FTE - Staff - Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) | Enter the number of BIPOC individuals serving as FTE staff members in the organization. Do not include volunteers.
      • 17. Leadership | Is the senior leadership and board directed, managed, and/or led by a majority of BIPOC individuals (51% or more).
      • 18. Board Size Total

    • Application Summary

      • 19. Project Name (500 character limit)
      • 20. Project Summary (1500 character limit):
      • 21. What funding priority will your project focus on? Drop-down menu listing 4 funding priorities
      • 22. Please select which region area your organization will primarily serve, Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5.
      • 23. Is this a collaborative project? [Yes or No]
      • 24. Please list any organizations you are partnering with to implement your proposed project. (3000 character limit)
      • 25. Total Project Budget
      • 26. Grant Request Amount
      • 27. Geographic Area served by project
      • 28. Estimated number of participants
      • 29. Estimated number of activities associated with the project
      • 30. Target population | Ethnic and Racial Groups Served
      • 31. Tell us about your project idea. Who? What? When? Where? Why? (3000 character limit)
      • 32. How do you know your organization is ready for this work and has the capacity to do it? (3000 character limit)
      • 33. What problem/issue/community need are you addressing? (2000 character limit)
      • 34. Describe associated short outcomes of the project. (2000 character limit)
      • 35. How will you measure impact? (2000 character limit)

    • Media

      • 36. Please submit a high resolution image of your organization's logo. This will be used on our website and social media platforms if your application is approved.
      • Logo upload
      • Website address
      • Social Media information for organization

    • Financial Information

      • 37. Fiscal Year End Date:
      • 38. Annual Operating Budget:
      • 39. Most Recent Financial Statements
      • 40. Project Budget (Upload as attachment)