Glen Ellyn Fund

Friday, September 4 at 5:00pm.

Applicants may apply for a Glen Ellyn Fund grant in an amount up to $25,000, which will be awarded for one or more projects in the following areas:

• Community Arts & Cultural Programming
• Social & Recreational Programs
• Environmental Sustainability
• Green & Open Space
• Infrastructure & Capital Improvements

The Glen Ellyn Fund will prioritize programs or projects that are:

• new and offer a benefit to the community beyond what already exists
• innovative and creative
• visible and accessible to residents throughout the community

Applications to our Glen Ellyn Fund grant program will be accepted for programs that specifically focus on benefitting Glen Ellyn residents and address one or more of the above priority areas.

Entities eligible to apply include:

• Nonprofit public charities classified as exempt from federal income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
• Glen Ellyn governmental entities for projects that are beyond the purview of the annual budget

Submitting an application to the Glen Ellyn Fund does not preclude 501(c)(3) organizations from also applying for a grant through the DuPage Foundation’s Community Impact or Arts DuPage grant program.

The Foundation does not award grants from the Glen Ellyn Fund grant program to:

• Individuals
• Organizations for religious activities (Secular activities provided by religious organizations may be eligible for grant funds.)
• Endowments
• Disease-specific organizations
• Private foundations and private operating foundations
• Hospitals, including supporting foundations

A team consisting of Foundation Grant Committee members and Advisory Committee members reviews and evaluates all applications received and conducts site visits when appropriate. The team then makes grant recommendations to the Foundation Board of Trustees for approval.

All applicants will be notified via email in mid-November whether or not a grant has been awarded.