2026 Capacity Building Grant Recipients

Total 2026 Capacity Building Grants: $117,806

  • Bridge Communities, Inc.: $16,500

    To maximize the full implementation of Raiser’s Edge NXT through additional training and tailored consulting to improve efficiency, ensure data accuracy, and support organizational fundraising.

  • BrightSide Theatre: $13,000

    To support the engagement of a web developer to rebuild the website to increase site security, improve end-user experience, and elevate online presence.

  • CASA of DuPage County, Inc.: $6,000

    To implement Bloomerang’s donor management and event platform to support fundraising operations, strengthen donor relationships, and create more efficient, data-informed engagement.

  • Child’s Voice: $4,088

    To support a grant prospecting and grants management platform to identify new grant opportunities, better manage relationships with institutional funders, and track proposal deadlines and reporting.

  • DuPagePads: $15,000

    (Partial funding provided by the Community Impact Circle)
    To complete a donor engagement/planned giving initiative through strategic technology enhancements that strengthen fundraising capacity, deepen donor relationships & advance long-term sustainability.

  • Elmhurst Choral Union: $13,000

    To build an integrated fundraising system by modernizing the website and fully integrating Givebutter to drive recurring giving, patron engagement, and long-term donor retention.

  • EQuality Downers Grove (EQDG): $1,000

    To upgrade our technological platforms that will accommodate our rapid growth, enhance communication, and simplify access to program information, resources, and services for the LGBTQ community.

  • Naperville Heritage Society/Naper Settlement: $12,000

    To expand campus-wide connectivity through wireless technology to support digital learning, youth camps, collections access, and educational programming for students, staff, and community members.

  • Senior Home Sharing, Inc.: $7,218

    (Funding provided by the Community Impact Circle)
    To upgrade technology to improve client engagement, data security, staff communication, and efficiency for counseling services.

  • Serenity House Counseling Services, Inc.: $20,000

    To support SH Recovery Connect, a secure technology platform that will streamline scheduling, transportation, and communication while improving client access to SUD/MHD treatment and recovery services

  • West Suburban Humane Society: $10,000

    To support the implementation of a new donor CRM that will improve donor stewardship and increase fundraising capacity.

     

    To view our 2025 Capacity Grant grantees, click here.

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