Grants are awarded to 501(c)3 organizations and quasi-governmental entities serving Kankakee and Iroquois Counties.
Below are lists of the most recent Grant recipients.
If you are interested in applying for a grant, please view our available grant opportunities.
Child Network | $3,000 |
Helen Wheeler Center | $10,000 |
Kankakee Jaycees Little League Organization | $8,000 |
Kankakee County Center Against Sexual Assault (KC-CASA) | $7,000 |
Northern IL Food Bank | $5,000 |
BBCHS IRONCLAD Robotics | BBCHS Ironcald Robotics Program | $4,000 |
Bishop McNamara Catholic School | Friendzy, Social Emotional Learning Curriculum | $2,000 |
Blessings in a Backpack | Blessings in a Backpack River Valley Communities IL | $7,000 |
Bourbonnais Township Park District-Exploration Station...a children's museum | Backyard Sensory Play Space | $4,000 |
Bradley Public Library District | Explore It! Play Based Learning | $1,500 |
Central Citizens' Library District | Pre-Kindergarten Preparation Partnership | $5,000 |
Child Network | Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) | $2,000 |
Harbor House/KCCADV | Youth Counseling Program | $7,000 |
Herscher CUSD2 | Kindergarten Readiness Project | $2,000 |
Hospice of Kankakee Valley (Uplifted Care) | Children's Bereavement Programs | $3,500 |
Illinois State Police Heritage Foundation | Team Illinois Youth Police Camp | $5,000 |
Iroquois Mental Health Center | Nature, Nurture, and the Growing Brain: The First 5 Years | $4,800 |
Kankakee Area Career Center | Fire/Rescue/EMS Textbook Purchase | $2,500 |
Kankakee Area YMCA | Teen Employment Readiness Program | $5,000 |
Kankakee Community College Baby Talk | Baby Talk Program | $2,500 |
Kankakee County Health Department | Young Growers of Pembroke Township | $7,000 |
Kankakee County Historic Preservation Commission | Intensive Level Historical and Architectural Survey of Momence Township | $2,000 |
LoveALatte Coffee Treats and Sweet Eats prepared by special people | LoveALatte Coffee Trailer | $4,500 |
Pledge for Life Partnership | Super Harold's Super Foods | $3,500 |
Potawatomi Paddlers Association | Accessible Kayak Launch - Kankakee River | $3,500 |
Tyjuan Hagler Foundation | Tyjuan Hagler Foundation - No Cost Summer Sports Camp | $1,700 |
Adventure Christian Church - Teen Moms HOPE | $500 |
Harbor House/KCCADV | $1,500 |
Kankakee County Center Against Sexual Assault | $1,500 |
Living Alternatives Pregnancy Resource Center | $500 |
The Salvation Army | $1,000 |
Riverfront Trail | $1,000 |
Success By 6 Kankakee | $2,000 |
Success By 6 Iroquois | $2,000 |
WorkKankakee.org | $2,500 |
Wright In Kankakee | $12,500 |
All Children Shall Have Shoes | $1,400 |
Healthy Heroes | $5,000 |