Nonprofits can apply for grants with Charitable Trust Program

Small nonprofits that provide people with food or workforce and economic development assistance are encouraged to apply for funding through the Charitable Trust Stabilization Program.

Grant applications will be accepted through March 31.

"The Charitable Trust program offers an excellent opportunity for small nonprofit organizations to have an even greater impact on the people they serve," said Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs, whose office manages the program.

"These grants will play an important role in helping organizations to fulfill their missions of feeding, employing, and training people in need."

The Charitable Trust Stabilization Fund assists small nonprofits with annual budgets of $1 million or less.

The fund's money comes from filing fees that nonprofits pay when incorporating in the state of Illinois - not from personal or property tax dollars.

For the first grant cycle of 2023, up to $200,000 is available. The maximum award amount is $20,000 for each organization. An independent, 11-member committee, which oversees the management and guidelines of the fund, will select the grant recipients.

Previous grant recipients are eligible to apply if the term of their grant has been complete for at least one calendar year.

Since the grant program was established in 2017, more than $3.9 million has been awarded to 192 nonprofit organizations through the Charitable Trust Stabilization Fund.

The second Charitable Trust grant cycle of 2023, running from July 1 to Sept. 30, will award grants to nonprofits that provide people with housing or workforce and economic development assistance.

Visit ilcharitabletrust.com to complete an application online or contact the treasurer's office at (217) 836-4590.