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| Organization Name | Grant Name | Grant Amount | Grant Cycle | Region |
Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project (FLAP) | Wellness Grant Program | $1,250.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
To support a two-day leadership and strategy retreat at Starved Rock Lodge & Conference Center in Oglesby, IL. This period of rest and rejuvenation will empower FLAP’s leaders to return to their roles with renewed energy, clarity, and motivation, ultimately enhancing their capacity to fulfill FLAP’s mission to improve working conditions and opportunities for low-wage workers. | ||||
Illinois Stewardship Alliance | Wellness Grant Program | $2,500.00 | 2024 | East Central Illinois |
For a two-day retreat at Starved Rock Lodge for female leaders of four Illinois farm and food organizations to focus on relationship-building, self-care, and celebration. Funds will also support a larger lunch gathering for 8 other Chicago-area farm and food nonprofit directors. | ||||
One Family Illinois | Wellness Grant Program | $2,500.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
For the organization's annual Winter Party, an opportunity to gather staff from all five of their Chicagoland sites at one festive gathering with no business agenda. Funds will support an off-site venue, catering, and activities to promote staff wellness. | ||||
Faith in Place | Wellness Grant Program | $2,500.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
To support a rejuvenating staff retreat experience in Waukegan, IL designed to provide wellness activities that help us strengthen bonds, rest, prevent isolation, and mitigate work burnout. All of these benefits enhance organizational cohesion and increase the organization’s retention rate. | ||||
Fit-2-Serve | Wellness Grant Program | $2,500.00 | 2024 | East Central Illinois |
To further the Fit-2-Serve team's development into a strong group of servants through relaxing team building opportunities to enjoy time together outside work responsibilities. | ||||
Urban Autism Solutions | Wellness Grant Program | $2,500.00 | 2024 | Chicago Area |
To organize and fund a series of mental health and physical well-being activities throughout the year to rejuvenate their staff and Young Adult Advisory Council and equip them with the resilience and unity needed to continue to support the vulnerable community they serve. The activities will include a day hike at Starved Rock, 5k/10k team building events, and a dedicated wellness outing designed to support individuals from the advisory council who have autism. | ||||
Douglas-Hart Foundation | Wellness Grant Program | $2,500.00 | 2024 | East Central Illinois |
To plan and carry out team-building and independent relaxation days throughout the year to include an authentic farm-to-table experience, team-building art and mindfulness activities, yoga, as well exploring self-care activities at a spa and inclusive staff retreat center. | ||||
Re-AMP Network (Fiscal Sponsor: The Minneapolis Foundation) | Nature-Based Climate Action Program | $20,000.00 | 2024 | East Central Illinois |
for general operating funds to support the equitable decarbonization of the Midwest through a systems-based collaboration of over twenty non-profit organizations. | ||||
Accelerate Climate Solutions | Nature-Based Climate Action Program | $2,000.00 | 2024 | East Central Illinois |
Seeds of Hope will scale to 15-20 seed libraries focusing on East Central Illinois. Funds will also be used to keep existing seed libraries stocked. We will host 3-5 large-scale educational and rain garden planting events at public libraries and high schools, fostering community action and donating native prairie plant seeds to community members. | ||||
American Rivers | Nature-Based Climate Action Program | $30,000.00 | 2024 | East Central Illinois |
to build capacity to advance nature-based climate adaptation and floodplain restoration throughout Illinois with the goal of establishing integrated floodplain management programs that prioritize equitable and nature-based floodplain restoration solutions in all 50 states. | ||||
