Ageguide Northeastern Illinois Ne Il Area on Aging
ActiveFood, Agriculture & Nutrition
About Ageguide Northeastern Illinois Ne Il Area on Aging
To develop and coordinate a network of services for older adults (age 60+) and their caregivers in Northeastern Illinois, serving as a resource, advocate, and administrator of federal and state aging programs.
Focus Areas
Information & AssistanceHome Delivered Meals / Senior Nutrition ProgramsTransportationCaregiver Support ServicesBenefit Access / Medicare Assistance (SHIP)Health Promotion & EducationAdult Protective ServicesLegal AssistanceVeteran resourcesDigital inclusionDementia-friendly initiatives
Who They Fund
older adults / elderly (seniors)
About Ageguide Northeastern Illinois Ne Il Area on Aging
Ageguide Northeastern Illinois Ne IL Area on Aging concentrates on services for older adults age 60+ and their caregivers across an eight-county region, with grantmaking tied to the Older Americans Act and benefit access programs. Its recent awards show a clear pattern of large operating support for meal programs, social services, and caregiver-related services rather than one-off project grants. At the top of the list, DuPage Senior Citizens Council received $7,687,726 in 2025 for meals for older adults, followed by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago at $4,643,976 for meals and social services for older adults. Community Nutrition Network also received $4,446,585 for meals for older adults. The foundation’s role is both funder and administrator: it coordinates a network of services, supports local providers, and channels public aging-program dollars through competitive and structured grant programs. Repeated grants to the same organizations over multiple years suggest sustained partnerships with core service providers across the region.
What Ageguide Northeastern Illinois Ne Il Area on Aging Funds
Meals and nutrition are a central part of the foundation’s work. DuPage Senior Citizens Council received $7,687,726 for meals for older adults, and Community Nutrition Network received $4,446,585 for the same purpose. Social services for older adults is another major thread: Age Guide received $4,110,165 for social services for older adults, while Catholic Charities (Joliet) received $3,848,551 for the same category. Transportation also appears in the foundation’s active programs through Title IIIB Transportation Funding, which supports transportation services for older adults in its region. Caregiver support is another distinct area, reflected in AgeGuide’s Title IIIE Family Caregiver Support Services and related competitive grants for caregiver education, counseling, and respite services.
How Ageguide Northeastern Illinois Ne Il Area on Aging Gives
Grant sizes are uneven and structured for operating-scale support: the typical grant size runs from a p25 of $93,582 to a median of $360,807 and a p75 of $2,349,348. Recent records also show repeated funding to the same organizations across multiple years, including DuPage Senior Citizens Council, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago, Community Nutrition Network, Senior Services Associates Inc, and Prairie State Legal Services. Ageguide Northeastern Illinois Ne IL Area on Aging is a regular funder and a direct administrator of aging-service grants, with a competitive RFP model used in several programs. Some opportunities accept unsolicited requests, while others are limited to competitive proposals.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$34.2M
Total Assets
$14.6M
Total Revenue
$39.1M
Total Expenses
$37.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $94K and $2.3M, with a median of $361K.
25th Percentile
$94K
Median
$361K
75th Percentile
$2.3M
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
MARLA FRONCZAK
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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