Cultivating a powerful multifaith movement working for environmental justice through connection, education, and advocacy.
Faith in Place centers environmental justice through faith communities, and its recent grants show that mission in practice: a $97,200 regional food system grant to Stone Temple Missionary Baptist Church and a series of clean heat awards to Chicago-based partners. The foundation’s work reaches across environmental education, climate and energy, sustainable food and land use, tree planting, water preservation, and organizing support for houses of worship and faith-based nonprofits. Its grant records also show a strong connection between advocacy and program delivery. Faith in Place has funded groups such as People for Community Recovery for a clean heat subaward, and it has supported its own Faith in Place Action Fund with general operating grants in multiple years. That combination points to a funder that uses both direct project support and organizational support to advance its environmental justice agenda. The recent portfolio includes grants for solar projects, tree canopy and native garden work, youth environmental leadership, and faith-community resilience. Across those categories, the foundation appears to work through congregations, local nonprofits, and allied advocacy organizations rather than a single delivery model.
Faith in Place supports clean heating and energy transition work through multiple channels. In 2024, it gave $65,000 to People for Community Recovery for a clean heat subaward, and it also made clean heat campaign grants to Southeast Environmental Task Force, A Just Harvest, and Chicago Votes Education Fund. Food-system work is another visible strand. The largest recent grant in that area went to Stone Temple Missionary Baptist Church for a regional food system grant, while Grace United Church of Sauk Village and Pentecostal Church of Holiness received grants tied to regional food system resilience. The foundation also funds solar and nature-based projects. First Christian Church of Peoria received a solar project grant, St Peter’s United Church of Christ received a solar panel project grant, and Centenary United Methodist Church received a nature-climate grant. These awards show support for congregational infrastructure and local climate action at the same time.
Faith in Place’s typical grant size is tightly clustered: p25 is $7,000, median is $8,000, and p75 is $15,834. The recent grants list shows both smaller project awards and larger subawards, with the top end reaching $97,200 and several grants at $60,000 or $50,000. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it makes grants locally rather than nationally. Its records show recurring support for some recipients over multiple years, including Faith in Place Action Fund and Cub Consumer Education & Research Fund. It also uses unrestricted general operating support alongside project-specific awards, clean heat campaigns, and subawards.
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Most grants fall between $7K and $16K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$16K
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Faith in Place’s giving is concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 86% of its grants, and the recent grants list is entirely U.S.-based. Chicago is the most visible recipient city, with multiple awards going there, including Stone Temple Missionary Baptist Church, People for Community Recovery, and A Just Harvest. Outside Chicago, recent grants reach communities such as South Bend, Indianapolis, Bloomington, Peoria, Champaign, Urbana, Milwaukee, and Evansville. The distribution also extends into nearby Wisconsin and Indiana, consistent with the foundation’s local Midwest scope.
Faith in Place funds environmental justice work through faith communities, with support for climate and energy, sustainable food and land use, tree planting and native landscaping, water preservation, and faith-based community organizing. Recent grants include clean heat, solar, regional food system, and nature-climate projects.
The typical grant size is modest and fairly concentrated: p25 is $7,000, the median is $8,000, and p75 is $15,834. Recent awards include several grants in the $7,000 to $10,000 range, alongside larger subawards and operating grants.
Yes. The recent grants list includes repeat support for Faith in Place Action Fund, which received general operating grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Cub Consumer Education & Research Fund also appears in consecutive years for clean heat subawards.
Recent clean heat and climate-related grants went to People for Community Recovery, Southeast Environmental Task Force, A Just Harvest, Chicago Votes Education Fund, and Illinois Environmental Council. The foundation also funded solar projects for First Christian Church of Peoria, St Peter’s United Church of Christ, and Sinai Temple.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Who can apply: Houses of Worship located in Illinois, Indiana, or Wisconsin; intended for installing PV solar panels and/or geothermal heating/cooling technology at buildings.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STONE TEMPLE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH | CHICAGO, IL | $97,200 | 2025 | REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT |
| CUB CONSUMER EDUCATION & RESEARCH FUND | CHICAGO, IL | $60,000 | 2025 | CLEAN HEAT SUBAWARD |
| FAITH IN PLACE ACTION FUND | CHICAGO, IL | $60,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| CERES INC | BOSTON, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | CLEAN HEAT CAMPAIGN |
| SOUTHEAST ENIVORMENTAL TASK FORCE | CHICAGO, IL | $20,000 | 2025 | CLEAN HEAT CAMPAIGN |
| A JUST HARVEST | CHICAGO, IL | $16,112 | 2025 | CLEAN HEAT CAMPAIGN |
| SINAI TEMPLE | CHAMPAIGN, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | SOLAR PANEL PROJECT |
| URBANA-CHAMPAIGN FRIENDS MEETING | URBANA, IL | $8,500 | 2025 | GREEN ENERGY ASSISTANCE |
| ST LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH | MILWAUKEE, WI | $8,000 | 2025 | SOLAR PANEL PROJECT |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF SPRINGFIELD | SPRINGFIELD, IL | $7,000 | 2025 | NATURE-CLIMATE SOLUTIONS SUBGRANT |
| PEOPLE FOR COMMUNITY RECOVERY | CHICAGO, IL | $65,000 | 2024 | CLEAN HEAT SUBAWARD |
| FAITH IN PLACE ACTION FUND | CHICAGO, IL | $60,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| CUB CONSUMER EDUCATION & RESEARCH FUND | CHICAGO, IL | $50,000 | 2024 | CLEAN HEAT SUBAWARD |
| SOUTHEAST ENIVORMENTAL TASK FORCE | CHICAGO, IL | $40,000 | 2024 | CLEAN HEAT CAMPAIGN |
| CHICAGO VOTES EDUCATION FUND | CHICAGO, IL | $30,000 | 2024 | CLEAN HEAT CAMPAIGN |
| A JUST HARVEST | CHICAGO, IL | $30,000 | 2024 | CLEAN HEAT CAMPAIGN |
| SIERRA CLUB ILLINOIS CHAPTER | CHICAGO, IL | $25,000 | 2024 | CLEAN HEAT CAMPAIGN |
| ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL | SPRINGFIELD, IL | $15,000 | 2024 | CLEAN HEAT SUBAWARD |
| ST PETER'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST | CHAMPAIGN, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | SOLAR PANEL PROJECT |
| SOLA GRATIA LLC | URBANA, IL | $9,000 | 2024 | NATURE-CLIMATE SOLUTIONS SUBGRANT |
| NORTHFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH | NORTHFIELD, IL | $8,000 | 2024 | SOLAR PANEL PROJECT |
| FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF CHARLESTON | CHARLESTON, IL | $7,000 | 2024 | NATURE-CLIMATE SOLUTIONS SUBGRANT |
| ARCOLA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | ARCOLA, IL | $6,000 | 2024 | NATURE-CLIMATE SOLUTIONS GRANT |
| FAITH IN PLACE ACTION FUND | CHICAGO, IL | $60,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| GRACE UNITED CHURCH OF SAUK VILLAGE | SAUK VILLAGE, IL | $17,000 | 2023 | ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT |
| FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH-SOUTH BEND | SOUTH BEND, IN | $15,000 | 2023 | THRIVING COMMUNITY GRANT |
| ALL SOULS UNITARIAN CHURCH INDIANAPOLIS | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $14,515 | 2023 | THRIVING FAITH COMMUNITY GRANT |
| UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH | BLOOMINGTON, IN | $10,106 | 2023 | THRIVING FAITH COMMUNITY GRANT |
| FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF PEORIA | PEORIA, IL | $10,000 | 2023 | SOLAR PROJECT GRANT |
| PAOLI MENNONITE FELLOWSHIP | PAOLI, IN | $9,650 | 2023 | THRIVING FAITH COMMUNITY GRANT |
| PENTECOSTAL CHRUCH OF HOLINESS | CHICAGO, IL | $9,500 | 2023 | ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT |
| ALL SAINTS PARISH | EVANSVILLE, IN | $9,468 | 2023 | THRIVING FAITH COMMUNITY GRANT |
| CENTENARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | EFFINGHAM, IL | $8,464 | 2023 | NATURE-CLIMATE GRANT |
| ST PETER'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST | CHAMPAIGN, IL | $7,143 | 2023 | CLIMATE GRANT |
| LUTHERAN SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY AT CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $7,000 | 2023 | ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO | CAROL STREAM, IL | $7,000 | 2023 | ENHANCING RESILENCE, INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM. |
| MOST BLESSED TRINITY PARISH ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH | WAUKEGAN, IL | $7,000 | 2023 | ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT OPPORTUNITY |
| SIKH RELIGIOUS SOCIETY | PALATINE, IL | $7,000 | 2023 | ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT |
| ST PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH | WAUKEGAN, IL | $7,000 | 2023 | ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT |
| STONE TEMPLE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH | CHICAGO, IL | $7,000 | 2023 | ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT |
| EDEN RESTORATION PROJECT | NORTH CHICAGO, IL | $7,000 | 2023 | ENHANCING RESILENCE, INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM. |
| SOUTH SHORE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | CHICAGO, IL | $7,000 | 2023 | ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT |
| NEW ECLIPSE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE | CHICAGO, IL | $7,000 | 2023 | ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT |
| IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHRUCH | HILLSIDE, IL | $7,000 | 2023 | ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT |
| PRECIOUS BLOOD MINISTRY OF RECONCILIATION | CHICAGO, IL | $7,000 | 2023 | ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT |
| PRINCE OF PEACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL | $7,000 | 2023 | ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT |
| LIONS MATH & SCIENCE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | WAUKEGAN, IL | $7,000 | 2023 | ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT OPPORTUNITY |
| QUINN CENTER OF ST EULALIA | MAYWOOD, IL | $7,000 | 2023 | ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT |
| A JUST HARVEST | CHICAGO, IL | $7,000 | 2023 | ENHANCING RESILENCE, INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM. |
| ST AGATHA CATHOLIC CHURCH | CHICAGO, IL | $7,000 | 2023 | ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT |
STONE TEMPLE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
$97,200REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT
FAITH IN PLACE ACTION FUND
$60,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
CLEAN HEAT CAMPAIGN
SINAI TEMPLE
$10,000SOLAR PANEL PROJECT
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN FRIENDS MEETING
$8,500GREEN ENERGY ASSISTANCE
ST LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$8,000SOLAR PANEL PROJECT
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF SPRINGFIELD
$7,000NATURE-CLIMATE SOLUTIONS SUBGRANT
FAITH IN PLACE ACTION FUND
$60,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
ST PETER'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
$10,000SOLAR PANEL PROJECT
SOLA GRATIA LLC
$9,000NATURE-CLIMATE SOLUTIONS SUBGRANT
NORTHFIELD COMMUNITY CHURCH
$8,000SOLAR PANEL PROJECT
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF CHARLESTON
$7,000NATURE-CLIMATE SOLUTIONS SUBGRANT
ARCOLA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$6,000NATURE-CLIMATE SOLUTIONS GRANT
FAITH IN PLACE ACTION FUND
$60,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
GRACE UNITED CHURCH OF SAUK VILLAGE
$17,000ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH-SOUTH BEND
$15,000THRIVING COMMUNITY GRANT
ALL SOULS UNITARIAN CHURCH INDIANAPOLIS
$14,515THRIVING FAITH COMMUNITY GRANT
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH
$10,106THRIVING FAITH COMMUNITY GRANT
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF PEORIA
$10,000SOLAR PROJECT GRANT
PAOLI MENNONITE FELLOWSHIP
$9,650THRIVING FAITH COMMUNITY GRANT
PENTECOSTAL CHRUCH OF HOLINESS
$9,500ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT
ALL SAINTS PARISH
$9,468THRIVING FAITH COMMUNITY GRANT
CENTENARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$8,464NATURE-CLIMATE GRANT
ST PETER'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
$7,143CLIMATE GRANT
LUTHERAN SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY AT CHICAGO
$7,000ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT
ENHANCING RESILENCE, INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM.
MOST BLESSED TRINITY PARISH ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
$7,000ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT OPPORTUNITY
SIKH RELIGIOUS SOCIETY
$7,000ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT
ST PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH
$7,000ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT
STONE TEMPLE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
$7,000ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT
EDEN RESTORATION PROJECT
$7,000ENHANCING RESILENCE, INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM.
SOUTH SHORE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$7,000ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT
ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHRUCH
$7,000ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT
ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT
PRINCE OF PEACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$7,000ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT
LIONS MATH & SCIENCE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
$7,000ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT OPPORTUNITY
QUINN CENTER OF ST EULALIA
$7,000ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT
ENHANCING RESILENCE, INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM.
ST AGATHA CATHOLIC CHURCH
$7,000ENHANCING RESILIENCE, INNOVATION & SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATION OF THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM GRANT
