Fox Valley United Way is committed to ensuring that all families in our communities have equitable access to opportunities and resources supporting positive health, education, and financial outcomes. We mobilize the collective power of community resources to advance lasting solutions and measurable change, partner with local organizations to build a strong and vibrant community, and invest in essential programs that support school readiness, healthy lifestyles and positive financial outcomes.
Fox Valley United Way’s recent grantmaking shows a strong pattern of funding local service providers in Aurora and nearby communities, with repeated support for basic needs, health, and child development. In 2025, the foundation awarded $13,077 to The Neighbor Project for program support and $12,374 to Public Action to Deliver Shelter for program support, alongside $11,795 to Marie Wilkinson Child Develp Center. Earlier grants also went to Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry, Vna Health Care, Mutual Ground, and World Relief, indicating a mix of emergency assistance and ongoing program support. The grant list includes both COVID relief and general operating-style support for organizations serving families in the Fox Valley area. Its active grant programs emphasize school readiness, healthy community, financial security, and community resiliency, with a stated focus on residents of Kane and Kendall Counties, Illinois. The funding profile is centered on nonprofit programs rather than individuals, and the foundation also uses scholarship support tied to early childhood education through Waubonsee Community College. Across the record, the giving pattern is locally oriented and tied to community impact pillars rather than a broad regional or national portfolio.
Fox Valley United Way supports a set of closely related cause areas tied to family stability. In basic needs and housing-related services, it gave $13,444 to Public Action to Deliver Shelter for program support and $8,571 to Casa Kane County for program support. In health, the foundation awarded $9,227 to Vna Health Care and $7,409 to Tri City Health Partnership, both for program support. Early childhood and youth development also appear in the record: the foundation gave $11,795 to Marie Wilkinson Child Develp Center for program support and $10,000 to Making Kane Co Fit for Kids for youth program support. Literacy and early learning show up in its scholarship work through Waubonsee Community College, which is tied to early childhood education and workforce development.
Typical grant size sits in a narrow band: the 25th percentile is $7,154, the median is $8,954, and the 75th percentile is $10,114. Recent awards cluster around program support rather than large, infrequent outliers. Several organizations appear in both 2023 and 2025, including Public Action to Deliver Shelter, Vna Health Care, Mutual Ground, and World Relief, which suggests recurring support rather than one-time grants. The foundation gives locally and awards funding through competitive community grantmaking and partner-agency grantmaking. Its listed grant programs also accept unsolicited applications.
$5K
$887K
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Most grants fall between $7K and $10K, with a median of $9K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$9K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Fox Valley United Way gives entirely within the United States, and all grants in the provided recent list go to Illinois recipients. Aurora appears repeatedly, including grants to The Neighbor Project, Public Action to Deliver Shelter, Marie Wilkinson Child Develp Center, and Vna Health Care. Other Illinois cities in the grant list include Yorkville, St Charles, Geneva, Elgin, and Naperville. The foundation’s active grant programs focus on Kane County and Kendall County, with the Fox Valley/Aurora area repeatedly named in its service area.
The foundation funds early childhood education and school readiness, health, financial stability, basic human needs assistance, and community resiliency. Its grant programs also reference youth opportunity and community capacity building, with a strong emphasis on local nonprofit programs serving families in Kane and Kendall Counties.
No. The foundation is listed as not funding individuals, and its recent grants and active programs center on nonprofit organizations and community programs instead.
Recent grant sizes are fairly concentrated: the 25th percentile is $7,154, the median is $8,954, and the 75th percentile is $10,114. That places most awards in a relatively tight range around nine thousand dollars.
Its giving is local and concentrated in Illinois. The grant programs name Kane County, Kendall County, and the Fox Valley/Aurora area, and the recent grants list shows Illinois recipients in Aurora, Yorkville, St Charles, Geneva, Elgin, and Naperville.
The foundation has a scholarship through Waubonsee Community College for students pursuing an Early Childhood Education degree. It is tied to addressing the teacher shortage in early childhood and is available to students in the Fox Valley United Way service area.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Fox Valley United Way that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Not publicly detailed on scraped pages. Implied eligibility: nonprofit organizations or programs operating in Fox Valley (Kane and Kendall Counties) whose services align with United Way's impact pillars.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARIE WILKINSON CHILD DEVELP CENTER | AURORA, IL | $5,250 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| THE NEIGHBOR PROJECT | AURORA, IL | $13,077 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PUBLIC ACTION TO DELIVER SHELTER | AURORA, IL | $12,374 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MARIE WILKINSON CHILD DEVELP CENTER | AURORA, IL | $11,795 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| VNA HEALTH CARE | AURORA, IL | $9,227 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MUTUAL GROUND | AURORA, IL | $9,205 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| KENDALL COUNTY COMM FOOD PANTRY | YORKVILLE, IL | $9,045 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WORLD RELIEF | AURORA, IL | $8,909 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN OF UNITY | AURORA, IL | $7,955 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| TRI CITY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP | ST CHARLES, IL | $7,409 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF ELGIN | ELGIN, IL | $7,205 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LOAVES & FISHES | NAPERVILLE, IL | $6,318 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| TRICITY FAMILY SERVICES | GENEVA, IL | $5,318 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MARIE WILKINSON FOOD PANTRY | AURORA, IL | $20,000 | 2023 | COVID RELIEF |
| PUBLIC ACTION TO DELIVER SHELTER | AURORA, IL | $13,444 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PUBLIC ACTION TO DELIVER SHELTER | AURORA, IL | $13,340 | 2023 | COVID RELIEF |
| MARIE WILKINSON FOOD PANTRY | AURORA, IL | $11,727 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MARIE WILKINSON CHILD DEVELP CENTER | AURORA, IL | $10,455 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MAKING KANE CO FIT FOR KIDS | AURORA, IL | $10,000 | 2023 | YOUTH PROG SUPPORT |
| WORLD RELIEF | AURORA, IL | $9,545 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| VNA HEALTH CARE | AURORA, IL | $9,318 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| VNA HEALTH CARE | AURORA, IL | $9,136 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| RUSH COPLEY FOUNDATION | AURORA, IL | $9,000 | 2023 | COVID RELIEF |
| MUTUAL GROUND | AURORA, IL | $8,909 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LAZARUS HOUSE | ST CHARLES, IL | $8,820 | 2023 | COVID RELIEF |
| CASA KANE COUNTY | GENEVA, IL | $8,571 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MUTUAL GROUND | AURORA, IL | $8,182 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LAZARUS HOUSE | ST CHARLES, IL | $7,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| TRICITY FAMILY SERVICES | GENEVA, IL | $7,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY FDN FOR THE FOX RIVER VAL | AURORA, IL | $5,910 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PUBLIC ACTION TO DELIVER SHELTER | AURORA, IL | $5,909 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| TRICITY FAMILY SERVICES | GENEVA, IL | $5,455 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| KENDALL COUNTY COMM FOOD PANTRY | YORKVILLE, IL | $5,455 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
MARIE WILKINSON CHILD DEVELP CENTER
$5,250PROGRAM SUPPORT
MARIE WILKINSON CHILD DEVELP CENTER
$11,795PROGRAM SUPPORT
PROGRAM SUPPORT
KENDALL COUNTY COMM FOOD PANTRY
$9,045PROGRAM SUPPORT
AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN OF UNITY
$7,955PROGRAM SUPPORT
MARIE WILKINSON CHILD DEVELP CENTER
$10,455PROGRAM SUPPORT
MAKING KANE CO FIT FOR KIDS
$10,000YOUTH PROG SUPPORT
RUSH COPLEY FOUNDATION
$9,000COVID RELIEF
KENDALL COUNTY COMM FOOD PANTRY
$5,455PROGRAM SUPPORT
