DuPage Foundation is DuPage County's champion for philanthropy. We bring together people, knowledge, and resources to address the community's greatest challenges and opportunities through collective impact, fostering philanthropy, connecting donors to area needs, and building community partnerships to raise the quality of life throughout DuPage County and beyond.
The Dupage Community Foundation’s recent giving shows a community foundation acting as a local grantmaker across health, housing, education, and arts, with several large awards in DuPage County and beyond. In 2024, its largest grant in the list went to People’s Resource Center in Wheaton for food, nutrition, and clothing, signaling a strong emphasis on basic needs alongside broader community support. Other major awards included repeated support for DuPage-area mental health services, housing and shelter, and refugee and immigrant services. The foundation also made substantial grants to arts institutions and youth-serving organizations, reflecting a multi-issue portfolio rather than a single-program focus. Its grant list includes both county-based nonprofits and a few organizations outside the county, including Chicago-based grantees and Donorstrust in Alexandria, Virginia. Within DuPage County, recipients such as Northeast DuPage Family and Youth Services, Teen Parent Connection, and Bridge Communities appear in the recent-gifts record, showing investment in organizations that serve residents across different stages of life. The foundation’s portfolio also includes named grant programs for scholarships, early childhood education, capacity building, community transformation, arts, and unity.
Health and human services make up a clear part of the foundation’s recent work. It awarded $700,000 to Chicago Abortion Fund for health services and $403,600 to Midwest Access Project for health services, alongside additional grants to Healthcare Alternative Systems Inc for mental health. Housing and shelter is another recurring area: Catholic Charities Diocese of Joliet received $260,200 for housing and shelter, and Dupagepads received $202,487 for the same purpose. The foundation also supports refugee and immigrant services. World Relief Chicagoland in Carol Stream received $271,883 for refugee and immigrant services. In youth development, Gyrls in the Hood Foundation in Chicago received $308,400. Arts and culture appear through grants to Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which received two 2024 awards of $256,000 and $252,000.
Typical awards cluster in the middle five figures: the p25 is $10,000, the median is $21,150, and the p75 is $60,000. That spread points to a structure that mixes many smaller awards with a smaller number of large grants. Recent grants also show recurring support to some recipients across the year, including multiple awards to the same organizations. The foundation is a mixed community foundation and does not fund individuals. It also makes no program-related investments. Several of its active grant programs accept unsolicited applications, while scholarship funds are routed through school guidance offices rather than open applications.
Financiamiento actual y próximo de Dupage Community Foundation al que tu organización sin fines de lucro podría postularse.
¿Quién puede postularse? 501(c)(3) public charities primarily serving DuPage County residents that received a Community Impact or Arts DuPage grant within the last three years.
Fecha límite: Applications due Friday, August 7, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.
$25.8M
$147.7M
$23.3M
$17.4M
Most grants fall between $10K and $60K, with a median of $21K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$21K
75th Percentile
$60K
About 85% of grants go to recipients in IL.
MICHAEL SITRICK
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Grantmaking is overwhelmingly local. 85% of grants go to recipients in Illinois, and the recent-grants list is entirely U.S.-based. DuPage County cities appear often, including Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Naperville, Villa Park, Hinsdale, Addison, Woodridge, and Carol Stream. Chicago is another frequent recipient city, with grants to organizations there across health, youth, and arts. Outside Illinois, one recent grant went to Donorstrust in Alexandria, Virginia, but the broader pattern remains centered on DuPage County and nearby Illinois communities.
Its active programs cover scholarships, early childhood education, nonprofit capacity building, social services, arts and culture, community unity, and county-based quality-of-life work. Recent grants also show health services, mental health, housing and shelter, refugee and immigrant services, food and nutrition, youth development, and animal-related programs.
Yes, several active programs do, including Bright & Early DuPage Grants, Capacity Building Grants, the DuPage Community Transformation Partnership, JCS Arts, Health & Education, the Community Impact Grant Program, the MLK Unity Fund, and Arts DuPage. Scholarship funds are handled through school guidance offices instead of direct applications.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is centered in the middle range: p25 is $10,000, median grant size is $21,150, and p75 is $60,000. Recent awards also include much larger outliers, including seven-figure grants and several six-figure awards.
Very local. The foundation’s geographic scope of giving is local, 85% of grants go to recipients in Illinois, and the recent-grants list is entirely U.S.-based. DuPage County cities such as Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Naperville, Addison, Woodridge, and Carol Stream appear repeatedly.
Yes. Several organizations appear more than once in the 2024 recent-grants list, including Northeast DuPage Family and Youth Services, Teen Parent Connection, Samaracare, World Relief Chicagoland, Tri-town YMCA, Healthcare Alternative Systems Inc, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Swifty Foundation.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
¿Quién puede postularse? 501(c)(3) public charities that primarily serve DuPage County residents, or provide services in DuPage County, or have demonstrated DuPage-focused programming; seed grants available to organizations with 501(c)(3) status for less than three years with 1:1 match.
Fecha límite: Spring 2026 deadline: March 6, 2026 for health and human services. Fall 2026 deadline: September 4, 2026 for youth education, workforce development, environment, and animal welfare.
¿Quién puede postularse? Grants are awarded through the Community Impact grant program to nonprofit organizations primarily serving DuPage County residents in health, human services, and education, with a focus on organizations prioritizing BIPOC communities.
Fecha límite: Uses the Community Impact spring and fall deadlines.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEOPLE'S RESOURCE CENTER | WHEATON, IL | $1,373,600 | 2024 | FOOD, NUTRITION, CLOTHING |
| DONORSTRUST | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $1,244,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT |
| SWIFTY FOUNDATION | WOODRIDGE, IL | $700,500 | 2024 | FRAGILE HEALTH |
| CHICAGO ABORTION FUND | CHICAGO, IL | $700,000 | 2024 | HEALTH SERVICES |
| MIDWEST ACCESS PROJECT | BERWYN, IL | $403,600 | 2024 | HEALTH SERVICES |
| NORTHEAST DUPAGE FAMILY AND YOUTH SERVICES | ADDISON, IL | $389,106 | 2024 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| NORTHEAST DUPAGE FAMILY AND YOUTH SERVICES | ADDISON, IL | $384,394 | 2024 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| GYRLS IN THE HOOD FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $308,400 | 2024 | YOUTH DEVELOPMENT |
| HEALTHCARE ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS INC | CHICAGO, IL | $278,000 | 2024 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| WORLD RELIEF CHICAGOLAND | CAROL STREAM, IL | $271,883 | 2024 | REFUGEE/IMMIGRANT SERVICES |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF JOLIET | CREST HILL, IL | $260,200 | 2024 | HOUSING, SHELTER |
| CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | CHICAGO, IL | $256,000 | 2024 | ARTS, CULTURE |
| CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | CHICAGO, IL | $252,000 | 2024 | ARTS, CULTURE |
| EVERYMOM | CHICAGO, IL | $250,000 | 2024 | HEALTH SERVICES |
| SAMARACARE | NAPERVILLE, IL | $246,770 | 2024 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| TEEN PARENT CONNECTION | GLEN ELLYN, IL | $235,150 | 2024 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| TEEN PARENT CONNECTION | GLEN ELLYN, IL | $233,550 | 2024 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| NAPERVILLE PARK DISTRICT | NAPERVILLE, IL | $220,000 | 2024 | RECREATION |
| SAMARACARE | NAPERVILLE, IL | $215,934 | 2024 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| TRI-TOWN YMCA | VILLA PARK, IL | $204,475 | 2024 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| DUPAGEPADS | WHEATON, IL | $202,487 | 2024 | HOUSING, SHELTER |
| SWIFTY FOUNDATION | WOODRIDGE, IL | $200,500 | 2024 | FRAGILE HEALTH |
| HEALTHCARE ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS INC | CHICAGO, IL | $200,250 | 2024 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| THE COMMUNITY HOUSE | HINSDALE, IL | $200,100 | 2024 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| BRIDGE COMMUNITIES INC | GLEN ELLYN, IL | $199,800 | 2024 | HOUSING, SHELTER |
| WEST SUBURBAN COMMUNITY PANTRY | WOODRIDGE, IL | $190,960 | 2024 | FOOD, NUTRITION, CLOTHING |
| METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES DUPAGE | WHEATON, IL | $185,990 | 2024 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| WORLD RELIEF CHICAGOLAND | CAROL STREAM, IL | $181,217 | 2024 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| TRI-TOWN YMCA | VILLA PARK, IL | $180,525 | 2024 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF DUPAGE COUNTY | WHEATON, IL | $180,400 | 2024 | ANIMAL RELATED |
| NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK | GENEVA, IL | $179,700 | 2024 | FOOD, NUTRITION, CLOTHING |
| BRIDGE COMMUNITIES INC | GLEN ELLYN, IL | $175,700 | 2024 | HOUSING, SHELTER |
| YOUTH OUTLOOK | NAPERVILLE, IL | $170,000 | 2024 | YOUTH DEVELOPMENT |
| BR RYALL YMCA | GLEN ELLYN, IL | $164,245 | 2024 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF JOLIET | CREST HILL, IL | $163,700 | 2024 | COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT |
| ACCESS COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK | CHICAGO, IL | $154,315 | 2024 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| SOKANA COLLECTIVE WORLDWIDE | EVANSTON, IL | $153,600 | 2024 | HEALTH SERVICES |
| APIARY FOR PRACTICAL SUPPORT | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2024 | HEALTH SERVICES |
| GYRLS IN THE HOOD FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $150,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL/LITERACY |
| CHICAGO SOUTH SIDE BIRTH CENTER | GLENWOOD, IL | $150,000 | 2024 | HEALTH SERVICES |
| RAINBOW CAFE LGBTQ CENTER | CARBONDALE, IL | $150,000 | 2024 | YOUTH DEVELOPMENT |
| CHICAGO VOLUNTEER DOULAS | CHICAGO, IL | $150,000 | 2024 | HEALTH SERVICES |
| YOUTH OUTLOOK | NAPERVILLE, IL | $150,000 | 2024 | YOUTH DEVELOPMENT |
| CHICAGO VOLUNTEER DOULAS | CHICAGO, IL | $150,000 | 2024 | HEALTH SERVICES |
| FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $150,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL/LITERACY |
| APIARY FOR PRACTICAL SUPPORT | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2024 | HEALTH SERVICES |
| ACCESS COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK | CHICAGO, IL | $145,685 | 2024 | MENTAL HEALTH |
| DUPAGEPADS | WHEATON, IL | $136,597 | 2024 | HOUSING, SHELTER |
| ADOPT PET SHELTER | NAPERVILLE, IL | $135,000 | 2024 | ANIMAL RELATED |
| ADOPT PET SHELTER | NAPERVILLE, IL | $135,000 | 2024 | ANIMAL RELATED |
PEOPLE'S RESOURCE CENTER
$1,373,600FOOD, NUTRITION, CLOTHING
DONORSTRUST
$1,244,000COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT
SWIFTY FOUNDATION
$700,500FRAGILE HEALTH
CHICAGO ABORTION FUND
$700,000HEALTH SERVICES
MIDWEST ACCESS PROJECT
$403,600HEALTH SERVICES
NORTHEAST DUPAGE FAMILY AND YOUTH SERVICES
$389,106MENTAL HEALTH
NORTHEAST DUPAGE FAMILY AND YOUTH SERVICES
MENTAL HEALTH
GYRLS IN THE HOOD FOUNDATION
$308,400YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
HEALTHCARE ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS INC
$278,000MENTAL HEALTH
WORLD RELIEF CHICAGOLAND
$271,883REFUGEE/IMMIGRANT SERVICES
CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF JOLIET
$260,200HOUSING, SHELTER
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$256,000ARTS, CULTURE
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$252,000ARTS, CULTURE
EVERYMOM
$250,000HEALTH SERVICES
SAMARACARE
$246,770MENTAL HEALTH
TEEN PARENT CONNECTION
$235,150MENTAL HEALTH
TEEN PARENT CONNECTION
$233,550MENTAL HEALTH
NAPERVILLE PARK DISTRICT
$220,000RECREATION
SAMARACARE
$215,934MENTAL HEALTH
TRI-TOWN YMCA
$204,475MENTAL HEALTH
DUPAGEPADS
$202,487HOUSING, SHELTER
SWIFTY FOUNDATION
$200,500FRAGILE HEALTH
HEALTHCARE ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS INC
$200,250MENTAL HEALTH
THE COMMUNITY HOUSE
$200,100MENTAL HEALTH
BRIDGE COMMUNITIES INC
$199,800HOUSING, SHELTER
WEST SUBURBAN COMMUNITY PANTRY
$190,960FOOD, NUTRITION, CLOTHING
METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICES DUPAGE
$185,990MENTAL HEALTH
WORLD RELIEF CHICAGOLAND
$181,217MENTAL HEALTH
TRI-TOWN YMCA
$180,525MENTAL HEALTH
FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF DUPAGE COUNTY
$180,400ANIMAL RELATED
NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK
$179,700FOOD, NUTRITION, CLOTHING
BRIDGE COMMUNITIES INC
$175,700HOUSING, SHELTER
YOUTH OUTLOOK
$170,000YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
BR RYALL YMCA
$164,245MENTAL HEALTH
CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF JOLIET
$163,700COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT
ACCESS COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK
$154,315MENTAL HEALTH
SOKANA COLLECTIVE WORLDWIDE
$153,600HEALTH SERVICES
APIARY FOR PRACTICAL SUPPORT
$150,000HEALTH SERVICES
GYRLS IN THE HOOD FOUNDATION
$150,000EDUCATIONAL/LITERACY
CHICAGO SOUTH SIDE BIRTH CENTER
$150,000HEALTH SERVICES
RAINBOW CAFE LGBTQ CENTER
$150,000YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
CHICAGO VOLUNTEER DOULAS
$150,000HEALTH SERVICES
YOUTH OUTLOOK
$150,000YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
CHICAGO VOLUNTEER DOULAS
$150,000HEALTH SERVICES
FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION
$150,000EDUCATIONAL/LITERACY
APIARY FOR PRACTICAL SUPPORT
$150,000HEALTH SERVICES
ACCESS COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK
$145,685MENTAL HEALTH
DUPAGEPADS
$136,597HOUSING, SHELTER
ADOPT PET SHELTER
$135,000ANIMAL RELATED
ADOPT PET SHELTER
$135,000ANIMAL RELATED
