About Children's Advocacy Centers of Illinois
To support and sustain Illinois' Children Advocacy Centers through leadership in Resource Development, Education and Collaboration.
Focus Areas
Child abuse response and preventionVictim advocacy and servicesForensic interviewingMental health referrals and servicesTraining and technical assistance for multidisciplinary teamsPolicy and legislative advocacy
Funding Style
general/unrestricted supportcapacity buildingproject support
About Children's Advocacy Centers of Illinois
Children's Advocacy Centers of Illinois centers its giving on Illinois Children’s Advocacy Centers, using pass-through funding to support victim services, advocacy, medical and mental health referrals, and the operating needs of local CACs. The largest recent grant on file is $3,255,278 to Chicago Cac in 2025, and Chicago Cac also appears with large awards in 2023 and 2024, showing sustained support over multiple years. Other large recipients include Larabida Cac, Lake County Child Adv Center, and Will County Cac, each receiving substantial grants tied to the same statewide service network. The pattern points to a funder that is closely tied to the infrastructure of child advocacy work rather than a broad, open-ended grantmaker. Its stated mission is to support and sustain Illinois' Children Advocacy Centers through leadership in resource development, education, and collaboration. The grants are framed around child abuse response and prevention, victim advocacy and services, forensic interviewing, mental health referrals and services, training and technical assistance for multidisciplinary teams, and policy and legislative advocacy. Grant records also show awards to centers and county-based programs across Illinois, with several recipients appearing repeatedly across different years.
What Children's Advocacy Centers of Illinois Funds
A core part of the foundation’s grantmaking supports victim services and advocacy. In 2025, it awarded $816,310 to Larabida Cac and $757,791 to Lake County Child Adv Center, both described as being to assist with goals tied to the statewide CAC network. The funder also supports operational and programmatic work at local centers, as seen in grants to Will County Cac and N&nw Cook County. Another clear theme is capacity for child abuse response and multidisciplinary services. Grants such as $538,408 to All Our Children's Cac, $534,483 to Kane County Cac, and $426,915 to Macon County Cac indicate support for local center operations and service delivery. The active program descriptions also point to forensic interviewing, mental health services, and multidisciplinary team support as recurring functions within the funding structure.
How Children's Advocacy Centers of Illinois Gives
The typical grant size is substantial: p25 is $91,876, median $204,087, and p75 $352,488. Recent awards show a wide spread around that median, with several grants in the hundreds of thousands and some above $1 million. The grant history also shows repetition across years, including Chicago Cac, Will County Cac, Larabida Cac, All Our Children's Cac, Madison County Cac, Braveheart Cac, and N&nw Cook County. That pattern suggests ongoing support rather than one-off awards. The funder operates as a pass-through entity for DCFS and VOCA funds, and the active programs show both statewide pass-through grants and direct donation/corporate support channels. Unsolicited applications are accepted for corporate sponsorship and general donations, but not for the pass-through grant programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$18M
Total Assets
$2.8M
Total Revenue
$20.3M
Total Expenses
$20.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $92K and $352K, with a median of $204K.
25th Percentile
$92K
Median
$204K
75th Percentile
$352K
Geographic Reach
Leadership
TONY KOLBECK
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