Critical Needs Grants

Equitable Well-Being and Food Access Fund is sponsored by Battle Creek Community Foundation. This fund helps ensure that all greater Battle Creek area residents have access to social drivers of equitable well-being, including food, hygiene, clothing, and personal or family care necessities. It supports vulnerable community members through grantmaking and public advocacy.

Rare Belonging® Grant Program is sponsored by Alexion Charitable Foundation. The Alexion Charitable Foundation's Rare Belonging® grant program supports programs and services that benefit individuals, caregivers, and families impacted by rare diseases, aligning with its mission to address health disparities within and among the rare disease community. Priorities include science-driven solutions, technology and innovation, patient supports, and research & policy focused on diagnostic pathways and systems improvements. The program specifically seeks to advance emotional well-being and educational opportunities, and provide relief for critical needs, especially for those living with or affected by a rare disease.

Grants to Illinois Nonprofits to Address the Basic Needs of Underserved Populations is sponsored by Various foundations (identified through GrantWatch, but funder name is generic). Funding for Illinois nonprofit organizations to address the basic needs of underserved populations in eligible locations. The purpose is to provide services to communities with acute problems or to solve critical needs.