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Find similar grantsPolk Bros Foundation is sponsored by Polk Bros Foundation. Improves the quality of life for Chicago residents by partnering with local nonprofit organizations to reduce poverty and provide access to quality education and preventive health care.
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Polk Bros. Foundation Chicago Youth Arts Grants is a grant from the Polk Bros. Foundation supporting community-driven efforts in Chicago through a series of three Requests for Proposals totaling $3 million in grantmaking. Each RFP awards $1 million in one-year grants aligned with one of three foundation goals: Closing the Life Expectancy Gap (overdose prevention), Building Community Wealth Across Generations (shared ownership strategies), and Fostering a Participatory, Multiracial Democracy (next generation civic engagement). These grants are part of the foundation's transition toward new grantmaking strategies launching in fall 2026, with RFPs released on a staggered schedule through early May 2026.
Polk Bros. Foundation Grants is a grant from Polk Bros. Foundation that funds Chicago-area nonprofits working to advance three core goals: closing the life expectancy gap, building community wealth across generations, and fostering a participatory multiracial democracy. The foundation has released three Requests for Proposals totaling $3 million in one-year grants as part of its transition to new grantmaking strategies, with each RFP awarding $1 million. Grants range from $25,000 to $100,000. Eligible applicants are nonprofits with strong community ties and proven impact in the Chicago area.