Grant Information for the Service Club of Chicago

Philanthropic Grant Application Guidelines

Applications for Service Club of Chicago Grant Awards are accepted no earlier than January 1 and postmarked no later than January 15 of each year.

NOTE: Applications for grant awards shall be limited to non-recurring expenses not otherwise covered in the agency's normal operating budget. We will not consider requests for financing operating expenses, building funds, salaries, or rent/mortgage payments. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

All applicants must provide documentation of 501(C)(3) tax exempt status, must have been in operation no less than two years, and must provide financial statements as required by the Internal Revenue Service.

The application package must include at least two bids for this request (exceptions may apply). The Service Club of Chicago will disburse grant awards directly to the supplier and not to the agency.

Grant Recipients from the preceding year are not eligible to apply for the current calendar year; however if you were denied in the preceding year you may apply in the current year.

It is our policy to award grants only to philanthropic organizations that serve the greater Chicago area, and can demonstrate evidence of financial soundness and responsibility satisfactory to the Philanthropic Committee of the Service Club of Chicago. Members of the Philanthropic Committee will visit the facilities of first-time applicants and applicants that have not been visited within the past five years.

Please return ONLY the completed application and requested information. Do not include organizational brochures, newspaper articles, etc. Those types of materials may be distributed by your organization during the interview/presentation or on-site visit to your facilities.

Application and Review Schedule (approximate, except for application acceptance dates):

*      Return completed application to Service Club office: January 1 - January 15 (no exceptions)
*      A member of the Philanthropic Committee will call to schedule Interviews and/or on-site visits: End of January
*       Interviews and/or on-site visits: February through Early May
*      Committee Decision: June
*      Awarding of Grants: June- grant recipients will be invited to the award reception

Please send the completed application package with twenty-one collated copies of pages 1, 2, 3 and bids, along with one copy of the remaining documentation to:

The Service Club of Chicago
Attention: Philanthropic Chairman
333 North Michigan Ave., Suite 1325
Chicago, Illinois 60601-3999

This material must be received by us between January 1 and postmarked no later than January 15. Otherwise the application will not be considered.

Should you choose to use overnight mail services, please mark your package "leave without signature." We have no paid staff at the office during the business day to accept packages. There is a mail slot for secure delivery.

Questions may be left at the Service Club voice-mail phone (312) 220-9600, or by e-mail to the chairman of the Philanthropic Committee.
 

 

• Grant Application Forms

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