$3.8M In Grants Awarded To Nonprofits In DuPage County

WHEATON, IL — DuPage Foundation recently teamed up with DuPage County Board to award more than $3.8 million in Transformational grants to nonprofits that provide social services throughout the county.

The grants come via the DuPage Community Transformation Partnership (DCTP), which was founded in January to aid local nonprofits. Below is a list of the selected nonprofits and the grant amount received by each, according to a news release:

• Access Community Health Network: $300,000
• B.R. Ryall YMCA: $253,000
• Bridge Communities, Inc.: $200,400
• Glen Ellyn Children's Resource Center: $100,000
• Healthcare Alternative Systems, Inc.: $350,000
• KidsMatter: $200,000
• Mercy Housing Lakefront: $82,710
• Northeast DuPage Family and Youth Services: $500,000
• Ray Graham Association: $86,940
• SamaraCare: $302,704
• Senior Home Sharing, Inc.: $100,000
• Teen Parent Connection: $257,500
• The Community House: $250,000
• Tri-Town YMCA: $335,000
• Wayne Township Pantry & Senior Services, NFP: $25,500
• West Suburban Community Pantry: $235,620
• World Relief Chicagoland: $270,000

DCTP aims to foster initiatives that work toward providing mental health care, housing stability, food security and other services to residents in need, especially in the wake of the impact of coronavirus.

“The DuPage County Board and I welcomed the opportunity to announce these grants at our regular County Board meeting to underscore our commitment to creating long-term impact, helping our residents struggling in the aftermath of the pandemic, "DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin said in a statement.

He added, "These grants are aimed at programs which provide measurable solutions that lift people up, paving a path to stability and changing lives."

“DuPage Foundation is pleased to work with the DuPage County Board to use our understanding of County needs and our experience working with the local not-for-profit organizations to effect lasting transformational change for residents who have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic," DuPage Foundation President and CEO Dave McGowan.

McGowan continued, "We’re pleased that these grants lay the groundwork to reshape how we deliver critical services to those most in need in our community."

The grant program was established in January via funds awarded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to DuPage Foundation. This fund plans to disburse $10 million in grants to aid community nonprofits amid the pandemic through 2026.

This most recent round of grant awards comes after $1 million was granted to 16 local nonprofits in June.

DCTP plans to award another round of grants in 2024.