The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation is inviting applicants to apply for its grant program to support organizations with the strength and commitment to address persistent problems of urban Chicago resulting from poverty, violence, ignorance, and despair.
Donor Name: Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
State: Illinois
City: Chicago
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/01/2022
Details:
The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation supports organizations with the strength and commitment to address persistent problems of urban Chicago resulting from poverty, violence, ignorance, and despair. They seek to build the capacity of individuals and the systems that serve them. Their vision is a Chicago that offers education, prosperity and hope for all. The Foundation focuses on programs that improve conditions for low-income, underserved communities in Chicago, and are especially interested in efforts that will foster learning and innovation.
Program Areas
They award grants in three program areas: Education, Employment, and Health.
- Education: They are committed to increasing the academic achievement of low-income students in historically disinvested Chicago public schools. They support this goal through work that strengthens the preparation and development of principals to lead high-performing schools, the development of teacher leaders to support professional learning in schools, and programs that provide rigorous academic enrichment opportunities for students.
- Employment: Their Employment Program addresses their commitment to helping families and individuals move out of poverty. They support comprehensive job training programs that help low-income individuals improve their ability to compete for living-wage jobs and careers.
- Health: The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation understands that effective primary care is essential to improving patient outcomes. The Foundation’s Health Program is committed to increasing access to high quality primary care and reducing health care disparities for Chicago’s low-income residents.
Priorities Projects
- Programs with a demonstrated record of high quality, effective services
- Efforts to improve the quality and effectiveness of programs and services (these might include program design, evaluation or staff development efforts, among others)
- The development of innovative approaches that will contribute valuable examples, information, and knowledge to others working in the field
- The Foundation also considers policy advocacy efforts that help ensure low-income communities and individuals in Chicago are treated fairly and have access to the services they need and deserve.
Eligibility Criteria
- They make grants only to tax-exempt organizations and rarely fund organizations outside Chicago.
For more information, visit Lloyd A. Fry Foundation.