2026 Hellenic Foundation Grant Application
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Welcome to the Hellenic Foundation Grant Award Application for 2026. 

Applications will be accepted on or before July 1, 2026. School applications must be submitted no later than May 1, 2026 to be considered for Early Decision.

 

Please review the list required items on the checklist below.

CHECKLIST:

  • Fully-completed Hellenic Foundation Grant Application

  • Certified/Signed Release of Information & Agreement (Section IV)

  • A copy of the Organization's most recent Form 980, 990EZ, 990-P (Return of Organization Exempt from Federal Income Tax) (See Section III.C.)

  • A copy of the Organization's IRS § 501(c)(3) determination letter of evidence of an affiliation with a § 501(c)(3) organization* (See Section III.C.)

    • Organizations within a church, which is directly affiliated with a hierarchal church, are not required to submit a determination letter of evidence of the affiliation.

  • A copy of your Organization's annual financial reports, including the annual audit/audited financial statements, if such audit(s) exist. Upon review, additional financial documentation may be required (See Section III.C.)

  • A Project/Program Abstract, which includes: 1) Statement of Need; 2) Program/Project Description; 3) Goals & Objectives; 4) Timeline; 6) Budget; 7) Evaluations; 8) Staff and Organizational Information; and 9) an Appendix. (See Section III. B. of this Grant Application)

OUR MISSION

The Hellenic Foundation’s mission is to fund the development and support of programs and projects benefiting the Greek American and Orthodox Christian Community in the Chicagoland area.

Grant Applicant Guidelines

  1. To be considered, Grant Applications must be submitted on the Foundation’s Online application form: www.hellenicfoundation.org/grants

  2. School Grant applications must be submitted on or before May 1 in order to be considered for early determination.

  3. All Grant applications must be submitted on or before July 1 of the Grant Program’s calendar year.

  4. Only applications from non-profit organizations, currently recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt and in accordance with the provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1969, will receive grant award consideration.

  5. Programs and projects must be in keeping with the historic focus of the Hellenic Foundation and the scope of its Mission Statement.

  6. The Hellenic Foundation does not make direct grants or scholarships to individuals.

  7. The Hellenic Foundation may consider supporting scholarship programs up to, but not exceeding, 30% of the scholarship program. Recipients of Hellenic Foundation funded scholarships must demonstrate financial need and reside in the Chicagoland area.

  8. The Hellenic Foundation will not consider a grant request for a “pass through’ to a third party, or another program or project.

  9. In general, the Hellenic Foundation does not fund grant requests for capital improvements.

  10. The Hellenic Foundation will not consider solicitation from annual contribution drives.

  11. The Hellenic Foundation’s Grant Program does not provide for emergency discretionary funding.

  12. Approval of a portion of a grant request does not obligate the Hellenic Foundation to further support that project.

  13. Grants are approved only by specific Foundation Board action, and are effective only after a conditioned grant contract has been fully executed with the signatures of the duly elected and authorized Grantor and Grantee Officers.

  14. The Foundation does not grant funds to pay completed projects, to pay existing debts or deficit funding, to pay for political expenditures or lobbying activities.

  15. All funds distributed by the Foundation must be used for the project designated in the application and the grant contract, and any funds not used for the designated project or consistent with the submitted Abstract and Budget must be returned to the Foundation.

  16. Funding not used for the specific project within 12 months following the Grant Award will expire as of December 31 of that year.

  17. With the exception of school grant applications submitted by May 1 for early consideration, all grant applications will be considered annually at Board of Directors meeting held in the fall of the year. To be considered at that meeting, an application must be received by July 1, including school applications submitted after May 1.

  18. All grants are made at the discretion of the Hellenic Foundation. Qualification under the Foundation’s Grant Policies and Guidelines does not entitle an organization to receive a grant. The Hellenic Foundation reserves the right to decline to make any grant requested.

  19. Upon accepting this grant, the grant recipient agrees to be featured in a video production with the Hellenic Foundation for the purpose of, but not limited to, promotion, documentation, programming, and broadcasting the program funded and its impact on the Greek and Orthodox community in the Chicagoland area. Production should not exceed one calendar day; however, in the event it does, permissions will be expressed.

For complete Grant Policies and Guidelines click here.