Open — 2026 Community Project Grants competition; applications accepted July 1 through October 31, 2026.
Illinois — MacMurray Foundation 2026 Community Project Grants (Up to $5,000)
FundingUp to $5,000 per individual 2026 MacMurray Foundation Community Project Grant for qualifying not-for-profit community-benefit projects.
DeadlineOctober 31, 2026. No exact closing hour or time zone is published in the controlling MacMurray Foundation 2026 guidance.
Last verified2026-10-25
Required next actionReview the MacMurray Foundation and Alumni Association 2026 Grants Information and Application instructions and prepare a nonprofit community-benefit project plan, measurable local benefit and budget requesting no more than $5,000. Sign in or register at the linked official grantinterface.com portal; identify the Community Project Grants track and provide all required organizational documentation. Apply by October 31, 2026 and verify any applicant geography or additional requirements listed inside the portal.
Broad Eligibility
Not-for-profit organizations seeking to create or improve a project beneficial to a community. The funder is based in Jacksonville, Illinois; the 2026 public program notice does not specify an exclusive county or state eligibility restriction.
Atlas Analysis
Verified October 25, 2026 against the official MacMurray Foundation 2026 grants application page and June 27, 2026 competition announcement. Maximum applicant Community Project Grant $5,000, for nonprofit organizations creating or improving community-benefit projects. Deadline Oct31, 2026, hour unspecified; online grantinterface.com applicant account required. No universal cost share, reimbursement requirement, or geographic eligibility restriction stated in public guidance. Distinct from Educational Grants category within the same funding year. Direct nonprofit grant, not procurement.
MacMurray Foundation and Alumni Association 2026 Community Project Grants offer competitive philanthropic financial assistance to nonprofit organizations proposing to create or improve a project benefiting their communities. This is a distinct 2026 track from the foundation’s Educational Grants.
Individual grant maximum: $5,000 per Community Project Grant. The foundation states that its overall program budget is limited, and the grant competition is selective. It does not identify a fixed applicant cost-sharing percentage, universal reimbursement policy, or a separately published minimum request.
Eligible applicants: not-for-profit organizations developing or improving a community-benefit project. The funder’s announcement emphasizes innovative and meaningful local community impact. Although the foundation is headquartered in Jacksonville, Illinois, the public instructions do not state a binding restriction to a particular county or Illinois residency; applicants should verify any unpublished geography or organization requirements in the application portal.
Application requirements: submit through the MacMurray Foundation’s official Grant Application portal. New applicants must register; existing organizations should reuse their account. Prepare a project description, community need and benefits, planned activities, budget request up to $5,000 and supporting information requested by the live application form.
Deadline: October 31, 2026. Applications opened July 1. No controlling closing hour or time zone is provided on the publicly available 2026 grant information page. The separate Educational Grants category has the same cycle dates but different applicant and project eligibility.
Source verificationReferenced source · macalumfoundation.orgAtlas last verified this record 2026-10-25. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
