The Lumpkin Family Foundation’s Land, Health, Community-Chicago (LHC-C) 2026 grant cycle is open for Chicago-area nonprofit and fiscally sponsored organizations working on youth wellness, nature-based activity, healthy food access, nutrition, local food systems, community-led food justice, and related community well-being.
Letters of Inquiry are accepted August 17 through September 18, 2026. The Foundation’s current program page does not publish an exact LOI submission time, so applicants should not assume one. Organizations invited forward are notified October 5, with full applications and renewal post-grant reports due October 30. Grants are scheduled to be awarded November 26.
Eligible applicants must be 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charities or fiscally sponsored projects, operate within the City of Chicago or Chicago’s South and West suburbs, and demonstrate strong community-based leadership and demand for programming. Funding priorities include opportunities for children in and out of school to connect with nature and physical activity, healthy and local food systems, fresh-food and nutrition programming, and multigenerational nature-based well-being.
The Foundation does not set a formal request ceiling. Typical awards range from $10,000 to $30,000. Both general operating and project-based funding are available; general operating support is typically reserved for well-aligned organizations with operating budgets of $1 million or less, while larger organizations are encouraged to request project support. Grants are typically for one year.
Atlas assessment: Opportunity Score 78/100. N9+ Fit Score 0/100. This program is focused on community health through food, nature, youth wellness, mental wellness and community-led programming, not remote physical-examination technology, so N9+ should not be forced into the opportunity. Dr. Miltie, LLC is not a direct eligible applicant under the nonprofit/fiscal-sponsorship requirement.
Controlling source: Lumpkin Family Foundation Land, Health, Community-Chicago program page.