Colonel Stanley R. McNeil Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Colonel Stanley R. McNeil Foundation supports arts, culture, humanities, education, health and human services in the Chicago metropolitan area.
IP TAKE: Contact this funder for programs that address Chicago-area children or start-up needs for a new art program.
PROFILE: Established in 1993, the Colonel Stanley R. McNeil Foundation is a private foundation in Illinois. McNeil was an army colonel, alumnus of the Northwestern University School of Commerce and director of the bond house A.C. Allyn and Co. He passed away in 1986 at the age of 93. He and his wife, Merna McNeil, created this foundation as a perpetual charitable grantmaking trust. During their lifetimes, the couple was very involved with their local community and church, and Colonel McNeil served on several charitable boards. Managed by Bank of America’s Illinois office, the foundation’s grantmaking supports the arts, culture, humanities, education, health and human services.
This funder aims to support underserved populations in the Chicago area, and while the founding couple did not have children of their own, they were active in many children’s organizations during their lives, including the now-defunct Lake Bluff Children’s Home. Their foundation continues this support of children’s organizations; some recent grantees include the Children’s Home and Aid Society of Illinois, the Erie Family Health Center, the Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center and Illinois Action for Children. In addition to children’s causes, the foundation has demonstrated interest in health and start-up initiatives in the areas of arts, culture and human services. Past local grantees include City Year Chicago, the Museum of Science and Industry, Casa of Cook County and Girls in the Game.
Foundation grants often range between $5,000 and $25,000. Grantmaking focuses on Chicago and the Greater Chicago area. The foundation strongly encourages grant requests that include naming opportunities for the donors. It considers multi-year grant requests and provides general operating support for groups that have budgets less than $1 million. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits with deadlines on February 1 and June 1 of each year. Applicants can expect to hear back with a funding decision by June 30 or November 30. Grantseekers must use the Bank of America online system to apply for a grant. Because of limited resources, nonprofits may only submit an application to one of the following foundations in a calendar year: Alfred Bersted Foundation, Grace Bersted Foundation, Henrietta Lange Burke Fund, Carl R. Hendrickson Family Foundation and the Colonel R. Stanley McNeil Foundation. Direct general questions to the staff at ilgrantmaking@ustrust.com or 312-828-2055.
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