77 Ill. Adm. Code 2030.100
Recipient Eligibility
Section 2030
Section 2030.100 Recipient
Eligibility
a) Grant-in-aid awards are made to public or private nonprofit
organizations, institutions, units of state or local government, and other
legal entities. Nonprofit organizations are defined as organizations that are
corporations or associations no part of whose net earnings may lawfully inure
to the benefit of any private share holder or individual.
b) Proof of nonprofit status must be submitted with the
application for funding or, if previously filed with the Department, the
applicant must state where and when the proof was submitted. Any of the
following is acceptable evidence of nonprofit status:
1) A reference to the applicant organization's listing in the
Internal Revenue Service's most recent list of tax-exempt organizations
described in the Internal Revenue Code, Title 26 U.S.C.A. 501(c)(3),
hereinafter referred to as IRS 501(c)(3).
2) A copy of a currently valid Internal Revenue Service tax
exemption letter.
3) A statement from the Illinois Department of Revenue or the
Illinois Attorney General certifying that the applicant organization has a
current nonprofit status.
4) A certified copy of the organization's certification of
incorporation filed with the Illinois Secretary of State that clearly
establishes nonprofit status, and a copy of the annual report required by the
Secretary of State for the current year.
5) Any of the above for a parent organization and a statement
signed by the parent organization that the applicant organization is a local
nonprofit affiliate.
c) Awards other than grant-in-aid shall be made to recipients as
appropriate to the purpose of the award.
d) For-profit recipients must provide a certified copy of the
organization's certificate of incorporation or other appropriate and necessary
authorization to do business in the State filed with the Illinois Secretary of
State and a copy of the annual report required by the Secretary of State for
the current year.