US Bank K-Nation Group Mayor's Office of Faith Engagement
Tools · Tech · Training · Free Access May 14, 2026 Kennedy-King College
K-Nation Group in partnership with the
Mayor's Office of Faith Engagement · led by Dr. Alexis
Chicago, Illinois · May 14, 2026

CHICAGO.
THERE IS MONEY
FOR YOUR
ORGANIZATION.
LET US SHOW YOU
HOW TO GET IT.

Mayor Brandon Johnson has a heart for organizations that are boots on the ground and he has specifically requested that the resources reach those who are doing the work. Fundable Chicago is the answer to that request. Free Access tools, tech, and training for Chicago's faith-led and grassroots nonprofits. You do not just attend. You leave with something real.

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DateWednesday, May 14, 2026
Morning Lab9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Evening Program4:00 PM to 8:35 PM
LocationKennedy-King College, Chicago
CostTools · Tech · Training · Free Access

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Presented in Partnership With Mayor's Office of Faith Engagement K-Nation Group Sponsored By U.S. Bank Featured Speaker Mayor Brandon Johnson Pastor Billy Evans
A Message from the Mayor

Mayor Brandon Johnson fully supports this work and has specifically requested that the tools, funding, and resources reach the faith-led and grassroots organizations doing the work on the ground across Chicago. Fundable Chicago is the answer to that request.

Why This Exists

THE MAYOR ASKED US
TO GET THESE RESOURCES
TO YOU.

Mayor Brandon Johnson has a heart for the organizations that are boots on the ground the faith leaders, the grassroots organizers, the community builders showing up every day without the resources they deserve. He fully supports this work and has specifically requested that the tools, funding, and resources reach those doing the hardest work in Chicago's neighborhoods. Fundable Chicago exists because of that request. A full day of tools, tech, and training so every organization leaves knowing exactly where the money is and how to get it.

"The organizations closest to the community deserve the best tools, the best technology, and the best training. Tonight they get all three. You do not just attend Fundable Chicago. You leave with something real."

Dr. Alexis Maston McClinton · Founder · Fundable Chicago

$1B+

in city, state and federal funds available to Chicago faith-led and grassroots organizations right now

73%

of community and faith-led organizations have never applied for a city or state grant

1 DAY

to get the information, relationships, tools, and access to change that for good

Who This Is For

THIS ROOM WAS
BUILT FOR YOU.

Fundable Chicago is intentionally multicultural. Black, Latino, Asian, Arab, and immigrant-led organizations are not just welcome they are the reason this event exists.

Primary Audience

Faith-Led Organizations

Churches, mosques, temples, and congregations with community programs. At any stage. You do not need a 501c3 to attend. Come as you are.

Primary Audience

Grassroots Organizations

Community groups doing extraordinary work without the structure yet. Bring your mission and your questions. The morning lab was built for you.

Welcome

Nonprofits

Community-serving organizations ready to grow their funding base and build real funder relationships. The access you have been looking for is in this room.

Welcome

South and West Side Leaders

Organizations serving Chicago's most underresourced neighborhoods. The information that has always been kept in certain rooms is now in yours.

The Full Day · May 14

THE MORNING
DOES THE WORK.
THE EVENING
OPENS THE DOORS.

Two rooms from 9am. Eight expert consultants donating their time. Then an evening of learning, doing, and connecting that starts with funders and ends in prayer.

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

THE MORNING LAB

Book your free 30-minute expert coaching session when you register. Show up, do the work, leave more fundable than when you arrived. Laptops ready. Coaches on site. Your personalized AI funding list waiting at check-in.

  • Free Access one-on-one expert coaching by appointment only
  • Open working lab with laptops and portals ready all day
  • GATA registration completed on site with a coach
  • Grant applications started with real-time support
  • Mission, vision, and org documents reviewed
  • Website and digital presence audit
  • Grants and AI session with hands-on setup
  • Your personalized AI funding resource list at check-in
4:00 PM to 9:00 PM

THE EVENING PROGRAM

This is a doing conference. Every session is followed by application. CRA funding taught in plain language. A live AI demo for nonprofits is featured. Three structured networking moments. Mayor Brandon Johnson at 7:00 PM. You do not leave with notes you leave with work done.

  • City and state funding what exists and how to apply
  • CRA and corporate funding panel extended session
  • Use AI to Apply Session 1 open your phone or laptop
  • Mayor Brandon Johnson at 7:00 PM sharp
  • Foundation funding what Chicago foundations are looking for
  • Use AI to Apply Session 2 foundation grants
  • Closing remarks and closing prayer by Louis Wimbley
Morning Lab · Full Schedule

All expert coaching sessions are by appointment only. Register online and receive a Calendly link to book your 30-minute slot and choose your expert. Walk-in coaching is available in the open lab throughout the day with no appointment needed.

Registration and Check-In 9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Check-In · Your AI Funding List · Fundable Passport
Arrive and receive your personalized AI funding resource list generated from your registration and printed and ready when you walk in. Complete your intake form including your question for Mayor Johnson. Receive your Fundable Passport and Connection Card.
AI Funding List at Check-In
Expert Free Access Coaching · By Appointment Only 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM
10:00 AM to 3:30 PM
One-on-One Expert Free Access Coaching · 30 Minutes Per Session
Sessions run every 30 minutes throughout the morning and afternoon. Each organization sits privately with their chosen expert for focused, personalized guidance. Choose from Funding Coach, Legal Clinic, Financial Readiness, Website Review, Grants and AI, Grant Writing Clinic, Nonprofit Consultant, or Partnership and MOU Guidance.
By Appointment Only Book When You Register
Open Working Lab · Walk-In Welcome 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
All Day
Open Lab · Laptops Ready · Coach Always Present · No Appointment Needed
Walk in any time. Laptops are preloaded with grant portals, GATA registration, and one-pager templates. A coach is always in this room to answer questions, help you work, and stamp your Fundable Passport.
Walk-In Welcome No Appointment Needed
This Is a Doing Conference

YOU DO NOT JUST
ATTEND. YOU LEAVE
WITH SOMETHING REAL.

Every session at Fundable Chicago is followed immediately by application. CRA funding taught in plain language. A live AI demo built for nonprofits is featured. You walk out with tools running on your device, grants found, and work already started. Adults retain what they do tonight you do everything.

📋
GATA Registration Done
Complete your Illinois GATA registration on site with a coach. The requirement for most state funding that most organizations have never completed. You leave registered.
🤖
AI Tools Running on Your Device
Walk out with AI tools set up and running on your phone or laptop tools that find grants, help write proposals, and save your organization hours every single week.
💰
Grants Found and Started
Leave with at least two foundation grants identified and saved, a city or state application started, and a CRA conversation initiated with a real officer in the room tonight.
🤝
Real Connections Made
Three structured networking moments and a Connection Card with five specific prompts so you leave with real relationships and real reasons to follow up not just names you cannot remember.
📁
A Readiness Toolkit
Every attendee receives a Fundable Chicago readiness toolkit before they leave templates, portal links, and step-by-step guides for everything that comes next after tonight.
📧
Your Personalized Funding List
Generated from your registration and emailed before midnight with clickable links to every relevant funding portal and three specific next action steps just for your organization.
Eight Expert Consultants · Morning Lab Only

EIGHT EXPERTS.
ONE BUILDING. ALL FREE.

Eight nonprofit consultants are donating their time for the morning lab. Book your free 30-minute session when you register. Leave with a clear plan and real next steps.

💰
Funding Coach

Reviews your readiness and maps your top three funding opportunities with a step-by-step path to apply.

Leave with: A funding action plan
⚖️
Legal Clinic

501c3 applications, fiscal sponsorship, and compliance questions answered by a licensed attorney.

Leave with: A legal roadmap
📊
Financial Readiness

What funders see in your financials and exactly what needs to change before your next application.

Leave with: A financial checklist
💻
Website Review

What funders see when they visit your site and what to fix before you apply anywhere.

Leave with: An action list
🤖
Grants and AI

How to use AI tools right now to find grants, write stronger proposals, and navigate funding portals faster.

Leave with: AI tools running
📋
Grant Writing Clinic

Bring a draft or start from scratch. Proposal review with honest funder-perspective feedback.

Leave with: A stronger draft
🎯
Nonprofit Consultant

For organizations that keep hitting walls. This session finds out why and gives a clear recommendation.

Leave with: A strategic plan
🤝
Partnership and MOU

How to structure partnerships with hospitals, workforce agencies, and city departments. Draft MOU language on the spot.

Leave with: An MOU draft
Featured Speaker

THE MAYOR OF CHICAGO
WILL BE IN THE ROOM.

Special Address · 7:00 PM
MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON
Faith, Community and Funding in Chicago

Mayor Brandon Johnson has a heart for the organizations that are boots on the ground. The faith leaders, the grassroots organizers, the community builders doing the work every single day without the resources they deserve. Mayor Johnson fully supports this work and he has specifically requested that the tools, funding, and resources reach the organizations that need them most. Fundable Chicago exists because of that request. He joins us live at 7:00 PM to speak directly to the leaders in this room, answer their questions, and affirm what this city owes the people doing the hardest work.

"The organizations closest to the community deserve access to the resources that sustain and grow their work. We are committed to making sure those resources reach the people doing the most important work in our neighborhoods."

Mayor Brandon Johnson · City of Chicago

Time7:00 PM · 30 minutes
FormatConversation moderated with live Q&A from the room
Your questionSubmitted at registration selected questions read live on stage
Mayor Brandon Johnson
Evening Program · May 14, 2026

YOU DO NOT JUST
ATTEND. YOU LEAVE
WITH SOMETHING.

4:00 PM to 9:15 PM. Every session is followed by doing. CRA funding explained in plain language. A live AI demo is featured. Mayor Brandon Johnson at 7:00 PM. Three structured networking moments. Closing prayer by Louis Wimbley. You leave with tools running, grants found, and real next steps in hand.

Arrival 4:00 PM
4:00 PM
Walk In and Get to Work
Doors open and food is served. Receive your Connection Card at check-in with five structured prompts to meet the people in this room who can help you most. CRA officers and funder representatives are available for direct conversation from the moment you arrive. The DJ is playing. The evening starts the moment you walk in.
Food and Drinks ServedConnection Card at Check-InFunders in the Room from 4:00 PMDJ Playing
Opening 5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Welcome
Community and civic leaders welcome the room and affirm why tonight matters for Chicago's neighborhoods.
Pastor Billy EvansAlderman of the Ward
5:15 PM
What Is a Fundable Nonprofit and Are You One?
Before the funding sessions begin you need to know what funders actually see when they look at your organization. This session answers that question directly and sets up everything that follows. Come ready to be honest about where you stand and excited about what you can change tonight.
15 MinutesSets the Framework for the Evening
City, State and Local Funding 5:30 PM
5:30 PM
The Money the City and State Have for You Right Now
This is not a presentation. The MC facilitates a live Q and A with city and state funding representatives using questions submitted by attendees at registration. Your question about GATA, about why your application was rejected, about which programs you qualify for gets answered directly by the people who run these programs. City of Chicago, State of Illinois, GATA, workforce funding, housing funding, and after school food programs like SFSP and CACFP are all represented. You leave this session with real answers to the questions you came in with.
City of ChicagoState of IllinoisGATAWorkforceHousingSFSP and CACFPYour Questions Answered Directly30 Minutes
CRA Funding 6:00 PM
6:00 PM
CRA Funding Taught and Explained · Latriana Robinson
Latriana Robinson leads this session and breaks down Community Reinvestment Act funding in plain language. What it is, how banks are required to invest in communities like yours, which organizations and neighborhoods qualify, and exactly how to start a real funding conversation with a CRA officer. Direct Q and A with CRA officers from U.S. Bank and other financial institutions follows. Bring your organization's information. You leave knowing how to access bank funding that most community organizations have never been told exists.
Latriana RobinsonU.S. BankDirect Q and A20 Minutes
Energy Break 6:30 PM
6:30 PM
DJ, Giveaways and the Mayor Is Coming
The DJ drops a song. The MC runs a quick prize giveaway. The room gets loud. Then the MC takes the mic and builds the energy toward 7:00 PM. In 30 minutes the Mayor of Chicago walks through that door. If your organization has ever been left out of a funding conversation tonight that changes. Get your question ready.
DJQuick GiveawayMC Hype15 Minutes
Mayor Brandon Johnson 7:00 PM
7:00 PM
A Conversation with Mayor Brandon Johnson
Mayor Brandon Johnson has a heart for the organizations that are boots on the ground. He fully supports this work and has specifically requested that these resources reach the organizations doing the hardest work in Chicago's neighborhoods. Tonight he speaks directly to you about his administration's commitments and what he is asking of Chicago's community leaders in return. Your question submitted at registration may be read live. Open Q and A follows.
7:00 PM Sharp30 MinutesYour Question May Be Read Live
7:30 PM
Intermission · 15 Minutes
Take a breath. Use the restroom. Funders and CRA officers are available for direct conversation during this break.
15 MinutesFunders Available
Foundation Funding and AI Demo 7:45 PM to 8:30 PM
7:45 PM
Foundation Funding Panel · What Chicago's Foundations Are Looking to Fund
A panel of Chicago foundation representatives share their current funding priorities in plain language. What they are looking for right now, what a strong proposal looks like from their side of the table, and how faith-led and multicultural grassroots organizations can build the relationships that lead to real foundation funding. Direct Q and A throughout. This session is for every organization that has wondered whether they would ever be considered by a foundation. The answer is in this room.
Chicago Foundations PanelMulticultural Communities CenteredDirect Q and A20 Minutes
8:05 PM
AI for Nonprofits · Live Demo
A live demonstration built specifically for nonprofits showing you how to use AI tools to find grants, write stronger proposals, navigate funding portals faster, and manage your organization more efficiently. Laptops and phones open. You follow along in real time and leave with tools running on your device before this session ends. No technical background required. You do not just watch this demo. You do it.
AI Live Demo20 MinutesTools Running on Your Device Before You LeaveOpen Your Phone or Laptop
Closing 8:25 PM
8:25 PM
Closing · Dr. Alexis Maston McClinton
Readiness toolkits distributed by youth volunteers. Post-event cohort announced and enrollment opens. Every organization in the room recognized. Your personalized AI funding resource list emailed to you tonight with clickable links and three clear next steps. The work does not end when the doors close.
Toolkit DistributedCohort Enrollment OpensAI List Emailed Tonight5 Minutes
8:30 PM
Closing Prayer · Louis Wimbley
The evening ends through prayer. Louis Wimbley closes the room with intention, gratitude, and a commission over every organization and leader present to go and do the work. Doors close at 8:35 PM.
Louis WimbleyClosing Prayer5 MinutesDoors Close at 8:35 PM
The Connection Card

MEET FIVE PEOPLE.
DO IT WITH PURPOSE.

Every attendee receives a Connection Card at check-in. Five specific prompts so you know exactly who to find and what to say. Complete all five during the networking hour and earn your first Fundable Passport points.

Your Connection Card · Five Prompts

Complete each one during the networking hour from 4:00 to 5:00 PM and during the structured connection moments throughout the evening. All five earn points on your Fundable Passport.

1
Find a CRA officer or funder representative. Ask them one question about what they fund right now.
2
Find someone who serves a different neighborhood than yours. Exchange names and org information.
3
Find someone whose mission could complement yours. Could you partner on a grant application together?
4
Find someone who has never applied for a grant. Tell them the one thing they need to know first.
5
Find someone from a different cultural or faith community. Learn what they are working on tonight.
The Fundable Passport

NOT AN EVENT.
A WORKING GAME.

Every attendee receives a Fundable Passport at check-in. Earn points for real work all evening. The leaderboard runs on screen throughout the night.

Fundable Passport · May 14, 2026
Your Organization
Funder Match · U.S. Bank CRA Community Team
  • ✓
    Complete intake form and Mayor question10 pts
  • ✓
    Find your funder match30 pts
  • ✓
    Complete all five Connection Card prompts25 pts
  • Complete GATA registration tonight25 pts
  • Start a grant application25 pts
  • Find two foundation matches and save them25 pts
  • Draft or sign an MOU tonight50 pts
  • Submit your completed Passport before closingDrawing entry

WIN PRIZES FOR REAL WORK.

Points earned for connections made, work completed, and relationships built. Prize drops happen throughout the night. The leaderboard runs continuously on screen.

  • 1

    Most Points Overall

    One-on-one session with Dr. Alexis, featured spotlight on Fundable Chicago channels, and priority cohort enrollment

  • 2

    Most Diverse Connections

    30-minute strategy session with Dr. Alexis and a Fundable Chicago readiness toolkit package

  • ★

    Every Completed Passport

    Entered in the final drawing at closing. Nobody who does the work goes home empty-handed.

Leadership and Partners

THE PEOPLE
BEHIND THE ROOM.

Dr. Alexis Maston McClinton
Dr. Alexis Maston McClinton
Founder and Host · K-Nation Group
Nationally recognized strategist helping organizations turn vision into scalable impact through faith and entrepreneurship. Dr. Alexis created Fundable Chicago to close the information gap that has kept the same organizations funded while equally deserving communities go unresourced. She leads Fundable Chicago to connect Chicago's faith-led and grassroots organizations with the capital, relationships, and technical assistance they need to grow, sustain, and lead.
Pastor Billy Evans
Pastor Billy Evans
Chief of Faith Engagement · City of Chicago

Championing partnerships between the city and faith leaders to strengthen communities and expand access to capital across Chicago.

Mayor Brandon Johnson
Brandon Johnson
Mayor of Chicago · Featured Speaker

Leading Chicago's commitment to expanding funding access for faith-led and grassroots organizations. Speaking live at 7:00 PM.

Sponsors and Partners
Interested in sponsoring Fundable Chicago? Contact us

CHICAGO.
THERE IS MONEY FOR
YOUR ORGANIZATION.

Let us show you how to get it. Free Access. May 14, 2026. Kennedy-King College. You do not just attend. You leave with something real.

Reserve Your Seat

GET MY SEAT
IN THE ROOM.

May 14, 2026. Kennedy-King College, Chicago. Free Access. Limited seats. Come as you are. Leave equipped, connected, and moving.

Your personalized AI funding resource list generated from your registration and emailed before May 14 with clickable links to every relevant portal

Free Access 30-minute expert coaching session in the morning lab book your slot immediately after registering

Your question for Mayor Brandon Johnson submitted at registration selected questions read live at 7:00 PM

Direct access to CRA officers, Chicago foundations, and city officials in one room on one evening

Two AI working sessions where you apply for funding in real time before you leave the building

Three structured networking moments so you leave with real relationships not just business cards

Closing prayer by Louis Wimbley the evening closes as a faith-led convening should

Also book your morning coaching session

After registering you will receive a Calendly link to book your free 30-minute appointment with one of eight expert consultants available from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM. Slots are limited and fill before the event.

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