What Illinois Nurses Foundation does

The Illinois Nurses Foundation (INF) is a private non-profit foundation established by the Illinois Nurses Association (now ANA-Illinois) in honor of INA's first 100 years. It operates exclusively within the state of Illinois, headquartered at a mailing address in Manteno, IL, and supports the nursing workforce through three core program families: scholarships for nursing students, grants for practicing nurses and educators, and an annual slate of recognition awards. INF also publishes The Nursing Voice, a quarterly digital publication produced in partnership with Arthur L. Davis Publishing Agency and distributed to all 260,000+ licensed registered nurses in Illinois.

The foundation's technology footprint is modest and primarily administrative: online application portals (portal4nurses.com), donation processing via Network for Good, the WordPress-based public website, and digital publishing tools for the quarterly newsletter. There is no proprietary technology platform, API, or mobile application. Programs are delivered through standard web forms, email communications, and in-person events rather than software-as-a-service infrastructure.

INF's revenue model is a diversified non-profit mix rather than a commercial GTM motion: individual donations and memorial/honor gifts (including a $25 Honor-a-Nurse transaction tier), an annual Holiday Gala & Fundraiser event, planned-giving vehicles under the Gift of Hope Legacy Program, advertising sales in The Nursing Voice (managed by channel partner Nursing Network), and ancillary sales such as the "Stories from Within" book and specialty nurse license plates ($20/year). Customer segments span nursing students, practicing RNs/APRNs, nurse educators, nursing organizations, and the broader donor community, with no disclosed revenue figures, headcount growth, or institutional capital campaigns.

Name

Illinois Nurses Foundation

Legal name

Illinois Nurses Foundation

Website

https://illinoisnurses.foundation

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Illinois Nurses Foundation is a private non-profit foundation affiliated with ANA-Illinois that supports Illinois nurses through scholarships, grants, awards, and continuing education, and publishes The Nursing Voice quarterly newsletter reaching 260,000+ licensed nurses statewide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nursing Professional Development Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK)

Keywords

• Nursing scholarships
• Nursing grants
• Continuing education
• Nursing awards
• Healthcare nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Manteno

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The foundation generates revenue primarily through individual donations, memorial and honor gifts, and annual fundraising events such as the Holiday Gala & Fundraiser. Donations may be tax-deductible.
2. Gift of Hope Legacy Program: Estate planning donations including wills, trusts, legacy donations, bequests, and gift annuities that provide long-term financial support to the foundation.
3. Publications Sales: Sale of 'Stories from Within' book documenting experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 100% of proceeds supporting INF programs.
4. Advertising Revenue: Advertising sales in The Nursing Voice publication distributed to 260,000+ nurses in Illinois, including quarterly and annual plans, native ads, advertorials, and premium display ads.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Illinois Nurses Foundation is a nonprofit charitable foundation that supports Illinois nurses through scholarships, grants, awards, and continuing education programs. Core offerings include scholarship funding for nursing students, grant funding for nursing research and practice innovation, awards recognizing nursing leadership and excellence, the quarterly The Nursing Voice publication, CE Self Study continuing education, planned giving programs, and disaster relief through the Nurses in Need Initiative.

Product overview

Illinois Nurses Foundation offers a portfolio of programs supporting Illinois nurses through charitable, research, and educational initiatives. The core offerings include Scholarships (Sonne Scholarship, Illinois Nurse Educator Scholarship, DEI-Next Generation Scholarship, and district-specific scholarships), Grants (Large Grants up to $5,000, Small Grants up to $1,500, and Seed Grants up to $500), and Awards programs (40 Under 40 Emerging Nurse Leaders Awards, Nurse of the Year Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, Champion for Nursing Award, Mother Bickerdyke Award, and Anne Zimmerman Fellowship). Supporting programs include The Nursing Voice quarterly publication, CE Self Study continuing education, Honor a Nurse recognition program, Gift of Hope Legacy planned giving program, Stories from Within COVID-19 pandemic book, and the Nurses in Need Initiative relief fund. The Foundation also offers specialty nurse license plates and collaborates with nursing associations for educational programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Scholarships and grants awarded to nurses and nursing students across Illinois annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ANA-Illinois (ANA-IL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANA-Illinois is the affiliated state nursing association. INF collaborates with ANA-IL to produce The Nursing Voice publication and supports ANA-IL leadership through the Anne Zimmerman Fellowship. INF was established in honor of INA's first 100 years, which later restructured as ANA-Illinois.
• Arthur L. Davis Publishing AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation partners with Arthur L. Davis Publishing Agency to produce The Nursing Voice, the official quarterly publication distributed to all licensed registered nurses in Illinois.
• Nursing NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAdvertising sales partner for The Nursing Voice publication. Handles advertising rates, quarterly and annual plans, native ads, advertorials, and premium display ads.
• Various Illinois Nursing AssociationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerINF partners with various nursing associations in Illinois to provide diverse educational programs with the goal of transforming healthcare delivery in Illinois.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National League for Nursing Foundation: Foundation arm of the National League for Nursing focused on nursing education faculty and workforce development. Comparable as a larger, education-focused nursing grantmaker, but operating at national rather than state scope.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: One of the largest US healthcare-workforce philanthropies, frequently funding nursing pipeline, leadership, and health-equity research. Comparable as a much larger grantmaking foundation targeting overlapping nursing-workforce outcomes.
• American Nurses Association (ANA): The national professional association of which ANA-Illinois is a constituent affiliate. ANA operates the broader trade and advocacy function that INF complements at the chapter level, sharing the membership-publication-and-recognition model.

Direct peers

• American Nurses Foundation: The national, philanthropic arm of the American Nurses Association, funding nursing research, scholarships, and workforce initiatives. Operates the same grantmaking-and-recognition model as INF but at national scope, making it the closest direct functional peer.
• Foundation for Nursing Excellence: A nursing-workforce-focused foundation funding scholarships, faculty development, and innovation grants. Comparable model to INF — regional/state grantmaking foundation targeting nursing education and workforce pipeline.
• Sigma Foundation / Sigma Theta Tau International: Sigma's foundation administers nursing research grants, scholarships, and leadership awards to nurse scholars globally. Highly comparable to INF in mission (grantmaking, recognition, leadership development) and in the constituencies they serve (nursing students, researchers, educators).

Others

• Johnson & Johnson Foundation (Nursing/AJN): A major corporate funder of nursing workforce programs (e.g., Campaign for Nursing's Future, AJN scholarship portfolios). Relevant as a high-capacity adjacent funder that competes for the same donor mindshare and nurse-scholarship placement.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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