Uplift International NFP sets the stage and arranges the food for wedding receptions and memorial services across Chicago and Illinois.
Support is not automatic. It depends on your application, eligibility, and the funding available.
Uplift International NFP is a multi-faith community nonprofit in River Grove, Illinois. We do two things: the setting and the food for a wedding reception, and the setting and the food for a memorial gathering.
More about usA wedding reception and a memorial gathering matter to a family. Cost should not decide whether they can happen.
Eligible individuals and families facing financial hardship, whatever their faith or background.
We set up the stage and arrange the food. We say plainly what we do not cover, so no family is surprised.
We provide the stage and the food for a wedding reception or a memorial gathering. The lists below are exact, so you know before you apply.
Every love story deserves a beautiful beginning.
A wedding reception should not depend on what a family can afford. We provide the stage and the meal. You bring the people you love.
Easing the burden, honoring the memory.
A family in grief should not also carry the cost of the gathering. We prepare the space and the table. You remember the person you lost.
Four steps, from your first message to the day itself.
Write or call. Tell us which program you need and the date of your event.
We look at your situation and the funding we have. We tell you what we can and cannot do.
If we can help, we confirm exactly what we will provide for the stage and the food.
Donor gifts and community partners make the setup and the meal possible.
Support is not automatic. It depends on your application, eligibility, and the funding available.
Both programs are meant for individuals and families facing financial hardship. Every family’s situation is different, so we would like to hear from you first.
Please reach out to us. Our team will review your circumstances, determine the eligibility requirements that apply, and get back to you.
Support is not automatic. It depends on your application, eligibility, and the funding available.
Gifts pay for the stage setup and the food at wedding receptions and memorial gatherings for the families we help.
Your gift helps a couple hold their reception, or a grieving family gather to remember.
Donate nowUplift International NFP is a 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 41-4719413. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
We publish what we can verify. Until families have been supported, these are the goals we are working toward, not results.
Target families
100
Our first campaign: one hundred families supported through a wedding reception or a memorial service.
50
Reception support goal
Receptions supported in the first campaign.
50
Memorial support goal
Memorial gatherings supported.
Caterers, florists, decorators, lighting and rental businesses, faith communities, and funders help us set the stage and the table, through services, funding, and referrals.
Write to us and tell us what you need. There is no cost to ask. Support depends on eligibility and funding.
Get supportTell a friend, your faith community, or your neighborhood group about the 100 Moments campaign.
Our first campaign aims to help 100 families. Gifts pay for stage setup and food.