Annual National Funding Conference
Location
The 37th Annual National Funding Conference will be held at the Historic Hilton Palmer House, in the popular theatre and financial district of Chicago. The conference room rate has expired; however, there are plenty of rooms available at this large property. A general link to the Hilton Palmer House hotel is below, or you may call reservations at (312) 726-7500.
Hotel Reservations
The conference room block expired on Monday, March 23, 2026; however, there continue to be plenty of rooms available in general at this property. The above link will take you to the Hilton Palmer House hotel website to make your online reservation.
Meeting rooms and suites are sold out. Please contact Janet Fianko at [email protected] for questions.
PLEASE NOTE: Only companies that participate as Funding Sources will be able to reserve suites at the Hilton Palmer House. ELFA members who are not registered for the Funding Conference will not be allowed to reserve suites.
Getting There
The Hilton Palmer House is located approximately 18 miles from Chicago-O’Hare International Airport, 11 miles from Chicago Midway Airport.
Hilton Palmer House has valet parking and self-parking from $47 per day.
Public Transportation
Avoid traffic by utilizing public transit to and from the O’Hare International Airport. Take the Blue Line train to Monroe/Dearborn stop. Take Monroe east to the hotel. The Palmer House is on the south side of the street. From Midway Airport, take the Orange Line from Midway to downtown. Get off at the Adams/Wabash stop. The Palmer House is located on the west side of Wabash Avenue. For additional transportation information, please visit the hotel website.
Please NOTE - Scam Email Warning
A number of scam emails have been floating around marketing the room block for this conference. ELFA does not use third parties to assist in booking our hotel block. We provide the hotel link to you, as the attendee, through this website and through our own marketing emails. Please do not engage with the third parties to book your hotel reservations. They are NOT associated with ELFA.