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Lena Strong Community Fund
THE FOUNDATION FOR NORTHWEST ILLINOISAt this time of crisis and chaos for our neighbors in the Lena area, following the storms that ripped through our region Friday afternoon, we at The Foundation for Northwest Illinois want our neighbors to know, we are here for you.
We have activated the Lena Strong Community Fund. All funds donated will be directly distributed to the nonprofits lending aid during this time of crisis. Additionally, The Foundation pledges to match these funds, dollar-to-dollar, up to $50,000.
How You Can Make a Donation
Checks should be made payable to The Foundation for Northwest Illinois. Please write Lena Strong Community Fund in the memo or accompanying note:
Mail / In person donations
The Foundation for Northwest Illinois
C/O Lena Strong Community Fund
1525 S. Forest Rd., Suite 200
Freeport, IL 61032
The Foundation office is on the second floor of Citizens State Bank in Freeport.Â
Donations can also be made online here.
Making a Donation from your Donor Advised Fund (DAF)?
The Employer Identification Number (EIN) for The Foundation for Northwest Illinois (formerly known as the Freeport Community Foundation) is 30-0080762.
Questions?
Contact our office at info@fornwil.org or (815) 801-3035.
Community Foundations are established on the concept of neighbor helping neighbor, and there is never a time when neighbors helping neighbors is more applicable than when disaster strikes. This grassroots response is immediate and profoundly human.
The Foundation for Northwest Illinois is here for you, Lena. You are our neighbors, and part of our Northwest Illinois family. We’ve got you, today, tomorrow, forever. We’re here for good.
We are our region’s trusted source for philanthropy.
The Foundation for Northwest Illinois (formerly the Freeport Community Foundation) is dedicated to working with its donors, nonprofit partners and community partners in meaningful and purposeful ways. Founded in 1975, The Foundation serves Stephenson, Jo Daviess & Carroll counties.
The Foundation for Northwest Illinois is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Donations to The Foundation or any fund held by The Foundation are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by the IRS.
EIN: 30-0080762
Utilize the Illinois Gives Tax Credit
Your donation to the Lena Strong Community Fund may utilize the 25% state income tax credit. Donors who make gifts to eligible permanent endowment funds at a The Foundation for Northwest Illinois, a Qualified Community Foundation (QCF), can claim this 25% credit for their donatoin on their Illinois tax filing the following year.
Learn more about the Illinois Gives Tax Credit here.
THANK YOU TO OUR CORPORATE PARTNERS
