IPCF NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2021
Keeping you informed about YOUR Community Foundation!
Register Now for Philanthropy Day on Nov. 18
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation will celebrate National Philanthropy Week on Thursday, Nov. 18, with a morning workshop for local nonprofits and a luncheon to recognize the annual Philanthropists of the Year. The philanthropy events will be held in person at Holiday Inn Bloomington-Normal, 8 Traders Circle, Normal.

The morning begins with the Nonprofits Workshop for staff, board members and volunteers of nonprofits entitled "Digital Communications Strategies for Nonprofit Organizations." The workshop will take place from 8:30-11:30 a.m., with registration and breakfast at 8 a.m. 

The Philanthropy Luncheon will honor 2021 Philanthropists of the Year Hank and Mary Campbell of Normal and Dale Maley of Fairbury. The luncheon will begin at noon and last an hour.
Hank and Mary Campbell, 2021 Philanthropists
of the Year for Bloomington-Normal
"The Campbells and Maley all exemplify the spirit of philanthropy through their involvement in, and support of, numerous community organizations during the years they have lived in our community," said IPCF Executive Director Greg Meyer. Read more about the Campbells and Maley

Cost of the Workshop is $25 per person; two people from the same nonprofit organization may attend for the price of one. Cost of the Luncheon is $40 per person. Lunch will be soup and salad with a vegetarian option available.

Registration for both the workshop and the luncheon is now open on IPCF's website.
Dale Maley, 2021 Philanthro-pist of the Year for Outside the Twin Cities
Women to Women, YEP Grant Applications Open Oct. 1
The Women to Women Giving Circle and Youth Engaged in Philanthropy (YEP) at Illinois Prairie Community Foundation are accepting applications for grants from October 1 to November 1, 2021. Successful applicants will receive funding in January 2022.
The focus for 2022 Women to Women grants is programs that support renewal and recovery after the pandemic for women and children in our community (McLean, DeWitt, Livingston and Logan counties). Applicants are encouraged, but not required, to collaborate with another nonprofit organization on the grant program. The total amount available to award is $55,000.
Youth Engaged in Philanthropy (YEP) accepts applications for programs that are youth-focused or have a significant impact on youth. YEP includes 20 local high school students who create a grant application and allocate funds to youth-focused initiatives. YEP encourages youth to have an active role in completing the application and will give priority to those organizations that include youth in the application process. The group has $10,000 available to award. 

Links to the YEP and Women to Women online grant applications can be found on IPCF's website. View list of IPCF's past grant recipients
Use your IRA as a Tool for Good
If you or someone you love are 70½ or older, an IRA qualified charitable distribution is a powerful way to contribute to your charitable giving goals.

Tax-free IRA distributions of up to $100,000 can be donated to a charity through Illinois Prairie Community Foundation, helping you meet your annual required minimum distribution. This saves you taxes on the transfer, reduces your taxable income and avoids deduction limits on charitable gifts.

How a Qualified Charitable Distribution Works

  1. Contact your IRA plan administrator to donate from your IRA to the charity of your choice through IPCF
  2. Your IRA distribution funds will be transferred directly to IPCF and distributed to the charity that you choose
  3. Any IRA qualified charitable distribution gifts do not qualify for a charitable deduction on your taxes, so you’re able to make separate nonprofit donations if you choose.

Leverage your IRA distributions for a cause you care about and support its mission! Contact your IRA plan administrator today to pay it forward.

If you are making a distribution from your IRA into a charitable fund at IPCF, please send us an email or call our office (309-662-4477) to let us know to expect the check. Allow for extra time to process the distribution before the end of the year.
Our Impact in the Community
Our grant recipient programs and fiscal sponsorship funds remain active at this time of the year. Read more about them to see the impact we're having in the community:
Recently Added Funds
These funds were recently opened at IPCF:
  • Barbara J. Adkins Memorial Scholarship Fund
  • Sauder Donor Advised Fund
Did You Know?
  • Each year, the Community Foundation's Board reviews the distribution rate for endowed funds; this year, a 4% distribution rate was approved. All endowed fund holders were sent information about the amount available for distribution from their endowed fund and asked to return their intent. Please contact us if you wish to discuss your options.
  • We accept non-cash donations like stocks or mutual funds into funds held at the Community Foundation. We're here to help you build your funds at the Community Foundation in the easiest manner possible. Simply contact us and tell us how we can help.
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