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Endowments & Funds

Building an endowment is an increasingly common goal among charities of all sizes. From advocacy groups to United Way, the number of agencies nationwide with endowments has doubled in the past four years. Experts predict that the coming $8 to $10 trillion intergenerational transfer of wealth will result in significant planned gifts to agency endowments. Donors recognize that establishing an endowment marks a point of fiscal maturity in an agency, indicating that it is thinking strategically about its future and about its role in the community.


An endowment fund at Community Foundation of Northern Illinois can put an agency on stronger financial footing by providing assured income today, tomorrow, and always. Establishing an endowment at the Foundation is not only a strategic response to the changing fund raising environment, but also offers the following benefits:

Financial Expertise - Assets under management of the Commmunity Foundation of Northern Illinois total over 50 million dollars for the charitable interests of individuals, families, businesses, and not-for-profit agencies in our region.


Sound Investment Policy - Our investment objective is to maximize total return and minimize risk. Investment portfolios include individual securities and mutual funds selected and managed according to "prudent investor" rules.


Proven Performance - Since our portfolio is diversified across asset classes (large cap, small cap, international, and fixed income) and management styles (value/growth), market risk is comparatively low, resulting in a portfolio that has consistently performed well under changing economic conditions.


Benefits of Commingled Funds - Agency endowments benefit significantly from the much larger pool of investment assets. The larger pool and lower investment fees ensure the greatest possible growth and income for each agency's endowment fund.


Permanence - Agency assets invested with the Foundation are held forever. Should unforeseen situations arise, agency funds permanently held by the Foundation are protected from creditors, and regular payouts will support an agency's mission in perpetuity. In this way, an endowment assists with long-term planning and guarantees that donors' wishes will always be honored.


Cost savings - We offer low initial set-up fees and handle all reporting and filing requirements. With the Foundation providing administrative oversight and investment management, nonprofit agencies can focus on long-term goals.


Credibility - The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois has been a leader, grantmaker, convener, collaborator, and community resource for nearly 50 years. Our development has been supported by grants from Ford Foundation, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, and Gannett Foundation, representing a strong endorsement of the Rockford Community Foundation's capacity.


Marketing Advantages - When an agency places an endowment with us, its marketing effectiveness is multiplied. Our family of funds includes those established by individual donors who share a concern for our community's charitable needs. Through our newsletter, special events, and other activities we share information about needs with donors, complementing an agency's development efforts.


Regionalism - Partnering with the Foundation offers the value of a regional perspective. Because we serve a four-county area, we can identify partnerships, collaborations, or other linkages that may be particularly helpful to your agency.


Funds

An endowment fund at Community Foundation makes sense in today's changing fund raising environment. When an organization - large or small - depends upon annual contributions, it is very hard to create and sustain the quality services that our community needs and deserves. Establishing or adding to an endowment fund at CFNIL today ensures that our nonprofit sector will be strong tomorrow.


The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois consists of funds established by many thoughtful individuals, families, businesses, non-profit organizations and corporations.

General Community Funds | "Named Funds of Community Needs | Scholarship Funds | Field of Interest Funds
Charitable Remainder Trusts | Donor Advised Funds


General Community Funds

1101 GRCA - Community Marriage Prep

1102 Perryville Path

1103 Rockford Area Mentoring Collaborative

1106 Rockford Leadership Foundation

1107 Charles Street Community Path

1109 Commonwealth Edison Company

1112 Sara Ingrassia Dictionary

1114 Blackhawk-Lincoln Sculpture

1118 Band Wagon Passthrough

1119 Love Our Kids Lock Your Guns

1120 Bethel Family Life

1121 RK 2000 Alliance

1123 Rockford Futures Group

1124 Northern Illinois Leave A Legacy Fund

1126 Mayor Box Portrait Fund

1142 ALS Family Need Fund

1145 Trees Fund - General Reforestation

1146 Trees Fund - Rockford Park District

1147 Trees Fund - Neighborhood Reforestation
(public and common)


1148 Trees Fund - Winnebago County
Forest Preserve


1149 Trees Fund - Neighbors Assistance

2015 Band Wagon Endowment

5101 RCF Administrative Endowment

5206 Carroll H. Starr Endowment Challenge

5207 Community Needs (f/k/a Unrestricted then
RCF Discretionary)


5208 Walter D. Williams

5213 Stone House Fund

5214 Neighborhoods

5215 President's Discretionary Fund



Field of Interest Funds

5203 Arts Endowment

5205 In Youth We Trust/Willard and Alice Corbett

5209 Family Crisis Fund

1118 Band Wagon (Passthrough)



Scholarship Funds

1117 Rockford Athena Scholarship

3001 Mark A. Reid Memorial Scholarship

3002 Rockford Pro Am Endowment

3003 Mamie and Bishop Harris Scholarship

3004 Adeller and Horace Box Scholarship

3005 Bonnie Sorenson Scudder
Memorial Scholarship

3006 Athena Scholarship

3007 Scottish Highland Games

3008 Pi Gamma Omega Scholarship

3009 Randall A. Blank Memorial Scholarship

3010 Harry H. and Floy B. Chapin Scholarship

3011 Helen R. Finley Loescher Scholarship

3012 L.H. Geddes Memorial Scholarship

3013 Charles Lee Anderson
Memorial Scholarship

3014 Susan Kay Munson Gilmore
Memorial Scholarship

3015 Gary S. Wilmer Memorial
Trust-RAMI Music Scholarship

3016 La Voz Latina Scholarship

3017 Northwest Community Center Scholarship

3018 Deborah Jean Rydberg
Memorial Scholarship

3019 Faeth-Miller Continuing Education
(Anonymous)

3020 Spectrum School Scholarship

3021 Paul and Ruth Neidhold
Business Scholarship

3022 Beta Gamma Recruitment Grant

3023 Gussie Ware Memorial Scholarship

3024 Jason "Jay" Ordway Memorial Scholarship

3025 Marion L. Bates Endowment Fund for
Faculty Enrichment

3026 Alpine Kiwanis Club Scholarship Fund

3027 Penelope and Peter West Faculty Challenge

3028 Marion L. Bates Income Fund

3029 Harry and Jean Anderson
Memorial Scholarship

5201 Keith Maffioli Scholarship

5202 Community Foundation of
Northern Illinois Scholarship


Charitable Remainder Trusts

4001 Ruth Tower CRT

4002 David S. and Lucretia Paddock CRT

4003 James E. Lockwood Jr. CRT

4004 Kent A. Mallquist 95-1 CRT

4005 Allan C. Mallquist 95-2 CRT

4006 Virgil and Barbara Keeling CRT

4007 Jack W. and LaVonne A. Packard CRT

4009 William D. and Dixie L. O'Donnell CRT

4010 Hilmer T. and Edna L. Anderson CRT

4011 Mary B. and David H. Caskey CRT

4012 Jean Adams CRT/Crusader Clinic

4013 Kendall P. Bates Charitable Remainder Trust

4014 Ralph and Dorothy Kreissler Charitable Remainder Trust

4015 Leighton Charitable Remainder Unitrust II


"Named" Funds of Community Needs

1104 Norris A. and Margaret K. Aldeen II

5210 Guy B. Reno Family

5211 Vera Maureen Fisher Charitable

5212 Dr. Courtney J. and Margaret Hutchins
Hamlin Family Fund

Armer F. Ahlstrand

Mr. and Mrs. Byron C. Marlowe

Karen J. Anderson-Wade

Gertrude Mellenthin Trust

John and Roberta Mink

Roberta Monk

Gottard Nilsson Memorial

Nilsson Family Fund

Ruth C. Nordell

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence F. O'Brien

Florence A. Cassidy

Judith and Charles Picus

Goddard Family

Meryle A. Stockhus

Frances E. Henderson

Holstrom Family

Ralph E. and Mildred Ebersole Johnson

Howard and Lauren Kronenberg

Madelyn M. Warner

Colleen and Loranzie Williams

George and Pansy Winking Family Memorial

N.K. (Duke) Levis Fund

Carl D. Loescher Memorial



Non Profit Organizations/
Agency Funds
 

1125 Lincoln Middle School Library & Equipment

1127 YWCA Community Challenge

1128 Friends of Lincoln Middle School

1401 Anderson Gardens Japanese Education

1402 Keith School Endowment

1403 Rockford Area Arts Council

1406 Community Kitchen Endowment

1411 NIMCA Endowment

1412 NIMCA Operations

1413 Non Profit Leadership

1415 Rocford Association for Minority Management

1416 Rockford Public Library Foundation

1417 Golden Apple Foundation of Rockford

1418 Tinker Swiss Cottage

1419 Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation

1422 Discovery Center Museum Endowment

1432 Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois

1433 United Way of Rock River Valley Endowment

1441 Erlander Home Museum-Swedish Historical Society

1442 Rockford Sports Coalition

1455 Charles A. Byer/Rockford Jaycees

1457 Trudy B. Rossate Memorial (CASA)

1458 Northern Illinois Public Health Foundation

1460 Judith Anderson Creative Writing Award
(Marsh Elementary)

1466 Rockford Cosmopolitan Foundation

1468 Winnebago County Criminal
Justice Foundation

1471 Diane Thompson-Wells Memorial
(Phantom Regiment)

1472 World Wildlife Kingdom

1473 Rockford Area Association of Realtors

1501 Turtle Pond Environmental
Stewardship
and Education

2001 Goodwill Trust

2002 G. W. Aldeen Memorial

2003 Crusaders Health Foundation Endowment

2004 Hunger Connection Endowment

2005 Barbara Olson Center of Hope Endowment

2006 Rockford College Endowment

2007 Promised Land Employment
Service Endowment

2008 Rockford College Endowment

2009 Keith School

2010 United Way of Rock River Valley

2011 W.A.V.E. for Victims of Domestic
Violence Endowment

2012 Paul and Dorothy Salerno Endowment

2013 Joan Stonecipher Scholarship
(Rockford Dance Co.)

2014 Anna Wartowski Memorial
(Lincoln Middle School)

2018 Winnebago County Nursing
Home Foundation Fund

2019 R. Ray and Nola Wood Family Fund
for the Rockford YMCA


Donor Advised Funds

1108 Amarnath Puri Memorial

1110 Keeling/Green

1111 Dan and Linda Arnold

1113 Dick and Grace Leighton

1115 Mary Lee Pierce Memorial

1122 Dr. Jan and Sandy Elliott Pass Through

1405 Carmichael Family (current grantmaking fund)

1407 Janet A. Kjellstrom

1408 Robert H. Kuhlmeier

1409 Dan G. and Amy L. Loescher

1410 Philip E. and Elizabeth B. McDonald

1414 Jack W. and LaVonne A. Packard

1420 Linda and John Anderson Charitable

1421 Charles and Sandi Uram Charitable

1424 John R. and Jean E. Kinley

1425 Ralph F. Anderson Charitable

1427 Tracy E. Anderson Charitable

1428 David J. Anderson Charitable


1429 Kristin L. Anderson Charitable

1430 Jeffrey R. Anderson Charitable

1434 Anderson Family Charitable

1435 Judith and John Graff Charitable

1436 Maggie and Rolf Thienemann

1438 Raymond L. and Jo Marie Paul

1439 Charles W. and Shirley S. Holzwarth

1440 R. Ray and Nola Wood Charitable


1443 Thomas and Judy Mott Charitable

1444 Phil and Carroll Turner

1445 Keeling/Green Legacy

1446 Dick and Grace Leighton Donor Advised

1447 Stephen S. and Dorothy V. Baits

1448 Carmichael Reserve (future grantmaking fund)

1449 Howard D. Colman Memorial

1450 Dr. Jan and Sandy Elliott

1451 Joseph W. McCoy Memorial

1453 Richard and Gertrude Reynolds

1456 William and Catherine McCoy Charitable

1459 Elaine J. Green

1461 McNeil - McHugh Fund

1462 Fellows Family Charitable Fund

1463 David J. and Barbara L. Edler Fund

1464 Lisle and Margaret Menzimer Fund

1469 Bernie and Deenie Kittle Family Fund

1470 Donald M. Misenti Memorial

1474 Don and Pat Eubanks Charitable

1475 John C. Brearley Family Charitable Fund

1476 Dan and Ruth Nicholas Charitable

1477 Pittman Family Fund

1493 Angela Rushford Children's Organ Donation Fund

1502 Grans Family Fund

1503 Gary and Lois Ecklund