The Community Foundation of Decatur / Macon County, Illinois

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

The newsletters below are available as PDFs.

2010

Fall 2010 NEWSLETTER

May 2010 NEWSLETTER

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2009

December 2009 NEWSLETTER

September 2009 NEWSLETTER

August 2009 NEWSLETTER

June 2009 NEWSLETTER

May 2009 NEWSLETTER

• May is a month for remembering
• Brooks Embraces New Home
• Education Coalition
• Education Coalition - Teams
• Annual Report
• The Community Foundation Memorial Fund

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2008

December 2008 NEWSLETTER

• Helping At Year End
• Many Funds To Choose From or Start Your Own-WW II Memorial
• Henry Staley: Giving Back
• Shampine Memorial Awards
• Make Your Will a Legacy
• A Holiday Gift

October 2008 NEWSLETTER

• Keeping Money In The Community
• Education Coalition Update
• John Leman ISYM Memorial Scholarship
• Memorial Fund List

May 2008 NEWSLETTER

• Looking ahead with Community Works
• Momentum Builds for Education Coalition
• Annual Report
• Educator Honored with Scholarship
• Love Decatur...Decatur Legacy
• Community Foundation Celebration Luncheon

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2007

December 2007 NEWSLETTER

• Meet the Leaders Challenge
• The Community Foundation Memorial Fund List
• Leaders Matching Fund Contributors
• Memorial Fund Gift idea for the Holidays

May 2007 NEWSLETTER

• It’s Never To Early For Books also "Time and Treasure"
• Annual Report
• "Awards for Scholars"
• Memorial Fund

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2006

December 2006 NEWSLETTER

• Help Do Something Great
• "Using Your Community Foundation" by Drake Zimmerman
• Robert L. Witt Scholarship
• The Community Foundation Memorial Fund
• Make a donation or start a fund of your own
• Gift idea for the Holidays

September 2006 NEWSLETTER

• "Do Something Great "Awards
• New Incentives: Pension Act
• Variety of Scholarships Awarded to Local Students
• The Community Foundation Memorial Fund List

May 2006 NEWSLETTER

• A Legacy of Impact Memorial Fund
• The Governor Oglesby Mansion Endowment Fund
• The Community Foundation Annual Report - 2005
• The Community Foundation Memorial Fund - Spring 2006 Contributions

March 2006 NEWSLETTER

• Earthmover Credit Union creates Communityworks Endowment
• The Swinford Family Charitable fund
• The Boys and Girls Club of Decatur Fund
• "Donor Advised Funds" - how they work

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2005

December 2005 NEWSLETTER

• Illinois Raptor Center Endowment
• Foundation Program at GoldenK Kiwanis
• Grants in 2005 over $300,000
• Illinois Raptor Center Endowment (continued)
• Fund List--Make a donation or start one of your own
• Foundation Gift Card information

September 2005 NEWSLETTER

• Taking childcare up a notch
• Community Foundations Join to Form State Alliance and Put The Community In Your Will
• CCSCI Charitable Fund Announces Scholarship Recipients and Memorial Gifts
• Do Something Great Awards

May 2005 NEWSLETTER

• Working with The Foundation by Frank Tyrolt and new Schmalz Endowment for Theatre 7
• Bill Turner Chemistry Award
• 2004 Annual Report
• $500,000 in Grants

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2004

November 2004 NEWSLETTER

• Good time to give stock; A Happy Founders Day
• 2004 Grants

August 2004 NEWSLETTER and Designated Funds

• Developing Permanence by Charles Watkins
• Grants and Memorials
• Comparing Four Approaches to Giving
• Designated Funds Help Favorite Organizations
• New Donor Advised Funds
• Fund Benefits Decatur Students

April 2004 NEWSLETTER and Annual Report

• Scholarships as Lasting Memorials
• Donor Advised Funds: An Alternative to Private Foundations
• The Community Foundation 2003 Annual Report
• Board members, grants, and the ADM match
• Summer Memorials

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2003

December 2003 NEWSLETTER

• Converting Your Private Foundation
• Charitable Giving Tips
• Giving Helps Build Decatur's Future by Larry Haab
• Please Make your Tax Deductible Gift Today
• FAQ
• Gift Idea

September 2003 NEWSLETTER and Doing The Math

• How funds compound: Doing the math
• A real estate sale can be a gift
• Benefits in giving real estate
• Summer memorials

June 2003 NEWSLETTER and Donor Advised Funds

• Mothers and fathers honored
• Scholarships for soccer players
• Honoring Howard Brown
• The LEAVE A LEGACY® program, of Decatur, Illinois

March 2003 NEWSLETTER and the ADM $1m Challenge

• ADM matches Richland gift, and how funds are used
• Who has started funds?
• Who received grants?

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2002

December 2002 NEWSLETTER and the ADM $1m Challenge

• ADM matches your gift, and the Frahlman Fund: face of philanthropy
• How the match helps you and your family
• Starting a fund in your family’s name

October 2002 NEWSLETTER

• The Cancer Care Specialists Fund
• Kit Paulin: Wealth Replacement Trusts
• Steve Graliker and Kevin Breheny on Life Insurance and Philanthropy
• Community foundations in Illinois

July 2002 NEWSLETTER

• Debbie Weiss: You Can Do Something Great
• Lee Morthland: Take a dip in the charitable pool
• Frequently asked questions about the community foundation
• Who has received grants?

April 2002 NEWSLETTER

• George Laubner: Tax-saving charitable trusts
• Vaughn Henry: Little known secrets save taxes via pension funds

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2001

December 2001 NEWSLETTER

• Bob Fallstrom: Permanence appeals to me; Kathy Merner: Memorials, a great way to honor someone
• Gary Genenbacher: A company's charitable gift of stock
• How to start a scholarship fund

October 2001 NEWSLETTER

• Ritchie Barnett: Wills in Decatur
• Rik Brechnitz: Gifts of stock
• Vern Mercier: When to review your estate plan
• Suzanne Vargo Budgeting for philanthropy

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