Donor Opportunities

• Types of Charitable Funds Overview
• Giving Methods Overview
• Creating an Endowment

• Click here to download a copy of our Donor Opportunity Guide, which is filled with important information on how to start a fund at the community foundation.
• Forms to establish a fund through SICF:
  • Donor Advised Fund
  • Donor Designated Endowment Fund
  • Field of Interest Fund
  • Scholarship Fund

Go Ahead Make a Difference
By establishing a fund with SICF your gifts are in the hands of a responsible community steward. Our knowledgeable staff stands ready to assist you and your professional tax and estate advisor as you research where your gifts will be best used. Your gift is a legacy of generosity and we help you address the needs of today and the challenges of tomorrow.

Funds held by SICF

• Donor Advised & Family Funds
  • Taste of Southern Illinois Fund
  • Illinois Workforce Advantage Fund
  • Freedom Forum Fund
  • Bauer Family Fund
  • Gregory Family Fund
  • Hickam Family Fund
  • Rochman Family Fund
  • Diederich Foundation Fund

• Designated & Endowed Funds
  • Avenue of the Arts Fund
  • Boys & Girls Club of Carbondale
  • Brehm School Endowment Fund
  • Franklin Hospital Fund
  • Franklin Community Park Fund
  • Friends of Southern Illinois Regional Social Services
  • Good Samaritan Ministries Fund
  • Johnson County Community Fund
  • Rend Lake Bike Path Fund
  • Ruby Imhoff Baseden Big Muddy Assisted Living Facility Fund
  • Science Center Fund
  • Southern Illinoisan’s Newspapers in Education Fund
  • Southern Youth Substance Abuse Fund
• Designated Fund

                     St. Mary's Catholic School Fund

• Scholarship Funds
  • American College of Healthcare Executives Regents Fund

• Field of Interest Funds
  • Carbondale Alternative Sports Initiative Fund
  • Community Works Initiative Endowment Fund
  • Disaster Relief Fund
  • The Beautify Southern Illinois Fund