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The DuPage Community Foundation Gift Options

 

 

Fund Type

Description

Minimum Gift

Named Funds

Agency Endowment Funds

Assets are transferred from agencies to be managed by the Foundation.

$25,000

Yes

Designated Funds

Specific charitable recipient institutions are designated by the donor. Grants are made according to the donor's wishes as long as the designated institutions remain and fulfill their intended purposes.

$25,000

Yes

Donor-Advised Funds

Donors or designees retain the right to serve as advisors, submitting grant recommendations for the consideration of the Foundation.

$25,000

Yes

Field of Interest Funds

Donors have the opportunitiy to assure their gifts are used to meet the charitable needs in a specific area of interest. Board of Trustees select recipients.

$25,000

Yes

Scholarship Funds

Donors help determine criteria for recipients.

$25,000

Yes

Unrestricted Funds

Used at the discretion of the Board of Trustees to respond to any of the Foundation's broad charitable purposes.

no minimum

Yes

 

 

Click on Foundation Funds at the left of your screen to see the list of established Foundation Funds.