Greetings from the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation. Here we are, right in the middle of another tax season. The years go by so quickly! Of course, preparing clients’ tax returns and planning for the year ahead are top of mind for attorneys, CPAs, and financial advisors. The team at the SRCCF is happy to share three updates that might help you navigate your work with charitable clients over the next few weeks.

Responsive. Broad-based. Philanthropic. Those are three of the “purposes” or characteristics outlined in the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation by-laws—guidelines we live by. Since 2015, SRCCF has championed the arts, education, entrepreneurship, preservation, the environment, physical and mental health, humanities, human services, and disaster relief.

Thank you for visiting the Ottawa Family Pride Fund at SRCCF. Our time here at the Foundation as a Fiscal Fund has come to fruition, as we have accomplished what we set out to do!

The Mendota Historical Society has announced the creation of a lifetime endowment fund as a permanent resource to help ensure the Society has adequate resources to deliver high quality programs and exhibitions to the Mendota community.

Established in October 2015, the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation makes it possible for non-profit and charitable organizations in the area to benefit from the generosity of the community as a whole.

Far beyond the scope of mainstream philanthropy, ELEV̅ATE is a collaborative participatory giving circle approach to philanthropy established to bring together members of our community to collectively support the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation.

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The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation (SRCCF) is honored to receive state approval as a Qualified Community Foundation (QCF) for the new Illinois Gives initiative. Illinois Gives will incentivize up to $100 million in new charitable giving over the next 5 years by authorizing a 25% state income tax credit for charitable donations to eligible permanent endowments held by the SRCCF and is being administered by Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR).

Are you curious about how Community Foundations compare to Commercial and Private Foundations? Check out these comparison graphics!

“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give” – Winston Churchill

Recipients of grants, scholarships, or disaster funds from the SRCCF to date