Do you share Skokie Community Foundation’s mission to foster a supportive, engaged and dynamic community in Skokie through meaningful giving, collaboration and community programming? If so, you can take advantage of many ways to make a lasting impact in our local community.
1. Support Skokie immediately with a one-time gift: Make a one-time donation to Skokie Community Foundation to help support our yearly grants program. We accept cash, check, credit or debit card, PayPal Giving Fund or Venmo. You can also make a gift via your Donor Advised Fund (DAF). Click here for more information.
2. Create lasting impact with a monthly recurring gift: Consistent support helps us plan ahead and respond to emerging needs in our community. Click here and scroll to “Make A Recurring Monthly Donation” for more information.
3. Make a gift with an IRA Charitable Rollover. If you are 70½ years old or older, you may make a gift in any amount up to $100,000 per year from your IRA directly to SCF without having to pay income taxes. This gift can also count toward your required minimum distribution (RMD) if you’re 73 or older.
A Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from your RMD is especially advantageous as it does not generate taxable income nor a tax deduction, all while making a significant difference in your community. If you have any questions, please email jims@skokiecommunityfoundation.org.
4. Make a gift of cash, stocks, bonds, real estate, or other assets directly. Gifting these assets directly can give you more favorable tax outcomes. We recommend you check with your tax advisor to see how you can best take advantage of this.
5. Make Skokie Community Foundation a full or partial beneficiary of your life insurance policy or retirement account. This is an easy way to make a legacy gift without modifying your will.
6. If you have named or would like to name Skokie Community Foundation as a beneficiary of your will, trust, IRA, retirement plan, life insurance, commercial annuity, or other entity, please email us at jims@skokiecommunityfoundation.org so we may honor you in the Skokie Community Foundation Legacy Society. You can create a legacy that helps the Skokie community thrive far into the future.
