The Community Foundation of Macon County is one of 1,400 community foundations across the country and around the world dedicated to improving the quality of life in a particular region. Anyone may make a gift to a community foundation and see their donation have meaningful impact on a community’s quality of life today and in the future. For more information about community foundations around the United States, please visit The Council on Foundations website . To make a donation, go to our website . Assets Under Management: $25 million Memberships: • Council on Foundations • Illinois Alliance of Community Foundations • Certified under the National Standards for Community Foundations Number of Funds: 230 Agency Endowments: 24 Donor Advised Funds: 76 Field of Interest Funds: 11 Unrestricted Funds: 1 Designated Funds: 61 Administrative Funds: 2 Scholarship Funds: 55 Founded in 2000, Community Foundation of Macon County is a resource to donors and their professional advisors in the community. We act as a flexible vehicle for philanthropy, working with a variety of gifts including cash, securities, real estate, and others, and offering the maximum tax advantages for those gifts. Donors may use their gifts to contribute to The Foundation’s unrestricted funds, knowing their money will be available in perpetuity to meet the most pressing community needs. Additionally, we are a center of expertise on both philanthropy and nonprofit groups, working to improve the quality of life in Macon County. The Community Foundation acts as a staff for donors and their families, helping to educate them, strategize with them, and facilitate family giving for maximum results. Visit our website to lean more: http://endowdecatur.org