Fall 2014

(217) 222-1237

mycommunityfoundation.org

4531 Maine Street, Suite A Quincy, IL 62305

Fax: (217) 222-2260

info@mycommunityfoundation.org

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Recent grants move total to $2,500,000On August 14, the Community Foundation awarded more than $72,000 to 34 area not-for-profit organizations through the annual competitive grant program. More than 1,600 grants totaling more than $2,500,000 have been awarded since 1999.

A grant committee, comprised of volunteers and board members from the region, evaluates the applications each year to determine awards.

Competitive grants are awarded from funds that include:• Unrestricted Endowments which enable the Community Foundation to make awards throughout the region, • Field of Interest Endowments which have specific geographic or interest requirements, and • Donor Advised Funds which consider recommendations made by a fund’s advisor.

“The beauty of these funds is that most are permanent endowments. Thanks to the generosity and commitment that these individuals, families and businesses have exhibited, the funds will continue to provide grants for generations to come for organizations that serve a variety of needs and opportunities in our communities,” said Barb Casady, Program Coordinator.

“Even more impressive than the dollar amount of grants awarded are the thousands of lives that these funds will impact throughout the 12 counties we serve in West Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri,” said Casady.

See page 3 for a list of grants awarded.

Grants supporting a wide range of charitable organizations, including the Louisiana Historical Society, were awarded during a presentation at the Community Foundation office on August 14.

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Andy SpragueChair

Kinderhook, IL

William M. McCleery, Jr.Vice ChairQuincy, IL

Gary L. Blickhan, C.P.A.TreasurerQuincy, IL

Virgil WelkerSecretary

Canton, MO

Lydia AhrensHannibal, MO

Leah BerryPerry, MO

Julie Bowen Quincy, IL

Tony E. CraneQuincy, IL

Tom DaleHamilton, IL

Larry L. FischerQuincy, IL

Tanya HarveyQuincy, IL

Philip KruppsMt. Sterling, IL

Blake RoderickPittsfield, IL

Steve E. SiebersQuincy, IL

Sharon TenhouseLiberty, IL

Catherine TracyMt. Sterling, IL

Byron Webb, IIIPalmyra, MO

Dennis R. WilliamsQuincy, IL

Board of Directors:

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Staff:

Private Foundation chooses Community Foundation A private foundation has gifted its assets of nearly $1.5 million to the Community Foundation. The private foundation’s trustees gave permission to announce the gift and share why it made this decision. The trustees were considering termination. They were also contemplating how to best fulfill its charitable intent. Would the Community Foundation be a suitable partner?

Executive Director Jill Arnold Blickhan met with one of the trustees. They discussed the private foundation’s charitable interests.

The trustee asked questions. How does the Community Foundation differ from a private foundation? Can donors set up funds to serve charitable organizations that are outside the region as well as for local organizations? What does the Community Foundation charge to have a fund? If a fund was established, would the private foundation still be responsible for IRS reports and other related requirements that not-for-profits must manage?

Blickhan explained how working through the Community Foundation could alleviate the administrative burden, complexity and expense that often result from managing a private foundation. Once the questions were answered, the trustees resolved to terminate the private foundation and gift its assets to establish an anonymous fund which will serve various charitable causes.

“We wanted a way to continue charitable giving and grantmaking. We also want to keep a low profile,” said a trustee.

“The trustees realized that their charitable giving can be easy, flexible, and effective through the Community Foundation. They decided that a fund with us would allow them to focus on the charitable aspect of grants while we take responsibility for researching, reading applications, distributing the grants, and performing due diligence. We also handle fund management including recordkeeping, accounting, investments, and reporting to the IRS,” Blickhan said. “We are also honoring the desire for anonymity.”

“We’re paying a fee for the services and in doing so we’re helping the Community Foundation. I believe it helps out all the way around,” said the trustee.

Executive DirectorJill Arnold Blickhan

Program CoordinatorBarb Casady

Office ManagerVickie Jackson

Outreach CoordinatorAmy Meyer Lehenbauer

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Inspiring young women in Sarah’s memoryDr. William & Kathleen Birsic

In 1998, with some trepidation, our family of four arrived in Quincy. Behind us, we had left a very large extended family, and the only home we had ever known, to start a new life in this much smaller, quaint Midwestern town. Making a big change can come with difficulties, and it can be tough to find your way in a new place. That was not the case for Sarah! She truly took to this place, and her new life, and she came to love Quincy. In fact, she felt it was HER home. Sadly, her young life ended suddenly and her family and friends are now left with a tremendous hole in our hearts and lives.

With her love of Quincy as our inspiration, we established the Sarah Christine Birsic Memorial Fund, through the Community Foundation. It is our hope, that despite her young years, and the brevity of her time here, that we can channel her spirit and her memory to make a positive impact on the Quincy area that she so loved; for many, many years to come.

Our goal is for her fund to mainly support young women in need, helping them to realize their full potential. Sarah truly appreciated the gifts she had been given, and the opportunities that were opened to her by applying those gifts with hard work and dedication. Hopefully, in her memory, this fund can help other young women realize those same opportunities.

Sarah Christine Birsic

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Great River Area

Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Central Illinois

Chaddock

CHART Teen Task Force

Cheerful Home Child Care & Early Learning Center

Community for Christ Assistance Center

Cornerstone Foundations for Families

County of Adams/ West Central Illinois Task Force

Ewing Community Senior Housing, Inc.

Girl Scouts of Central Illinois

Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri

Historic Bethel German Colony

Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County

Horizons Social Services of Adams County

Immanuel Lutheran Church Kid's Club

John Wood Community College Foundation

Junior Achievement

Louisiana Area Historical Museum

Madonna House

Mississippi Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America

Pike County Health Department/ Pike County Dental Clinic (IL)

Quincy Art Center

Quincy Civic Music Association

Quincy Public Library

Quincy Society of Fine Arts

Quincy Symphony Orchestra Association

Regional Office of Education

Salvation Army of Quincy

Shelby County Senior Citizens Association, Inc.

The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri

Transitions of Western Illinois

Two Rivers Resource Conservation & Development Area

United Way of Adams County, Inc.

W.O.W. Inc. (Worlds of Wonder)

2014 Competitive Grant Recipients:

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Get involved. Make YOUR county endowment a reality.The Community Foundation serves a 12-county region that contains a diverse mix of villages, towns and small cities, each with a distinct character. Whether we live and work in a village of 100 or a small city of 40,000, most of us have a common wish—to preserve, maintain, or enhance the quality of life in our community, our county, and our region.

Six counties in the region have stepped up to turn their wishes into reality and are working toward meeting a County Endowment Match. The match offers up to $15,000 to each county whose residents choose to build a charitable endowment with the Community Foundation. Counties that have responded are: • Adams County, Illinois • Brown County, Illinois • Hancock County, Illinois • Pike County, Illinois • Lewis County, Missouri • Marion County, Missouri

Leaders in these counties are ensuring that there will be charitable financial resources to support the local charities and causes that matter most to them—forever.

It’s not too late.Volunteers in the above counties have until November 15, 2015 to meet the $15,000 match. Each county is in need of additional volunteers and supporters to reach the goal.

How does a County Endowment work? Earnings from each County Endowment Fund will be used for annual grants to support charitable causes that help counties meet today’s needs and opportunities and prepare for those that will emerge. The local, volunteer Fund Council will recommend grant recipients annually. Because these funds are established as endowments, grants will be available forever to support charitable organizations, projects and programs.

Why?Your Community Foundation wants to foster a higher level of community empowerment through community-focused philanthropy.

An anonymous donor said, “These funds are about a sense of place—pride and loyalty. This is about people who see viability here, and who decide that viability is important enough that they voluntarily provide resources for the future.”

Donate or Volunteer NowWill you donate to build a better today and tomorrow in your county? Will you get involved as a volunteer in your county to move this effort forward?

To donate or volunteer, contact us so we can connect you with those in your county who are building your county endowment: (217) 222-1237,info@mycommunityfoundation.org or use the enclosed envelope. Please indicate the County Endowment you wish to support.

The Power of Endowment Benefits YOUR COUNTYYour permanent county endowment fund will do more good than you ever dreamed possible!

Original Fund Balance: $30,000

$15,000 raised in YOUR COUNTY + $15,000 match

from Community Foundation = $30,000

Grants Awarded Over 25 Yearsin YOUR COUNTY: $41,017*

Fund Balance After 20 Years: $62,813*

* This example is an estimate which assumes no additional gifts to the fund beyond the establishing gifts. Based on 8% investment return, 4% annual grantmaking, and 1.5% annual administrative fee.

Actual performance and grantmaking will vary.

Designated: These funds benefit specific organizations. (Agency Charitable and Endowed)Adams County Red Cross FundBeeJay Adams Fund - Benefits Quincy Community TheatreThe Arc Fund ARTS Fund - Benefits Quincy Society of Fine ArtsMary Weems Barton Fund for the Quincy Public LibraryAmelia E. Bauner, Frances A. Hall, and Walter J. Hall Charitable Fund - Benefits Quincy Service LeagueJack W. Boge Fund - Benefits Quincy Art Center & Quincy Society of Fine ArtsBrain Trauma Awareness Organization Quality of Life FundBrink/Shih Fund for the Quincy Public Schools’ Friends of the Performing Arts Brown County Public Schools Education FundCheerful Home Children’s FundCornerstone: Foundations for Families FundDr. Richard Eells House Fund H. Dennis Everly Fund - Benefits Quincy Park BandHerbert C. & Dorothy E. Everly Memorial Fund - Benefits Adams County Chapter, American Red Cross & The Salvation Army of QuincyFriends of the Castle FundFamily Planning FundHabitat for Humanity Housing Ministry FundHistorical Society FundHorizons Social Services FundJackson-Lincoln Swimming Complex, Inc. FundJohn Wood Community College Foundation Development FundMike Mason Fund for St. Francis SchoolMeals on Wheels FundDorothy J. Plank Memorial FundThe Plank Memorial Fund - Benefits Lewis County (MO) Historical SocietyJames T. Riley FundQuincy Public Schools Foundation Fund Quincy Art Center FundQuincy Civic Music Association FundQuincy Family YMCA FundQuincy Humane Society FundQuincy Museum FundQuincy Notre Dame Foundation Capital and Improvement FundQuincy Senior Citizens’ Center FundQuincy Symphony FundQuincy University Endowment FundRecovery Resources FundGeorge and Charlotte Spear Charitable Fund - Benefits St. James Evangelical Lutheran SchoolJeffrey G. & Theresa L. Spear Fund Bette J. Starnes Fund - Benefits Quincy Humane Society Sunset Home FundClifford H. Taylor Fund for the Quincy Humane SocietyAndrew Tenhouse Memorial Fund - Benefits 4-H in Adams CountyTransitions of Western Illinois FundUnited Way of Adams County, Inc. FundDonald P.W. Voth Fund - Benefits Quincy Area Habitat for Humanity2nd Lt. Albert C. Warford, Jr. Fund - Benefits Quincy Family YMCAYWCA – Quincy FundTom and Judy Zenge Fund - Benefits Canton, MO R-V High School(Non Endowed)Lucille Hollender Memorial Fund - Benefits St. Francis Solanus School

ScholarshipAmelia E. Bauner, Frances A. Hall, and Walter J. Hall Scholarship Fund - Benefits Quincy University StudentGeorge & Sharen Borrowman Agriculture Scholarship Fund - Benefits a former student or graduate of John Wood Community CollegeBecky Swisher Crowe Memorial Scholarship Fund - Benefits Quincy Senior High School GraduateVirginia Kaye Leinweber Leeds Scholarship Fund - Benefits Pleasant Hill High School GraduateMarvin J Likes & Thomas Leo Likes Math Scholarship - Benefits Western High School GraduateKenneth & Eleanor Lohr Memorial Scholarship Fund - Benefits Quincy Senior High School GraduateDorothy J. Motley Memorial Scholarship Fund - Benefits Western High School GraduateBen C. & Etta M. Plank Memorial Fund - Benefits Highland or Canton High School GraduateQuincy High School Class of 1957 Scholarship Fund - Benefits Quincy Senior High School GraduateTeresa Lynn Thompson Memorial Scholarship Fund - Benefits Palmyra High School GraduateAlton A. Vannice FFA Leadership Fund - Benefits Palmyra High School Graduate

Acorn (Seedling Funds)Bank of Quincy FundEdward C. Hinkamper Fund for St. Francis Solanus School StudentsMt. Sterling Community Center Fund Palmyra State Bank & Bank of Hannibal Fund St. John’s Anglican Music Fund Terrance Welte Memorial FundCounty EndowmentsAdams County Endowment FundBrown County Endowment FundHancock County Endowment FundLewis County Endowment FundMarion County Endowment Fund

Friends: These funds support the Community Foundation’s impact and sustainability—today and tomorrow.Adams Telephone Co-Operative Friends of the Foundation FundADM Friend of the Foundation Fund Missouri & Illinois Ayers Oil Companies Fund Blessing Hospital Friend of the Foundation FundKarl H. & Bobbi Bowles Family and Quincy Farm & Home Supply Company Friends of the Foundation Fund D. Reaugh Broemmel Founding Executive Director FundMike & Jean Buckley Family Friends of the Foundation FundE. Marilyn Clark Friend of the Foundation FundMatthew G. & Rebecca A. Dickinson Friends of the Foundation Fund DISTek Integration, Inc. Friend of the Foundation Fund H. Dennis Everly Friend of the Foundation FundFriends of the Foundation EndowmentJK Creative Friends of the Foundation FundKnapheide Family Friends of the Foundation Fund Kohl Wholesale Friends of the Foundation FundQuincy Newspapers, Inc. Friends of the Foundation FundRefreshment Services Pepsi Friends of the Foundation FundS. Dean & Mary Jane Sims Friends of the Foundation FundSprague’s Kinderhook Lodge & Sprague Farms, Inc. Friends of the Foundation FundState Street Bank & Trust Company Friends of the Foundation Fund John G. and Carolyn H. Stevenson Friends of the Foundation FundVecchie Family Friends of the Foundation FundDennis R. Williams Friend of the Foundation Fund Carl, Althea & Cathy Wiskirchen Friends of the Foundation FundCommunity Foundation Operating Fund

Generosity to EmulateCarl Wiskirchen was a low-key person who always had a smile, a joke and something pleasant to say about people, according to his nephews John Lammers and Alan Meyer.

Carl was born in Quincy. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II and flew dangerous mis-sions over some of the most heavily fortified and protected areas.

He saw some very gruesome things during the war, his nephews said. He became ill at one point, and when he went back to his duty station, his crew was gone. Their plane had been shot down. All killed. For the rest of his life, he said that he’d been lucky all of his life, even with the death of his daughter.

Carl and his wife Althea, known as ‘Tudie’ to family and friends, settled in Quincy. Their only daughter Cathy died at age 10.

He devoted 30 years to serving on the Adams County Board. He was also involved with Transitions and with many other community organizations.

Because of his commitment to Quincy and a large number of civic organizations, he left a portion of his estate to the Community Foundation.

Carl Wiskirchen set an example by his life and his generosity for others to emulate.

Carl & Althea Wiskirchen

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Unrestricted Endowments: Donors establish these funds allowing the Community Foundation to determine how grants will serve various charitable needs and opportunities in our communities.Anonymous Donor Funds (2)Karl H. & Bobbi Bowles Family and Quincy Farm & Home Supply Company Fund Community Endowment FundDr. & Mrs. Merle F. Crossland Family FundHarry Channon Eaton Family Endowment FundAngie (Fusselman) Mayes & Evelyn J. Fusselman FundHarry J. & Bernice M. Wissman Heidbreder FundMrs. Arthur O. Lindsay FundRobert A. & Anne M. Mays FundRobert G. & Melva Campbell Riley Fund Charles A. & Nancy Scholz Charitable FundMargaret J. Sinnock FundGrant L. & K. Georgann Sturhahn FundDorothy L. Swallow FundCarl, Althea & Cathy Wiskirchen EndowmentField of Interest: These funds serve specific interests and/or geographic areas.Anonymous Donor Fund for the Arts Blessing Hospital Community Health FundJayne & Leroy Boeckelman Fund for Young Musicians Katherine Broemmel Endowment for the ArtsCommunityworks Endowment Fund Paul H. and Anne B. Gardner Memorial Fund - Benefits Quincy, Adams County, ILGrace United Methodist Church of Quincy Fund - Benefits Adams County, IL and Shelby County, MOJane’s Kids’ FundPalmyra Community Endowment Fund - Benefits Palmyra, MOQuincy Recycle FundJames L. & Dorothy W. Rouner FundRaymond, Norbert, and Eleanor Rueter Fund

Donor Advised: Fund advisors may recommend grants, if desired.Anonymous Donor Funds (3)Donald A. & Prudence M. Bickhaus Memorial FundArchitechnics/Anthony E. Crane FundBarry Community Endowment FundBill & Sue Bergman FundSarah Christine Birsic Memorial FundCarthage Community Improvement Fund - Benefits Carthage, ILMary Ridder Cherny FundJerry & Libby Davis Family Fund - Benefits Lewis County, MONoma Meyers Eaton FundClayton & Helen Nagel Ely and Emmett & Inez Greenley McCloskey Fund - Benefits Knox County, MOGardner Denver Education Fund Diane Nielsen Gossard Memorial FundAnne Eldridge Huie Memorial FundGreen-Humphrey Family Fund for MusicG. Arthur (Art) Keller, Jr. FundArthur O. & Lela B. Lindsay FundMercantile Endowment FundT. C. & Mary S. Oakley Descendants FundSamantha Otte Youth Opportunity FundMarilyn & Steven Prater FundMerle “Joe” Scharnhorst Fund for a Cleaner Quincy AreaSchmiedeskamp, Robertson, Neu & Mitchell FundJames A. & LouAnn Smith Family Fund The Stamerjohn Family FundAlan L. & Mary Ellen Stiegemeier Charitable FundThankful Heart FundJoe & Jill Tracy Family Fund United States Founding Fathers FundDennis R. Williams & Barbara L. Williams Fund for Arts and EducationWinters Insurance Group Fund

County EndowmentsPike County Endowment Fund (Illinois)

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Thursday, November 13, 20145:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Hosted by and at:Schmiedeskamp, Robertson, Neu & Mitchell LLP

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We met the challenge!Thanks to donors like you and a matching grant from the Marion Gardner Jackson Charitable Trust, the Community Foundation is making a vital investment in operations and sustainability.

Early this year, we accepted a challenge to raise $30,000. These dollars would double thanks to a one-to- one matching grant from the Marion Gardner Jackson Charitable Trust.

You did it! You not only met the match, you surpassed it to raise more than $47,000. Thanks to your support and the commitment, we will receive the $30,000 matching funds.

This will provide crucial resources to help the Community Foundation fulfill our mission of connecting people who care with causes that matter.

Thank you for helping us meet the challenge!

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