Foundation Funds
About Our Funds
We are proud to provide stewardship for nearly 450 funds on behalf of our donors, nonprofit partners, and community to help them accomplish their goals and raise the quality of life throughout DuPage County and achieve their charitable passions beyond.
Start a Fund
Starting a fund with us is a simple, personalized process designed to help you, your family, or your organization make a lasting impact for our community and your favorite causes, locally and beyond.
Identify Your Goals
We take the time to understand what matters most to you and work with you to create a personalized giving plan.
Choose the Fund That Fits
We’ll help you explore fund options that align with your goals, then put it in writing with a fund agreement.
Give Today, Grow Tomorrow
Start your fund with the assets that make sense for you. From there, your fund can grow through investments and future gifts.
Explore Our Funds
Your giving goals matter, and the right fund can help you reach them. Explore our fund options to find the one that fits you best.
Unrestricted Community Grantmaking Funds
Our DuPage Forever Fund is a perfect example. Fueling our Community Impact grant program, this endowment pools gifts from caring community members to enable us to respond effectively to changing needs and opportunities across DuPage County every year, ensuring our grantmaking is strategic and focused.
Field-of-Interest Community Grantmaking Funds
These funds address specific issues like hunger, housing, youth education, mental health, workforce development, the arts, the environment, and more. Each year, they provide targeted support in a chosen field to local charities addressing certain needs in DuPage, awarded through our Community Impact and other community grant programs.
Donor-Advised Funds
Donor-Advised Funds are a popular and effective charitable tool. Through this flexible option, donors can build charitable capital and streamline their giving to their favorite local and national nonprofits while we handle the paperwork, investments, and tax reporting. Donor-advised funds are also great tools for private foundations looking to sunset into a lower-maintenance option, enjoy more favorable tax treatment and anonymity, or benefit from the expertise of our programs team.
Nonprofit Endowment & Investment Funds
- Endowment Funds (Designated Funds): These are set up by donors to benefit a specific nonprofit, or by the organization itself. Designated funds are permanently endowed and provide an annual stream of income to a nonprofit—year after year—in support of its mission, while protecting the fund’s principal and helping it continue to grow over time. They can also be restricted to a specific purpose within a nonprofit, such as for a particular service, program, or need.
- Investment Funds (Agency Funds): These funds are set up by nonprofit organizations as “quasi” or “board-designated” endowments, allowing local organizations to invest for the future or save for a particular program or capital project, and ensure its charitable resources are well–managed while still maintaining control over the fund with access to its principal and income.
Operating Funds
Scholarship Funds
