The Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation provides philanthropic support to help meet the diverse needs in communities throughout Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Lawrence, Marion, Richland, and Shelby counties. The Community Foundation's mission is to improve the quality of life in our region by increasing charitable giving, educating and connecting donors to community needs they care about, and leading on critical community issues.
Core values of the Community Foundation and its affiliate funds include:
- Collaboration – We bring together people, processes and funds to focus on the common goal of community strength and sustainability. Together we can accomplish more than we can separately.
- Best Practices – We utilize efficient, effective strategies and methods to enhance staff and volunteer talents and resources for the benefit of our member foundations and affiliated funds.
- Growth and Development – We work to support communities and member foundations for growth and positive evolution into the future.
- Power of Community – We believe in and support the power of communities to develop their potential by applying their passions and their resources
The Community Foundation provides financial support through various donor-advised, scholarship, designated, and field of interest funds. A description of each fund is available to view at:
http://www.enrichingourcommunity.org/Funds.