Make a Gift Today That Will Continue Making a Difference for Generations
Including the Community Foundation of Central Illinois in your will or estate plan is a simple way to support the community and causes you care about beyond your lifetime.
A bequest allows you to provide for the people you love while also creating a charitable legacy that reflects what matters to you. Your gift can support changing community needs, establish a new charitable fund, or add to an existing fund at CFCI.
You do not need to notify CFCI if you include the Foundation in your estate plan. You can make these arrangements privately with your attorney or professional advisor, and your plans can remain confidential. We are always happy to help if you have questions, but CFCI does not need to be involved in the planning process.
How It Works
A bequest can be a simple way to make a lasting gift.
You decide what you want to give and how you want it to make a difference. From there, CFCI can work with you and your professional advisor to help ensure your charitable wishes are carried out as intended.
Choose Your Gift
Decide what you would like to leave through your will or estate plan.
Choose Your Impact
Decide how you’d like your gift to support the causes you care about.
Update Your Plan
Work with your attorney or advisor to include CFCI in your estate plan.
Let Us Help
Our team is here to answer questions and help make sure your wishes are clear.
Bequest Language
Make your wishes clear.
Your attorney or professional advisor can help you determine the bequest language that is right for your estate plan. CFCI provides sample language that can be used as a starting point depending on how you would like your gift to be used.
Unrestricted Gift
[I give, bequeath, and devise % or $, or the rest and residue of my estate] to the Community Foundation of Central Illinois, an Illinois corporation authorized by its charter and bylaws to accept, hold and administer charitable funds, to be used to support the Community Impact Fund and to be administered pursuant to the policies of the Community Foundation of Central Illinois.
Establish a Component Fund
[I give, bequeath, and devise % or $, or the rest and residue of my estate] to the Community Foundation of Central Illinois, an Illinois corporation authorized by its charter and bylaws to accept, hold and administer charitable funds, to be used to establish a component fund of the Community Foundation of Central Illinois to be known as the _______________ (“the Fund”) and to be administered pursuant to a fund agreement on file with such organization.
Add to an Existing Component Fund
[I give, bequeath, and devise % or $, or the rest and residue of my estate] to the Community Foundation of Central Illinois, an Illinois corporation authorized by its charter and bylaws to accept, hold and administer charitable funds, to be contributed to the ______________ (the name of component fund) of the Community Foundation of Central Illinois and to be administered pursuant to a fund agreement on file with such organization.
Please Use the Following Information for CFCI
Community Foundation of Central Illinois
3625 N. Sheridan Road
Peoria, IL 61604
Phone: 309-674-8730
EIN: 37-1185713
FAQ’s
Make Your Legacy Part of Our Community’s Future
The causes you care about today can continue making a difference long into the future. With a bequest to CFCI, your generosity can become a lasting resource for our community for generations to come.
Our team is here to answer questions and work alongside you and your professional advisor.