Fund Solicitation
Funds may be requested through the Illinois Jaycee Charitable Foundation from one of six funds: Disaster Relief, Community Development, Emergency Medical, Individual Development, Scholarship and General. Funds in the Endowment Fund are restricted and disbursed at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
All fund requests must go before the Board of Directors for approval of disbursement. The Board meets four times during the year in conjunction with the Illinois Jaycees General Assembly Meetings. These meetings are held on a Saturday afternoon during each quarter of the year.
Anyone having a presentation or a request for funds from the Illinois Jaycee Charitable Foundation should either contact the Illinois Jaycees Service Center at 217-529-5379 or the Executive Director no later than the 1st of the month in which a Board of Directors Meeting is held to be placed on the agenda for the upcoming meeting.
A requesting organization must complete a Grant Application that should be submitted to the Executive Director of the Foundation with all required documentation at least three days prior to the meeting.
A representative of the designated recipient or program must solicit the donation from the Board of Directors at the applicable meeting prior to distribution. The Illinois Jaycee Charitable Foundation has the legal right to maintain up to 10% of all gifts to cover administrative costs.
Grant applications can be obtained from the Illinois Jaycee Service Center, the Executive Director of the IJCF or by downloading the Grant Application from the IJCF.
