Getting Started

Do you have clients who live in or have ties to Evanston?
Do you have clients have many charitable interests?
Are your clients unsure where, or how to give assets?
Do you have clients interested in leveraging their gifts?
Do you have clients you'd like to introduce to charitable giving?
Are your clients thinking about creating private foundations?

The Evanston Community Foundation can be a resource for your clients . . . 

There are many creative ways in which your clients can improve the lives of others around them while also making wise financial choices for themselves and their families. 

Encourage clients to browse through our website--they may be especially interested in our donor section, our grants archive, and in reading more about us.  Our array of existing funds can quickly solve many client needs. We encourage gifts by bequest with membership in the Pillars of Evanston.

. . . and we are a resource for you

We are specialists in community engagement. Whether the subject is developing community leadership, pooling funds and developing grant strategies, or developing hands-on philanthropy for donors, we offer a wide range of opportunities that you can present to clients. 

Read about the benefits of acting locally with gifts to the Foundation,  which funds can match gifts, and how to create funds. Learn how we invest the assets entrusted to us.  Let us know how we can help.