The Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley was established in 1982 with the support of community donations. The Foundation receives monetary and other gifts which are invested. The interest earnings are redistributed throughout our service area to other worthy, charitable, educational, civic and philanthropic organizations. The principal remains invested.

The Foundation established the Legacy Society, a donors club, for those organizations and individuals who give larger, more significant gifts. The Legacy Society provides special recognition and privileges to its donors because their larger gifts provide perpetual benefits due to the collective size of gifts to this fund.

Legacy Society members pledge to give $5,000 or more in one or more payments over a 5 year period.

Legacy Society members also contribute by introducing their friends and colleagues to the Community Foundation. Legacy Society members also may assist by promoting general public awareness about Community Foundation programs and its local mission to enhance and enrich the communities and environment within greater Kankakee County.

The Community Foundation invites Legacy Society members to special Foundation events. This provides the opportunity to recognize Community Foundation programs and future directions while also encouraging the social opportunity to become better acquainted with others committed to community enrichment.

Please carefully consider the satisfaction you'll enjoy as a result of joining others from our communities who want to contribute to the enrichment and enhancements to the communities where we live.