Listing of Funds
This is our listing of Scholarships, Designated Funds, Field of Interest Funds, Agency Funds, and Donor Advised Funds. Each fund has a specific purpose. Click on the fund name to learn more about that fund.
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You can support the Morton Community Foundation’s operating fund and/or any of the individual component funds by clicking on any of the individual funds below. Each fund has a description about how the fund came about and when it was established. You can donate online by clicking the DONATE NOW button on any of the fund pages, or by mailing a check to the Morton Community Foundation, 135 S First Ave, Morton, IL. 61550. Provide a note in the check memo or with a separate note as to which fund(s) you would like your donation to be placed into. Or, you may wish to learn more about how you can make a significant impact through a “Planned Gift”. Feel free to contact Scott Witzig, Executive Director, by calling 309-291-0434. Click here for Ways to Give.
Mcf today and tomorrow fund (day-to-day operations)
MCF leadership forever fund (operations endowment)
Aasha Fund (May 13, 2011)
Arabella’s Heart Fund (July 11, 2014)
MHS Band Endowment Fund (Dec. 17, 2010)
Bane, Kay Beth (Jibben) Memorial Scholarship Fund (Feb. 11, 1989)
BETHEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL ENDOWMENT FUND (DEC. 9, 2016)
Bertha Frank Performing Arts Center Capital Improvement Fund (Jan 9, 2003)
MORTON COMMUNITY BIKE TRAIL IMPROVEMENT FUND (AUG, 2021)
BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL TUITION ASSISTANCE FUND (MAY 2019)
ROBERT W. BROWN MEMORIAL - CUSD 709 ACTIVITY FEES FUND (NOV 14, 2014)
Morton Community Services Fund (2000)
Cousins, Drew M. Memorial Scholarship Fund (May 13, 2005)
Critter Meals on Wheels Fund (April 17, 2015)
MHS Cross Country Endowment Fund (Aug. 14, 2009)
CRUSE, TARI L MEMORIAL NURSING SCHOLARSHIP (NOV 2008)
DEER CREEK LIBRARY FUND - KARL & MARY ESCHELBACH (APR 14, 2023)
Downtown Beautification Endowment in Memory of Witzig’s Store (November 14, 2015)
Memorial plaza (February 5th, 2013)
Dröll, Ilse Memorial Women’s Medical Career Scholarship Fund (Nov, 2012)
Morton Education Fund (2000)
Dennis & PAULA EWALD FAMILY Endowment FUND (UNRESTRICTED) (JuL 11, 2008)
FARMDALE CEMETERY ENDOWMENT FUND (apr 12, 2019)
MORTON FINE ARTS ENDOWMENT FUND (Sep 21, 2007)
SSgt Jacob L. Frazier Memorial: Military Warriors Remembrance Fund (apr 14, 2023)
GEIGER, KENT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP (JUN 11, 2021)
Gerber, Ethel Memorial Scholarship Fund (Aug 8, 2014)
Jeri Gilfillan BSS Graduate / PND Student Tuition Assistance Fund (JUL 8, 2022)
MORTON CUSD 709 YOUTH Golf Fund (Dec 12, 2014)
GRACE ABOUNDS endowment fund (NOV 10, 2023)
GUARDIAN ANGEL IMPACT FUND (APR 15, 2021)
HAITIAN CHILDREN EDUCATION FUND (JAN 8, 2021)
HAMILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL ENDOWMENT (JUNE, 10, 2016)
hannah’s reading garden endowment fund (oct 2018)
Hannah’s Red Rocket Endowment Fund (Aug. 8, 2013)
YVONNE HANSeN MEMORIAL LIFE BEYOND LIMITS ENDOWMENT FUND (JUN 2021)
Helping Hand Fund (Sept. 9, 2011)
Hou, SAMANTHA - Peoria Humane Society / PAWS fund (FEB 10, 2017)
JONES, NAVIN MEMORIALS (SUPPORTING BSS TUITION ASSISTANCE FUND (MAY 2023)
Kelli S. Hendryx Memorial Scholarship (Mar. 13, 2015)
Kuhl Family Charitable Fund (Dec 2007)
Myron and Laura Litwiller Memorial scholarship fund (dec 2023)
Lacrosse Club Scholarship Fund (Apr 2013)
MORTON IMPACT FUND (UNRESTRICTED COMMUNITY GRANTS FUND, 2000)
MORTON PUBLIC LIBRARY ENDOWMENT FUND (2000)
Mahrt, Renee Memorial Scholarship Fund (Aug 2005)
Martin, Cary S. Cancer Services Memorial Fund (Sep 2013)
McCormick, William E. and Betty L. Memorial Scholarship Fund (Apr 2008)
Mooberry, Garrett W. Memorial Scholarship Fund (Oct 2011)
MORTON GRIDIRON CLUB ENDOWMENT FUND (APR 2024)
MORTON IMPACT FUND (UNRESTRICTED COMMUNITY GRANTS FUND) (2000)
MORTON PARAMEDICS LOCAL #4952 CHARITABLE FUND (FEB 2017)
Morton Parks and Recreation Fund (2000)
MORTON PARK DISTRICT OTTERS SWIM TEAM ENDOWMENT FUND (MAY 2019)
MORTON PROJECT PUMPKIN FUND (2014)
Lesley Van Ness Memorial Endowment Funds (Apr 2023)
Liz Meier morton pumpkin Festival volunteer give-back fund (2022)
Morton School District 709 Foundation Fund (2000)
MORTON YOUTH BASEBALL ASSOCIATION (MYBA) FUND (Jun 2016)
operating fund - endowed…(Leadership Forever Fund) (Feb 2008)
Operating fund, non-endowed…(Today and Tomorrow Fund) (2000)
Morton Orchestra Fund (Apr 2004)
Performing and Visual Arts Endowment – Morton CUSD 709 Fund (Aug 2014)
Pflederer, Karen K., Designated Charities Endowment Fund (Jun 2014)
PLAY HARD - A TOM SHIPLEY MEMORIAL FUND (MAY 2017)
Poyner, Dan and Preston, Huge Hearts Memorial MHS Wrestling Fund (Jan 2015)
PRINCEVILLE HERITAGE MUSEUM AND AKRON TOWNHOUSE SCHOOL ENDOWMENT (OCT 2016)
REWARDING RESILIENCE DYSLEXIA SCHOLARSHIP (FEB 2021)
RHMA Harold longenecker endowment fund (dec 2016)
RHMA C.J. Rediger Endowment Fund (Jun 2018)
RIDDLE, LANIE MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT FUND FOR ST JUDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (NOV 2016)
Rinkenberger, James A. and Marcia R. Charitable Fund (Dec 2007)
Rinkenberger, James and Marcia, Fund for Peoria Christian School (Dec 2011)
Rotary Club of Morton Scholarship Fund (Jul 2011)
SALEM4YOUTH FUND (MAR 2022)
Sampson, Wayne L. Memorial Educator’s Scholarship Fund (Feb 2010)
MHS Science Department Fund (Oct 2011)
Soccer Scholarship Fund (Oct 2010)
JEANETTE A. SMITH MEMORIAL BETHEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL TUITION ASSISTANCE FUND (JUNE 2024)
Something For Others Fund (Feb 2008)
Stanfield, Joal T., Memorial MHS Tennis Endowment Fund (Jun 2015)
Bernice l. oberlander/lynne r. walters library children's summer reading fund (DEC 2011)
Tazewell Animal Protective Society (TAPS) Fund (Apr 2015)
TCRC, Inc. Endowment Fund (Dec 2010)
TIPPY CREEK ENVIRONMENTAL ENDOWMENT FUND (JAN 2022)
TOLLY, SUE ADVISED FUND IN MEMORY OF CHUCK TOLLY (SEP 2017)
Vernon Family Charitable Fund (Nov 2013)
HERO, JAMES VERNON SCHOLARSHIP FUND (OCTOBER 2021)
Walker, Faye, Community Care Fund (Jan 2014)
WD Boyce Council Boy Scout Endowment Fund (Nov 2013)
WEBER, ERIC, PAY IT FORWARD SCHOLARSHIP FUND (JUN 2022)