Make A Difference: Make A Donation

Your gift to Illinois Dollars for Scholars will positively impact the lives of students who dream of making a difference. Tomorrow’s leaders learn from today’s leaders, and it is vitally important to support the education of our next generation of leaders. But just as important as the money is the clear message it sends to students striving for their educational dreams: Someone believes in you.

Creating new chapters in Illinois is simply one example of the impact of charitable gifts supporting the Illinois Dollars for Scholars region. Each new chapter has the immediate opportunity to raise and distribute annually several times the cost of the initial chapter start-up costs. The positive impact on the community is significant.

In supporting Illinois Dollars for Scholars, you are making an investment that will grow exponentially in the future. You will be helping more communities to form scholarship chapters. Each new chapter potentially represents thousands of new scholarship dollars for deserving students in the years to come.

Charitable gifts of all sizes are welcome and encouraged. As a nonprofit organization, Illinois Dollars for Scholars relies on the generosity of private individuals to supplement resources provided by foundations and by corporate grants. All contributions to Illinois Dollars for Scholars are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law. There are many ways in which you can demonstrate your support, including gifts of cash (by check), credit, securities, real estate, pension assets, business interests and tangible personal property.

You can also donate securely online—just visit the donations page of our parent organization, Scholarship America, by clicking here. (To donate to Illinois Dollars for Scholars, just select "Your Regional Office;" you can also select "Your Local Chapter" to give directly in your community.)

If you'd rather donate with a check, or find out about other options, feel free to write or call Illinois Dollars for Scholars at:

P.O. Box 712
Mokena, IL 60448
888-255-9140

Because College Doesn't Happen By Chance®.

 

Since 1997, founding sponsor Nicor Gas has contributed more than a quarter of a million dollars to help establish more than 140 chapters and make Illinois Dollars for Scholars the fastest-growing region in America.


Dollars for Scholars is part of this quarter's Best Buy @15 Exchange program -- a unique fundraiser and a great opportunity for students in your chapter. Visit at15.com to learn more..