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Putting Nets $3890 for Children's Clinic Endowment Fund at Day in Our Village 2009

The Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation serves as a resource for you,
for professional financial advisors, and for many local nonprofit organizations.
 Together we strengthen our community through philanthropy.
We  invite you to join us as the Foundation celebrates its 50th year.
Learn more about us on this site and in our publications.

Here's a quick summary:

• We are a charitable organization managing endowed funds to improve the lives of people in Oak Park-River Forest and other communities.

• We convene community members to address opportunities and aspirations. Currently, our priorities are the success of all youth and environmental sustainability.

• We combine charitable gifts with community knowledge, leadership and the ability to attract resources to provide grants and scholarships.

• With us, you can establish charitable funds, donate to existing funds, remember a loved one with a memorial gift or support a special project or field of interest.

• Since our founding in 1959, more than 90 funds and endowments have been established at the Foundation. Today, charitable assets under our management
  total more than $14 million.

Confirmed in Compliance with National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations