December 5, 2023 – Thanks to an anonymous $30,000 donation, the Community Foundation of Macon County has fulfilled select wishlist items on the Community Wish List.
The Community Wish List is updated quarterly, sharing specific wishes from the Macon County Legacy nonprofit members. Current wish list items may be viewed on the Macon County Legacy member pages.
Macon County Legacy members may submit up to 5 wishes from January 1 to October 31, and up to 10 wishes from November 1 to December 31.
The Wish List is a resource for those “hard to fund” things that make an impact for staff, volunteers or people the organization serves.
Thanks to the $30,000 donation, the following wishlist items have been fulfilled:
Beautify Decatur – $500
Cigarette butlers $500 Children’s Museum of Illinois – $5,500
Nonslip mats for water table $3,500 16 angel memberships $2,000 Decatur Parks Foundation – $1,000
Paint camp classroom w/ murals for Scovill Zoo $1,000 Dove – $3,200
Red Ribbon Week supplies $700 Babe’s Program $2,500 God’s Shelter of Love – $2,880
Storage lockers $2,880 Mamie D. Hayes Foundation – $4,620
Classroom Attire $960 CNA Exam support $960 Classroom Attire – 2 $1,200 Journalism Camp $1,500 Maroa-Forsyth Foundation – $1,300
Digitization supplies $1,300 Meridian Ag Foundation – $4,000
CNC Plasma Table to cut metal $4,000 Project Read – $500
5 dry erase wall white boards for tutoring $500 The Ripple Foundation – $1,000
Materials for annual car giveaway $1,000 Ronald McDonald House of Central Illinois – $2,000
Gift Cards for families staying at house $2,000 Special Olympics – $500
Cabinets $500 Stephen Decatur School – $2,000
Supplies for necessity stations $2,000 Webster Cantrell Youth Advocacy – $1,000
Therapy room supplies $1,000
As of November 27, 2023 donors have granted over $160,000 in wishes this year.
Listen to a podcast of The Community Foundation’s Natalie Beck and Missy Batman on Byers & Co to announce the grants below!
