The LincolnWay Community Foundation works with individuals, families, business and organizations to meet their charitable giving goals. We offer a wide range of giving options that can be used to establish or add to a charitable fund. Establishing your own named fund does not require great wealth and, it is not complicated either. By working with the LincolnWay Community Foundation, you can provide ongoing support to charitable organizations during your lifetime or as a lasting legacy-or both!

Our community benefits from both large and small gifts given through the LincolnWay Community Foundation. Becoming a donor is an easy way to help support the community you have lived in, loved, or raised your family. There are many options and we invite you to find the option that works best for you.

The Forever LincolnWay Fund supports a successful future for DeWitt and surrounding communities.

With leadership from a committed board and the dedication of volunteer executive director Pat Henricksen, the LincolnWay Community Foundation has enjoyed significant growth in its capacity to respond to challenges and opportunities in rural Clinton County. In partnership with our generous donors, we’re building a stronger community through inspired giving and strategic grants – and we’re just getting started! With an eye to the future, we recognize it’s unlikely we’ll find another volunteer director with Pat’s talent and enthusiasm. That’s why now is the time to establish a source of long-term funding to ensure LincolnWay can continue making an impact long into the future.

Over the next two years, the board aims to raise over $500,000 for the Forever LincolnWay Fund, using payouts to employ a director, cover expenses and supplement grant dollars to address community needs. Gifts to endowment funds are invested forever. Annual distributions can be used to make grants that address community issues, while earned interest allows the principal to continue growing.

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The LincolnWay Community Foundation (LWCF) was founded in 1987. Annually, LWCF distributes funds from its earnings to numerous area nonprofit organizations to fulfill its mission: inspiring communities by connecting people with causes and resources for all generations. The Community Foundation has a broad, flexible purpose providing support to a wide variety of nonprofit organizations.

Nonprofits that provide services within Western Clinton County (including Calamus, Charlotte, Delmar, DeWitt, Goose Lake, Grand Mound, Lost Nation, Low Moor, Welton and Wheatland) may apply. Learn more and apply for this grant »