Browse below to find important policy documentation and reports.
This past year we elaborate on the theme "Your Vision. Our Mission", by activating intentional work that will lay the ground work for local systemic change. Read now to see how we are investing in Evanston, empowering leaders, and advancing justice through our strategic endeavors.
This year we are reflecting on our efforts to better connect and engage with our community. We invite you to read our 2023 Annual Report titled "Your Vision. Our Mission." to explore the intentional work of the foundation to bring our community a newly refreshed visual identity, website, mission, and vision statements.
For nearly 40 years, the Community Foundation has embraced a spirit of togetherness and worked alongside our neighbors to address the community's most pressing issues. Today, we dig deeper into those roots to help make Evanston a vibrant, just, equitable, and inclusive community for now, forever, and for everyone. This year we are reflecting on our deeply rooted history as a catalyst for collaboration and impact in the Evanston community.
Evanston Community Foundation was incorporated on September 29, 1986. Click here to view official document.
ECF board and committee members, staff, students, and volunteers adhere to these policies: Confidentiality agreement (approved: November 11, 2003; revised December 13, 2005, October 26, 2010), Equal access and opportunities policy(adopted March 13, 2002), and Whistleblowing and Fraud Policy (approved May 21, 2007; updated July 2, 2012).
ECF's conflict of interest policy was adopted on September 10, 2003. This policy defines the terms by which ECF strives to maintain the highest ethical standards in all of its policies, procedures and programs and to avoid conflicts of interest. Each director, officer, member of a committee with powers delegated to the board, employee or contractor must annually sign a declaration in the Annual Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement.
These policies are designed to provide guidance for fundraising events, direct mail campaigns, and/or other types of solicitations to raise money by donors who have established donor-advised funds at ECF. Approved in April 2018.
Consistent with its mission as a philanthropic organization, the Foundation will actively solicit donations to further its charitable purposes and help donors develop and fulfill their charitable aspirations. Provisions of this policy include criteria for acceptance of gifts, protection of donor interests, authority to accept gifts, compliance with IRS regulations, ethical standards and conflicts of interest, types of gifts accepted and other related provisions, as well as the definition of the fund. options. Adopted September 10, 2003; revised June 2012.
This policy codifies the principles to be followed by the Investment Council (the Council) in the execution of its responsibilities. Both the Council and the Board are required to fulfill their continuing fiduciary responsibility to evaluate the performance of ECF assets and expenses and, at least annually, re-adopt this Policy with changes as appropriate. Ratified by the ECF Board of Directors on September 8, 2021.
This document describes the Foundation's policy regarding the public availability of IRS 990 and how it periodically makes information about its programs and finances available through print publications and press releases, as well as on its website.
These guidelines provide the Foundation with a framework to consider, evaluate and act on leadership capacities within the community. Approved on February 21, 2018.
It is the policy of the Evanston Community Foundation that social media communications that represent the mission, values and goals of the organization must be vetted and adhere to the guidelines set forth in this policy document. Approved in April 2018.
