How to Donate

Giving Levels and Donor Recognition

Pillar Donors 

Donors who give $150,000 or more are offered opportunities to name new and renovated spaces within the library.

Founders’ Circle

Founders’ Circle donors (gifts of $5,000 to $149,000) will be honored within the library through a dedicated commemoration piece, with recognition tiered according to the level of giving. As the library’s design plans continue to develop, we anticipate offering additional opportunities for recognition and look forward to sharing more details as those plans take shape.

Community Circle

Donors contributing $500, $1,000 or $2,500 will be recognized and thanked in thoughtful ways, reflecting the importance and spirit of community support behind the campaign. Additional details will be shared as the campaign progresses.

How to Donate

tions to the Rooted in History, Building for Tomorrow capital campaign are received by the Glencoe Public Library Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) public charity in Illinois. Pledges may be fulfilled over 3 years.

Donate by credit card* online or complete an online pledge.  

Mail/drop off checks, printed pledges or credit card* authorizations to:

Glencoe Public Library Foundation
320 Park Avenue
Glencoe, IL 60022

Pledge/donation forms can be printed from PDF or requested from the Glencoe Public Library circulation desk.

Donate by Zelle to payments@gplf60022.org. If this is your first donation to GPLF, you may be asked to review and confirm your donation to GLENCOE PUBLIC LIBRARY FDN.

Donate by Venmo* to @gplf60022.

Donate through Donor-Advised Funds or Foundations. Direct your donor-advised fund grant to the Glencoe Public Libary Foundation with EIN 39-2978377 at 320 Park Avenue, Glencoe. Please note: there are multiple non-profits and foundations in Glencoe; please check the EIN to ensure your donation will benefit your intended charity.

Donate appreciated stock/securities*. You can initiate your personal stock donation online by selecting or entering Glencoe Public Library Foundation as the Recipient Organization on the StockDonator.com website.  Financial advisors can process a donation via DTC by using Stock Donator’s PDF form.

To obtain a copy of the Foundation’s IRS Determination Letter, to receive wire instructions, or for donation questions, please email: contact@gplf60022.org.

 

* Payments by credit card, Venmo, and stock/securities are assessed a service charge by the GPLF’s payment processors. Donations by cash check, donor advised fund, or Zelle maximize your contribution to GPLF.