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Foundations An Asset To Leisure Agencies, U. of I. group surveys county level agencies and organizations on gifts, donations and foundations. (Prepared by Tom Makowski, Graduate Student, Department of Leisure Studies, UIUC, and Robert Espeseth, Chief of Office of Recreation and Park Resources, UIUC). The Office of Recreation and Park Resources, Department of Leisure Studies, and Cooperative Extension Service, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, recently surveyed 27 county level agencies and organizations including Conservation, Forest Preserve, Conservancy and County-wide Park Districts, a private foundation, and several county board funded agencies which provide lesiure and recreation services in Illinois, to obtain information on gifts and donations received. The purpose of the survey was first, to find out the amount of land, money, equipment, facility and labor donations received by these agencies for 1980, 1981, and 1982. And, secondly, to find out how many agencies had established or worked with foundations, to see if there was any difference in the donations received by those with foundations in comparison to those without foundations. Of the seventeen agencies that responded, fourteen reported they had received some type of donations. Of those fourteen agencies, seven have foundations available to them and two more are in the process of establishing foundations. The resuts of this survey indicate that a substantial amount of land, money and other items were given over the three-year period. Approximately 69% of the land acreage do-
Illinois Parks and Recreation 14 March/April 1984 nated went to agencies with a foundation. However, it is important to note that these lands accounted for 96% of the total dollar value of the land donated. Agencies with a foundtion available to them received approximately 59% of the monetary donations. Of the total donations for equipment, facilities, labor, etc., 92% went to agencies with a foundation. Thus, of the total donations whose dollar value equalled $7,737,996 over the three year period approximately 95% (17,310,881) went to agencies who work through a foundation, (see Tables 1 and 2 for a breakdown of the survey results).
". . . Of the total donations whose dollar value equalled $7,737,996 over the three year period approximately 95% went to agencies who work through a foundation." Perhaps your county or community has never thought about establishing a "community" foundation to assist in securing needed open space, preserving historic buildings, improving the esthetics of a community, or for other purposes. There are some definite advantages to consider if a community foundation is being considered. Foundations can accept gifts can offer tax benefits can leverage gifts are not "government" can act without political impediments can operate beyond political boundaries can serve the needs of any constituency are good public relations tools can be confidential about their negotiations and dealings are flexible involve the public. For further information about Foundations or this survey, contact Robert Espeseth, Chief, Office of Recreation and Park Resources, 1206 S. 4th St., 205N Huff Gym, Champaign, IL 61820. Illinois Parks and Recreation |
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