Create lasting impact in the lives of Chicago's children and families
The Carole Robertson Center’s Learning Fund
When you make a gift to the Carole Robertson Center’s Learning Fund, you help sustain our mission to educate, enrich, and empower children and families for years to come. Your investment fuels our vision for a just and equitable society, where the Carole Robertson Center, in partnership with families, will be a beacon of best practices, innovation, and impact in early childhood and youth development. Gifts to the Center’s Learning Fund fuel our capacity to remain nimble and respond to the evolving needs of the families and communities we serve in real time.
Learning Fund Giving Circles
LEARNING LEADERS CIRCLE
Major Donor Program
The Carole Robertson Center’s Learning Leaders Circle is a community of early childhood and youth development advocates dedicated to the Center’s mission to educate, enrich, and empower children and families in Chicago.
Learning Leaders:
- Support access to high quality early childhood and youth development programming with a gift of a $1000 or more to the Center’s Learning Fund
- Are pillars of the Carole Robertson Center community, making a deep investment in the Center’s mission
- Ensure that the Carole Robertson Center for Learning has an everlasting impact on the children, youth, and families across Chicago
Benefits of joining the Learning Leaders Circle:
- Invitation for a personal tour of one of the Center’s flagship sites
- Acknowledgement on the Center’s website and in our Annual Report
- Invitation to The State of Early Childhood and Youth Development, an annual update and Ask-Me-Anything session with the Center’s President & CEO.
- Advance invitations to Carole Robertson Center volunteer opportunities
LEGACY CIRCLE
Planned Giving Program
What legacy will you leave to educate, enrich, and empower children and families in Chicago?
Join the Legacy Circle, our community of supporters dedicated to funding a just and equitable society that allows the Carole Robertson Center, in partnership with families, to be a beacon of best practices, innovation, and impact in early childhood and youth development.
WAYS TO MAKE A PLANNED GIFT
Bequests and Beneficiary Designations
Donors are encouraged to make bequests to the Carole Robertson Center for Learning under their wills, and to name the Carole Robertson Center as the beneficiary under trusts, Donor Advised Fund accounts, life insurance policies, commercial annuities, and retirement plans.
Charitable Remainder Trusts
The Carole Robertson Center will accept designation as a remainder beneficiary of charitable remainder trusts.
Charitable Lead Trusts
The Carole Robertson Center will accept designation as an income beneficiary of charitable lead trusts.
The Carole Robertson Center recommends that donors consult with us during the donor’s lifetime to confirm the term of the planned bequest. Acceptance should depend on the type of assets and any restrictions affecting the assets or the use of their proceeds.
When you write or review your will, ask your attorney or advisor to include such words as these:
“I give $____ or ____% of my will or trust to the Carole Robertson Center for Learning (Tax ID #36-3151279) for its charitable purposes as designated by the Board of Directors.”
AMBASSADOR CIRCLE
Monthly Giving Program
As a member of the Ambassador Circle, your recurring gifts are an essential part of sustaining the Carole Robertson Center’s work. Your generosity ensures that Chicago’s earliest learners and youth on the West, South, and Far North sides have access to high–quality early learning and youth development programming!
Learning Fund Levels and Benefits
Benefits |
Learning Fund Donors under 1k (All donors) |
Ambassador Circle (Monthly Donors) |
Learning Leaders Circle (Major Donors) |
Legacy Circle (Planned Gifts) |
| Acknowledgment on CRCL Website and Annual Report |
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| Bi-Monthly Newsletter |
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| Complimentary tickets to special donor events |
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| A personal tour of one of our flagship sites |
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| Advanced Invitation to Volunteer Events |
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*Monthly donors whose annual giving totals +$1,000 will be considered a major donor.
Your investment fuels our future
When you make a gift to the Carole Robertson Center’s Learning Fund, you help sustain our mission to educate, enrich, and empower children and families for years to come.
