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Illinois Dollars for Scholars ~ Lincolnland Legends

Lincolnland Legends is designed to raise scholarship funds for Illinois high school students and at the same time, to recognize outstanding Illinoisans who are role models for youth. Please visit our Lincolnland Legends page for more information on this program.

If you would like more information on sponsoring our Lincolnland Legends program, please contact:

Dick Dystrup
Illinois Dollars for Scholars
1010 Runyan Drive
Lockport, IL 60441
888-255-9140

Make a Difference, Make a Donation

Your gift to Illinois Dollars for Scholars will positively impact the lives of students who dream of making a difference. Tomorrow’s leaders learn from today’s leaders, and it is vitally important to support the education of our next generation of leaders. But just as important as the money is the clear message it sends to students striving for their educational dreams: Someone believes in you.

Creating new chapters in Illinois is simply one example of the impact of charitable gifts supporting the Illinois Dollars for Scholars region. Each new chapter has the immediate opportunity to raise and distribute annually several times the cost of the initial chapter start-up costs. The positive impact on the community is significant.

In supporting Illinois Dollars for Scholars, you are making an investment that will grow exponentially in the future. You will be helping more communities to form scholarship chapters. Each new chapter potentially represents thousands of new scholarship dollars for deserving students in the years to come.

Charitable gifts of all sizes are welcome and encouraged. As a nonprofit organization, Illinois Dollars for Scholars relies on the generosity of private individuals to supplement resources provided by foundations and by corporate grants. All contributions to Illinois Dollars for Scholars are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law. There are many ways in which you can demonstrate your support, including gifts of cash (by check), credit, securities, real estate, pension assets, business interests and tangible personal property. You can even make a secure donation online using your credit card. By pooling the resources of all our supporters, Illinois Dollars for Scholars can continue to provide communities with resources and assistance for all Illinois students seeking postsecondary education.

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Be a Sponsor

Illinois Dollars for Scholars is fortunate and grateful to have the continued financial support of its founding sponsor, Nicor Gas, whose generosity enables Illinois Dollars for Scholars to continue expanding access to educational opportunities to students throughout Illinois.

Americans cite education as the top social concern for businesses to address in local communities. Studies show two-thirds of Americans report having greater trust in those companies aligned with a social issue, and providing a better future for America’s children remains the public’s top priority. When corporations contribute to the communities they serve, they make a powerful connection by sharing their customers’ and employees’ values. For further information on becoming a sponsor of Illinois Dollars for Scholars, please contact T.C. Leonard at 708-479-6613.

Be a Volunteer

Volunteerism is the lifeblood of Dollars for Scholars, a growing national movement with approximately 44,000 volunteers across America. Volunteer your support to your local Dollars for Scholars chapter, or ask Dick Dystrup, Executive Director of Illinois Dollars for Scholars, how you can support the regional office of Illinois Dollars for Scholars.

Since 1997, founding sponsor Nicor Gas has contributed more than a quarter of a million dollars to help establish more than 140 chapters and make Illinois Dollars for Scholars the fastest-growing region in America.