AACF was born from a dream to assist low-income youth and adults who experience barriers to employment with job training and placement services. Cuts to SNAP and healthcare benefits affect our low-income community members’ ability to stay healthy and maintain gainful employment. As inflation continues to rise our low-income community members face greater challenges with making ends meet. Many face challenges including housing insecurity, returning citizens, and single parenthood. This December we will place 30 low-income youth and adults in training and jobs, providing a more secure financial future.
AACF accepts all types of donations including in-kind. Your generous gift will help us empower the unemployed and individuals disconnected from work and school. We exist in part due to the generosity of those who have contributed to our capital campaigns and development initiatives. We invite you to join our community in building hope for the future for all. By giving you become a part of the AACF family - together we rise!
Your Donation Provides
$50 provides a weekly bus pass for 2 interns.
$100 supports a single working mother with utility bills, a portion of rent or childcare.
$250 assists with the cost of the GED exam or GED prep for 2 interns.
$500 helps with 2 weeks of paid OJT or internship work experience wages for 1 intern.
$750 funds driving lessons or a one-year scholarship for an intern attending college.
$1500 funds vocational training or high school completion program for an intern.
Additional Ways to Give
Make a contribution to the AACF’s Annual Fund to support the our mission, new program(s), or a specific program. Contribute directly online to The African American Christian Foundation or by sending a check or money order. You can also:
- Enlist the support of your workplace through the Corporate Donation Programs.
- Support AACF through a fundraising event or raffle.
- Honor or memorialize an individual or organization through a donation.
Endowment Bequest
An endowment is a self-renewing resource that the Foundation holds and reinvests. The resources are held forever and are not utilized. Instead the earnings from the investments are used to help fund the donor’s cause.
Named endowment funds may be given for general operating and development, institutional scholarships or to help the Foundation in specific areas.
Endowment Bequests may be given to the Foundation for a general or a specific purpose, and maybe restricted or unrestricted. For more information, contact the Office of Planned Giving: info@aacfworks.org for policy and the general guidelines and examples for using named endowments and bequest language. Consider helping our organization by giving a planned endowment gift. All contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
Federal Tax Information
Our full legal name, registered with the State of Illinois is the “African American Christian Foundation”. This name may be used in legal documents. The Foundation is a public charity exempt from income, gift, and estate taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The organization federal tax identification number is 36-3398925.