Making a Credit Card Donation

  • Simple, direct way to make your difference
  • Secure, tax-deductible giving using any major credit card
  • Minimum contribution: $10

To make giving simple, the Trust accepts donations from all major credit cards. Gifts by credit card incur a processing fee (2.598% plus $0.26 per transaction).  You can make a gift to a donor advised fund, or support one of the following:

Geographic Affiliates

Funding education, arts, economic development, health, the environment, and the needs of Lake County's most vulnerable residents. Learn more >


Funding education, arts, economic development, health, the environment, and the needs of Will County's most vulnerable residents. Learn more >


Partnerships and Initiatives

Working to strengthen the African American family. Learn more >


Addressing the challenges facing our Asian American communities. Learn more >


Supporting Chicago's LGBT community through philanthropy. Learn more >


Supporting educational excellence for Latino children. Learn more >


Building grassroots after-school programs into strong, self-sustaining nonprofits. Learn more >


Uniting young professionals in "venture philanthropy" to innovative, entrepreneurial nonprofits. Learn more >