If you are planning to mail a check by the end of the year, please note that the U.S. Postal Service has updated its rules, and machine postmarks will now be applied when mail is processed at regional processing centers (not at the local drop off point). To ensure your check is postmarked in time to be eligible for a 2025 charitable deduction, we recommend requesting a manual postmark in person at a post office or using certified/registered mail. Click here for more details on giving dates and deadlines.
Lee Ann Eiland is a philanthropic advisor at The Chicago Community Trust.
In this role, she is responsible for building and nurturing relationships with current and prospective donors by connecting philanthropy with opportunity and leveraging the knowledge of the Trust’s Community Impact staff for the benefit of donor advisors and the Chicagoland community.
Prior to coming to the Trust, she served as a nonprofit consultant and fundraiser for education nonprofits in Chicago.
Born and raised in Chicago, Lee Ann graduated from Concordia University Chicago with a concentration in organizational management. She is an alumni fellow of Community Leadership Fellows, a member of the Westside Giving Circle at the Chicago Foundation for Women and on the board of Action Now.
