Donations to Be the Boat Fund can be made in one multiple ways (although you can always donate the “Chicago Way” --> early and often):

Electronic

Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation: click here

By Check

Donations may be made payable to "Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation" and forwarded to the following address:

Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation
1049 Lake St #204
Oak Park, IL 60301

Memo: Hunter Quigley Coe Be The Boat Fund

Stock and Appreciated Stock

A gift of appreciated stock given directly to the Community Foundation for the benefit of the Be The Boat Fund gives you a dual tax benefit. You avoid paying taxes on the capital gains, and you can deduct the full value as a donation when itemizing your taxes if you have owned the asset for more than one year. To make a gift of stock to the Be The Boat Fund, please contact Sheryl Martin, OPRFCF CFO, at 708-848-1560 or smartin@oprfcf.org.

IRA Distribution

Gifts can also be directed to the Community Foundation for the benefit of the Be The Boat Fund from your IRA. To utilize your IRA for charitable giving, the tax-free transfer from an IRA directly to the Community Foundation, known as the IRA Charitable Rollover, is available to anyone age 70½ or older. To make such a gift to the Be The Boat Fund, please contact Sheryl Martin, OPRFCF CFO, at 708-848-1560 or smartin@oprfcf.org.

With great appreciation,
Mark, Kristen, Regan, Lawlor and Jordan Coe