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02
Feb
2017
Rockford Cosmopolitan
Feb 02, 2017 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Forest Hills Country Club
IL
United States

Jon Bates was named President of the Community Foundation of NIL on October 1, 2015.   Jon joined the foundation in 2008 when he was hired as Vice President of Finance and Administration and has worked closely with former President, Gloria Lundin, over the past several years to facilitate and implement several strategies that has helped grow the to nearly $90MM in endowment assets.  He previously worked in Manufacturing for more than 20 years and later became vice president and general manager of Goodwill Abilities Center. 

The Community Foundation of Northern Illinois' mission is to attract, preserve, and grow an endowment for the current and future needs of the people of Northern Illinois.

Founded in 1953, the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois (CFNIL) is a regional leader in philanthropy. With more than $85 million in assets and more than 400 individual funds, CFNIL makes grants to charitable organizations and scholarships to local students. CFNIL's grant and scholarship programs are made possible by the generosity of CFNIL's donors.

Our donors come from all walks of life, but are united in their commitment to the community and the recognition that their charitable intentions will be preserved for generations to come through the power of endowment. Endowments at CFNIL are prudently invested and preserved as a way to provide permanent funding for community needs. Nearly 90% of CFNIL's assets are permanently endowed, meaning that those assets will serve Boone, Ogle, Stephenson and Winnebago Counties in perpetuity.