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  • Types of Funds
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  • Foundation Funds

    Over the past decade, the Greater Edwardsville Area Community Foundation has been continually humbled by the incredible generosity of donors. The following is a snapshot of that generosity, and highlights the specific Funds that were created over the years. It is nearly impossible to measure the impact one gift can have. Participation is easy, and such gifts can be provided in a variety of ways to reach charitable goals.

    Community Support Funds

    GEACF General Fund – 1997
    Glik Park Development Fund – 2002
    Spc. Ryan C. Garbs Memorial Fund – 2007
    Visitors Experience Alliance Fund – 2008
    Friends of Leclaire – 2010
    Friends of the Wildey – 2010

    Donor Advised Funds

    Kenneth D. Wohlford &Wendell C. Wohlford Memorial Fund – 1999
    Jessica Bathon Memorial Fund – 2001
    First Clover Leaf Bank Fund – 2002
    Schuetzenhofer/Bardelmeier Memorial Fund – 2002
    Stevens Family Fund – 2002
    Bardon Family Fund – 2003
    City of Edwardsville Community Enhancement Fund – 2003
    Coffey Family Fund – 2004
    Shashek Family Fund – 2006
    Olin Wetzel Fund – 2007
    Mestemacher Fund – 2008
    Schwartz-Westerhold Family Fund – 2008
    Szedlar Family Fund – 2008
    Caroline Bottom Anderson & Daniel J. Anderson Family Fund – 2009
    Rotary Club of Edwardsville Fund – 2009
    David and Kay Werner Fund – 2009
    Ann and Earl Lazerson Fund – 2009
    Gugger Family Fund – 2009
    Robert A. and Carol K. Wetzel Fund – 2009

    Endowment Funds

    Albert Cassens Fund – 2003
    Helen S. Delicate Memorial Fund – 2003

    Scholarship Funds

    Dirty Dozen EHS Class of 1953 Scholarship Fund – 1997
    Mildred A. Carr EHS Scholarship Fund – 1999
    The Bank of Edwardsville Community Scholarship Fund – 2000
    Harris and Aurelia (Weidner) Berleman Baseball Scholarship Fund – 2006
    Heather N. Cross-Bradshaw Memorial Scholarship Fund – 2006
    Charles A. Wentz, Jr. Scholarship Fund – 2007
    Sharon Petty Field Hockey Scholarship Fund – 2007
    David J. Wohlford Memorial Scholarship Fund – 2009
    Gordon Dodds Literary Scholarship Fund – 2009

    Administrative Funds

    GEACF Administrative Fund – 2002