Morton Education Fund
Investing in Education for Morton’s Future
The Morton Education Fund is one of the original endowment funds established by the Morton Community Foundation in 2000 as part of our Founders Campaign. Its purpose is to support educational initiatives in the Morton area, including public, private, and parochial schools.
This fund provides flexibility to address a wide range of educational needs—both current and future—helping students and educators succeed.
Why It Matters
Education is the cornerstone of a strong community. By contributing to this fund, you help ensure that schools and educational programs have the resources to thrive, from classroom tools and technology to innovative learning opportunities and student enrichment programs.
Because this is an endowed fund, your gift is invested permanently, and only the earnings are used to make grants—ensuring long-term impact for generations to come.
How This Fund Helps
Grants from the Morton Education Fund can support:
Classroom resources and educational technology
Teacher development and training
Student enrichment programs and extracurricular opportunities
Improvements in public, private, or parochial schools
Join Us in Supporting Education
Your donation will help create brighter futures for local students and strengthen education throughout our community.
To make a tax-deductible donation to this endowment fund, you can:
Donate by check: Make it payable to Morton Community Foundation and mail it to 135 S First Ave, Morton, IL 61550. Please write “Morton Education Fund” on the memo line.
Make a tax-advantaged gift of stock…Visit our stock gifting page by clicking HERE.
Give online by clicking the button below.
Are you a Caterpillar Employee or Retiree?
The Caterpillar Foundation is proud to offer the year-round Matching Gifts Program to support their employees, U.S. retirees and board of directors in their contributions to worthy causes. Eligible Caterpillar participants may request an annual total maximum 1:1 match of $10,000 USD each calendar year to eligible charities to which contributions are tax deductible. The Morton Community Foundation is an eligible charity. So, if you are an eligible Caterpillar participant, you may submit any donations to this fund for an equivalent match, up to your total maximum of $10,000 per year. CLICK HERE to link to the Caterpillar Foundation’s Matching Gift website.