Rules

Prize details are subject to change, and all prize awards are subject to verification. Please visit this page for the most up-to-date information on prizes.

WCIL Gives launches June 8th at 8:00am CT and runs through June 11th at 11:59pm.

501(c)3 Nonprofit organizations, churches, and schools serving West Central Illinois in the counties of Adams, Brown, Cass, Greene, Hancock, McDonough, Morgan, Pike, Scott, or Schuyler are eligible to register for WCIL Gives.

Only organizations that register with https://www.wcilgives.org will be eligible to receive donations. Organizations must be approved by the Tracy Family Foundation and will receive approval confirmation after completing the application process. Private non-operating foundations are not eligible to participate.

Each participating organization will be eligible for one Grand Prize, one Daily Prize, one Strong Start Prize, one Strong Finish Prize, one Bonus Challenge, and one Sponsor Prize. However, Grand Prize winners will not be eligible for a Sponsor Prize. If an organization wins multiple awards within the same category, the highest possible award will be granted. In the event of a tie, the available funds will be equally split among the winning organizations.

Donations must be made online by a credit card, debit card, Apple Pay, GooglePay, Paypal, or ACH* through the WCIL Gives website in order to count towards prizes or bonus challenges (no offline donations - e.g. cash or check). Offline gifts designated as matching donations are eligible to count toward prize leaderboards when the match was met through online donations. *ACH payment method does not support Donor Advised Funds.

Donations must be made within the Strong Start, Strong Finish, and Daily Prize timeframes to count towards those particular prizes. Any donations made outside of those timeframes will still be sent to your nonprofit but will not count toward these prizes.

An organization may not make a donation to its own campaign to help secure a prize. Proxy donations (employees making donations using the organization's credit card to the campaign page) are also not allowed.

An organization must have a minimum of 10 unique donors to be eligible to win a Grand Prize. An individual that makes more than one donation to a nonprofit's campaign will only count as one unique donor.

Prizes will be disbursed via check from the Tracy Family Foundation or sponsoring foundations. Organizations should expect to receive funds within 30-45 days. Donations made through https://www.wcilgives.org to nonprofit organizations are 100% tax deductible and irrevocable.

Prize money is considered unrestricted funding for your organization. Receiving prizes through WCIL Gives will not affect an organization's grant eligibility through Tracy Family Foundation's grant programs.

Donations will not be refunded. Contributions may be made via credit card, debit card, Apple Pay, GooglePay, PayPal, or ACH. Checks and Donor Advised Funds are not accepted for this online giving event.

Matching Grants: This campaign encourages organizations to offer their own dollar-for-dollar matching funds on their individual https://www.wcilgives.org pages. Contact Callie.Niedederhauser@tracyfoundation.org for assistance setting up Matching Grants.

Tracy Family Foundation can modify any restrictions or conditions if, in the sole judgment of the Board of Directors, such restriction or condition becomes unnecessary, incapable of fulfillment or inconsistent with the charitable needs of the community. As such, Tracy Family Foundation reserves the right to deny or condition the distribution of prize grants if, in the judgment of its Board of Directors, such restriction or condition becomes necessary.

2026 Prize Winners

The Tracy Family Foundation, in partnership with local foundations, awarded a wide array of prizes totaling $56,000!