What We Do
Kenosha Public Library Foundation mobilizes the Kenosha community to improve, promote and support Kenosha Public Library continuously. Your gifts allow us to take the library beyond city funding to a new level of excellence designed to reach the whole community because libraries are for everyone. A Kenosha, Wisconsin nonprofit organization, the foundation fuels literacy, opportunity, and lifelong learning through equal access to free resources. Our work relies on charitable donations, corporate sponsorships, grants, fundraising event support, and other generous investments that help us build better libraries every day.
Gifts Enrich The Community
Through your gift to the Kenosha Public Library Foundation, you may honor a family member or friend by an endowment of a major Library project or support of the many on-going projects of the Kenosha Public Library. Your contribution will be tailored to match your intentions with the community's library needs.
The Foundation offers you an excellent opportunity to help the community while giving you the satisfaction of supporting a worthwhile and well-respected institution.
As an independent, non-profit corporation, the Foundation can assure you that your wishes will receive the greatest respect and that your donation will be managed in the most fiscally responsible manner.
About the Foundation
Kenosha Public Library Foundation, Inc. is a tax-exempt, private, non-profit 501c(3) corporation, which exists to support the mission of the Kenosha Public Library. The mission of the Kenosha Public Library is to be an "ever-evolving interactive learning resource that enriches our community."
It is the Foundation's goal to enrich, not replace, traditional tax-based support for the Library through gifts from individuals and organizations. Your contribution to the Kenosha Public Library Foundation will help perpetuate the highest quality library resources for a universally literate, civically engaged community that embraces a global future.
Who We Are
Who We Are
Kenosha Public Library Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors:
| Suzette Jaskie, President | Georgia Owens, Treasurer | Brandi Cummings, Secretary | holding space until |
| Benjamin Anderson | Leslie Brothers | Katie Chada | Heather Connolly |
| Zina Haywood | Keeshia Jones | Yoshi Kobayashi | George O'Malley |
| Stephanie Sklba | Betsy Stoebig | Calvin Watts |
Kenosha Public Library Foundation Policies and Procedures
KPLF By-Laws
Code of Conduct and Ethics Statement
Duties and Responsibilities of KPLF Board Members
Gift Acceptance Policy and Procedure
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Major Donations
You may make a major contribution to the Foundation for a specified project at the Library. The Foundation Board will maintain and safeguard your contribution and use it for the project you have specified at the appropriate time. Recognition for the contribution will be provided according to your wishes and the policies of the Foundation Board.
Endowing a Memorial Fund
A memorial fund is a lasting tribute intended to support specified Library activities for years to come. The Foundation Board will invest your substantial donation and disburse the revenue for the purpose you direct at the inception of the endowment. Recognition will be provided according to your wishes and the policies of the Foundation Board.
Tax Benefits
Gifts to the Kenosha Public Library Foundation, Inc. are tax-deductible. You may be able to give appreciated stocks, bonds, or real estate to the Foundation, avoid paying tax on the appreciation of the asset, and still receive a tax deduction for the full value of the asset. Through the use of charitable remainder trusts and other deferred giving options, you may also be able to enjoy income from the property during your lifetime while reducing income and estate taxes.
For More Information
Please contact Brandi Cummings, Secretary, the Kenosha Public Library Foundation, Inc. at (262) 564-6385 or 7979 38th Avenue, Kenosha, WI 53142 for more information regarding the different ways you may support the mission of the Kenosha Public Library. The Foundation will work with you to structure your gift in a manner that will provide tax benefits to you and a valued and lasting gift to the Kenosha Public Library and community.
