Help Us Change Lives In Our Community!
Since 1886, Cheerful Home Child Care & Early Learning Center has changed many lives in our community through the kindness and generosity of our supporters, staff and board volunteers. They have improved the lives of children by providing a stimulating and nurturing environment for them to grow and learn, with educational curriculum emphasizing skills appropriate to the developmental level of each child.
How You Can Help
A gift funds and supplies can make a big difference in the lives of many children in our community. Cheerful Home is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving up to 174 children ranging from 6 weeks to 9 years of age. The majority of these children are from low income families which greatly benefit from Cheerful Home’s Sliding Fee Scale Program.
Monetary Donations
If you would like to make a donation, please contact Cheerful Home by phone at 217-228-0654 or by email at [email protected]. Additionally, monetary donations can be made through the Cheerful Home Children’s Fund Endowment administered through the Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois & Northeast Missouri.
Donate Supplies or Items
Donated supplies can include new or slightly used children’s clothing, toys, art supplies, books, and so much more. You may have a wealth of donations lying around the house or packed away in the attic that the children would love to have. Just give us a call, and we will put your unused items to good use.
Cheerful Children's Fund Endowment
Your investment in the Cheerful Home Children’s Fund endowment administered through the Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois & Northeast Missouri will secure the future of Cheerful Home and its mission to provide quality child care for the children of the community for many generations to come.
The Community Foundation is an independent, nonprofit organization with IRS 501(c)(3) status that accepts many types of donations including cash, stocks, bonds, real estate, life insurance, IRAs, and more. Gifts to the Cheerful Home Children’s Fund are tax-deductible as allowable by law.
When you make a gift to the Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois & Northeast Missouri for the Cheerful Home Children’s Fund, you are providing permanent assets from which Cheerful Home can use the earnings indefinitely to make a brighter future for all the children that will come through its doors.
To make gifts or learn more about the Cheerful Home Children’s Fund endowment, contact the Community Foundation:
Community Foundation Serving West Central Illinois & Northeast Missouri
4531 Maine Street, Suite A
Quincy, IL 62305
(217) 222-1237
[email protected]