Invest in the Mission of the Care Center
Dignity • Hope • Transformation
From donating groceries, clothes, or even a car, the Care Center welcomes a variety of goods to help serve our community. All gifts to the Willow Creek Care Center directly offset program expenses that serve more than 10,000 families each year. We are so grateful for your investment; you are blessing many lives with dignity, hope and transformation.
For questions about giving in support of the Care Center, contact us at [email protected]
Per IRS regulations, gifts made to the Care Center must be received or postmarked by December 31 in order to receive donation credit for tax purposes in that year.
Ways to Give
Financial
67 Algonquin Road, South Barrington, IL 60010
Include your name and address on the check or envelope so that your gift will be credited for tax purposes. Designate Willow Creek Care Center in the memo on your check.
Online
Give a one time or recurring gift on our secure giving link. Our safe and secure online giving platform allows for a specific dollar amount to be deducted automatically from a checking/savings account or debit/credit card. Setting up a recurring gift is a most efficient way to provide ongoing support to the valuable programs at the Care Center.
Non-Financial Donations
Are there any new or gently-used items in your closet that you are no longer wearing? Did you know that the donation of one car has the ability to help a family in need, or fund the repair of up to 33 guest vehicles through our C.A.R.S. Ministry?
Every gift helps bring hope, dignity, and transformation to our guests. Click on a service below to learn more about ways to give to specific ministries.
Food Store
The Care Center offers a full-choice food pantry for fresh produce, bread, canned goods, meat and more free of charge. Our food is stocked thanks to donations from partnerships, individuals, and corporate product donors. The Care Center does accept donations of unexpired non-perishable items, canned goods, and personal items including the following items:
- Personal Items: Body Soap, Shampoo, Deodorant
- Paper Products: Toilet Paper & Paper Towels
- Diapers (all sizes)
- Baby Food
- Culturally Responsive Foods
Donations can be received on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays during Care Center operating hours.
We are always looking for vendors and corporate sponsors to partner with us on donating bulk items: ie. frozen meat, pizza and dairy products. If you know of a partner who might be interested in helping, please email [email protected].
If your company, group, or organization would like to start a donation drive on our behalf, we would be honored! Donation Drives play an important role in supplying our most needed items that are hard to acquire or deplete quickly. Please email [email protected] for more information on how to host a donation drive.
Clothing Store
We accept the following donations:
- Adult Clothing, sizes 0-3X
- Adult Shoes
- Women’s Jewelry and Accessories (fashion scarves, hats, handbags)
- Children’s Clothing sizes infant to 18
- Children’s shoes and boots
- All season coats
- Hats, gloves, scarves-all seasons
- Children’s books in clean condition
- Toys
Children’s socks, undergarments, pajamas, and swimwear in any size must be brand new.
We cannot accept donations of furniture, electronics, or CRT monitors.
Donations can be dropped off during Care Center hours or at any time in the outdoor collection bins.
- Receipts are only given for donations received in person by a Care Center representative during our open hours. Donations dropped in the bins are not eligible for a receipt.
- Please bring donated items in bags; rubber-band shoes together so pairs do not get separated.
- Donations bins are located under the Care Center drive-up canopy in South Barrington; the Village of South Barrington office; and outside the Willow Crystal Lake and Willow Huntley campuses;
If your company, group, or organization would like to start a donation drive on our behalf, we would be honored! Donation drives play an important role in supplying our most needed items that are hard to acquire or deplete quickly. Please email [email protected] for more information on how to host a donation drive.
C.A.R.S.
The Care Center accepts cars, motorcycles, RVs and boats donated in any condition.
- Qualified vehicles are repaired and cleaned, then given to approved families in need of transportation.
- Junk and clunkers are sold, with proceeds used toward the repair of other vehicles.
To donate your vehicle, fill out the online donation form here.
Donations are accepted during hours of operation. C.A.R.S. is open Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
C.A.R.S will pick up your vehicle, free of charge.
Yes! You can support the C.A.R.S. Ministry by purchasing a car on OfferUp.
Ways to Give
Non-Cash
Gift of Stock
A tax deduction is provided for the fair market value (FMV) of your securities at the time of gifting without capital gains tax on the difference between your cost and the FMV. Note your gift should be applied to the Care Center. Any questions, please email the contributions team.
Donor Advised Funds
To make a gift through a Donor Advised Fund (DAF), ask your DAF representative to send your gift to the Willow Creek Care Center at 67 East Algonquin Road, South Barrington, IL 60010 and include your name and Care Center designation with the gift.
Retirement Accounts
If you are 70 1/2 or older, you can provide a gift to the Care Center through your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) as a Qualified Charitable Deduction (QCD). Your gift will not be taxed when sent to a charity. Contact your financial advisor for assistance in this efficient method of supporting the Care Center.
Memorial
A gift given in memory or honor of a loved one is a fitting way to acknowledge dedicated volunteerism or passion for the Care Center’s mission in one’s lifetime. To track and report gifts to the family/honoree accurately, forward the auto thank-you message (for online gifts) to [email protected] with the name of who you are memorializing or honoring. For checks, please include their name in the memo line.
A gift summary is sent to the family/honoree, including a list of contributors and the total amount given. Families or honoree, please email the main contact’s name and address to receive the gift summary to [email protected].
Other Financial Ways
Gifts of life insurance, retirement assets, bequests, and through a charitable gift fund. Details can be obtained when you contact the Willow Creek Accounts Receivable Department or call (224) 512-6636.
Every Gift is Highly Valued and Appreciated
On behalf of every Care Center guest whose life is made brighter because of your investment, thank you. You are blessing many lives with dignity, hope and transformation.
For questions about giving in support of the Care Center, contact us at [email protected]
Per IRS regulations, gifts made to the Care Center must be received or postmarked by December 31 in order to receive donation credit for tax purposes in that year.