Alachua County Library District

The Library Endowment Fund was formally established by the Board of Directors in 2009. It is a perpetual fund whose principal is invested, and the income earned from the Fund is available for the library. Since local and state tax-based revenues can fluctuate, it is vital to have this stable supplement to support our library. The ACLD Foundation engages in raising funds for the Endowment on an ongoing basis. The Foundation is pleased to be one of the agencies supported by the University of Florida Campaign for Charities. It has also recently received grants from the Ehrhart Family Foundation, the Kosman Foundation, and the Quinn Family Charitable Foundation.

2012 was the first year that the Board provided funds to the District from the income earned. They were used to establish a Teen Space in the downtown library. It will give teens an opportunity to socialize, do homework (while multitasking with music and video, no doubt) and take advantage of library resources without having to keep their voices down. This is sure to be a high tech and popular place after school each day and on weekends.

You can help transform lives.  Your gift now to the Library Endowment Fund will help to sustain essential library services in Alachua County for many years to come.  Consider making your gift today!  The Donations link in the menu to the left offers several ways to support the Library.

Gifts to the Library Endowment Fund can be in the form of cash, property, securities, trusts, in-kind gifts, gift annuities, wills & bequests and insurance policies.*

A gift of $2,000 or more to the Library Endowment Fund entitles the donor to a leaf on Katherine's Tree.

* Discuss specifics with your legal advisor. Legal documents naming the Foundation as a beneficiary should include its official name: Alachua County Library District Foundation, Inc.

THE ACLD FOUNDATION IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER THE TERMS OF SECTION 501(c) (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ACLD FOUNDATION HAS ALSO COMPLIED WITH THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 496, FLORIDA STATUTES, AND THE SOLICITATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS ACT. THE REGISTRATION NUMBER IS CH8033. A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800-435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.