Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Thank you for considering a gift to the United Way of Central Illinois
and Dolly Parton's Imagination Library!

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Checks may be mailed to: 
United Way of Central Illinois,
1999 Wabash Ave., Suite 107
Springfield, IL. 62704
*Please indicate that your gift is to be designated Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

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A small investment in our children today will pay a lifetime of dividends!

Since launching Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, United Way of Central Illinois has provided more than 200,000 books to help children across Sangamon and Menard Counties to share the joy of reading at home!

We understand, a small investment will have a tremendous impact on families and futures, and with your gift, you will be helping parents and children begin a lifelong journey of learning together.

How your gift helps:

Your gift of reading supports Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which provides free books to preschool children in Sangamon and Menard Counties. One $26 gift provides a full year of books (12 total) for one child.

The program is open to all children, under the age of 5, who live in Sangamon and Menard Counties, and it is completely free to families — they just have to sign up!

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A charitable gift of $26 or more will help United Way of Central Illinois:

  • Improve community literacy, creating stronger families, a stronger economy, and providing a lifetime of opportunity for our children
  • Ensure our community’s children are prepared to learn and succeed

Your gift of reading at work:

  • A $26 charitable gift will provide a full year’s worth of monthly books to a child in Sangamon and Menard Counties.
  • A $130 charitable gift will provide a full year’s worth of books to 4 children in Sangamon and Menard Counties.
  • A $250 charitable gift will provide a full year’s worth of books to 10 children in Sangamon and Menard Counties.

Doubling your impact:

  • Beginning in fiscal year 2024, the State of Illinois will pay 50% of the cost of every child signed up to Dolly Parton Imagination Library.
  • This partnership will double the impact of every gift, allowing us to expand the program to more children in our community.

Live in Sangamon County? Click here to register your child (ages 0-5) today! 
This link will take you to a PDF form. First, print the form and complete it for your child. Then, mail it to our office:

United Way of Central Illinois
1999 Wabash Avenue, Suite 107
Springfield, IL 62704

Live in Menard County? Click here to register your child (ages 0-5) today!
Menard County residents can register via an online form or by following the mail-in instructions above. Click the link above for more information. 

Contact the Director of Community Initiatives to Learn More

Thank you to our local partners for giving the gift of reading in our community.

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American Business Club of Springfield

Broadgauge

Petersburg Women's Club

Athens Lions Club

Germeraad Family Fund of the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln

Loken Family Fund of the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln

United Way Communityworks Fund at the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln

Kentucky Fried Chicken Foundation