DONT BE NEXT FOUNDATION
EIN 86-3214480 · Private Independent Foundations (T22)
What they do
OUR ORGANIZATIONS MISSION is to CONTRIBUTE to THE COMMUNITY IN WAYS THAT WILL UNIFY PEOPLE of DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, PROVIDE SUPPORT for MENTAL HEALTH and ADDICTION, and GIVE to CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. THE DONT BE NEXT FOUNDATION WILL NEVER BE A PERFECT ORGANIZATION. BUT LIKE ITS FOUNDING FATHERS, IT WILL TRY to ADHERE to THE MOTTO PROGRESS, NOT PERFECTION. WE HOPE WHEN WE LEAVE THIS LIFE THAT WE HAVE DONE JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING to HAVE MADE IT A BETTER PLACE, NOT ONLY for OURSELVES or OUR FAMILIES, BUT for THE INDIVIDUALS and FAMILIES WE CALL OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE HONORED and PRIVILEGED to TAKE ON THIS ENDEAVOR IN MEMORIAM of FALLEN FRIENDS, FRIENDS THAT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. THE DONT BE NEXT FOUNDATION WILL ASSURE US of THAT, NOW and WELL INTO THE FUTURE.
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2022
- Location
- 8874 PORTER OAKS DR, ROSCOE, IL 61073-9143
- County
- Winnebago
- In care of
- % PAUL JENTZ