Membership Information

The Consortium is open to attorneys, accountants, financial planners, life insurance representatives, trust officers, and other professionals and individuals responsible for gift planning programs of charitable organizations or foundations.  Anyone adhering to a standard code of professional conduct is welcome to become a member. Click here to View PGIG Brochure.

Membership Special!

The Planned Giving Information Consortium of East Central Illinois (PGIC) has established an introductory membership price of $50 to new members for their first year (instead of the regular price of $125/yr.) during their membership drive going on now.  This organization is the only one of its kind in the area that allows professional wealth managers (attorneys, CPA’s, trust officers, etc.) and non-profit representatives to interact and collectively educate the area on the benefits of planned giving.  This organization does NOT solicit funds.

PGIC hopes to expand their membership to Champaign/Urbana and the surrounding area after numerous inquiries. PGIC also is the proud sponsor of the East Central Illinois Leave A Legacy Program. 

Membership Dues

Membership dues are $125.00 per year for individual membership. While no organizational membership is currently available, members are listed alphabetically with the name of their business or organization on the web site, in the Membership Directory (click to view) and in each PGIC Newsletter.

All membership dues are used to provide programs and assistance to PGIC members. Would you like to join PGIC? Use our Online Membership Application!

Benefits of Consortium Membership

PGIC Newsletters

Take a moment and see what PGIC has been doing by reading our latest newsletters.

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Board of Directors

A Board of Directors, elected from the general membership, is responsible for the overall direction of the Consortium.

The current board of directors is:

President:
Ms. Jacqueline Joines, CFRE
Director of Development Lumpkin College of Business & Applied Science
Eastern Illinois University
4813 Lumpkin Hall
600 Lincoln Avenue
Charleston, Illinois 61920
Ph: (217) 581-7969
Fax: (217) 581-6029
jsjoines@eiu.edu

Immediate Past President:
Mr. Bruce Karmazin, Executive Director
The Lumpkin Family Foundation
121 South 17th Street
Mattoon, Illinois 61938
Ph: (217) 234-5915
bruce.karmazin@consolidated.com

Vice President:
Ms. Toq Lawrence
Director Mid-Illinois Big Brothers Big Sisters
825 18th Street
Charleston, IL 61920
Ph: (217) 348-8741
(217) 259-1808 (cell)
Fax: (217) 348-8660
tlawrencebbbs@consolidated.net

Secretary:
Ms. Marilyn Strangeman
Program Director
Coles County Council on Aging - RSVP
720 Sixth St.
Charleston, Illinois 61920
Ph: (217) 345-9530
ccrsvp@consolidated.net

Treasurer:
Ms. Patti Stratton
Executive Director
Eastern Illinois University Foundation
860 W. Lincoln Ave.
Charleston, Illinois 61920
Ph: (217) 581-3017
Fax: (217) 581-6100
cspas3@eiu.edu


Board Member:
Ms. Vallery E. Mullens,
Vice President (Leave a Legacy)
Sarah Bush Lincoln Heath Center
vmullens@SBLHS.org

Board Member:
Ms. Joedy Hightower
Executive Director
Effingham County Community and Mattoon Area Community Foundations
macfoundation1@consolidated.net


Committee Chairs : (appointed by president for 1 year term)

Community Awareness Committee
Co-Chair:
Ms. Pam Crisman
Vice President for Development
Lake Land College
pcrisman@lakeland.cc.il.us

Community Awareness Committee
Co-Chair:

Ms. Linda Myette
Director, Major & Planned Gifts
Carle Development Foundation
linda.myette@carle.com
Membership Committee Co-Chair:
Ms. Lyla McGuire, Executive Director
CCAR Industries
lmcguire@ccarindustries.org
Membership Committee Co-Chair:
Ms. Carolyn Cloyd
Executive Director
United Way of Coles County, Inc.
unitedway@consolidated.net
Education Committee Co-Chair:
Ms. Amy Kaiser
Director Planned Giving
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation
akaiser@sblhs.org
Education Committee Co-Chair:
Mr. Dave Cox
Director of Foundation and Alumni
Lake Land College Foundation
dcox5612@lakeland.cc.il.us
Nominations/By-laws
Committee Chair:

Ms. Janet Grove, Attorney at Law
Armstrong & Grove
aglawjg@mcleodusa.net
 

If you are interested in joining the Planned Giving Information Consortium of East Central Illinois, contact Ms. Lyla McGuire, at (217) 348-0127 (ext. 415) or lmcguire@ccarindustries.org