Frequently Asked Questions
Looking for the answer to a question for - or about - The Driskill Foundation? If so, you’ve come to the right place.
This section provides answers to the questions most commonly asked by our constituents. Just start by following one of the links below. If you don't see the question you wanted to ask, don’t hesitate to contact us. We love hearing from you!
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What does your organization do?
Mindful of the serious life challenges currently being faced by young people in the Chicagoland area, The Driskill Foundation seeks to shine a light, pave a path, and help create opportunities that might not otherwise exist for discovery, personal development, and lifelong success. We support programs that ignite curiosity and creativity in STEM and the arts as an avenue to discover their passion and dreams for a brighter tomorrow.
Using funds generously provided by our donors, we identify organizations best qualified to turn financial resources into impactful programs and initiatives that demonstrate real, measurable results in support of this mission. We strive to be the very best at connecting available resources with opportunities to stimulate curiosity and creativity that will have a real, lasting, positive impact on the mental health of our young people.
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How can I get involved?
The most direct and impactful way to get involved is through your financial support. Our website links make this quick and easy and your dollars will be put to work immediately. Additionally, many of the organizations we partner with have volunteer opportunities at the local level. We look forward to discussing your interests and connecting you to opportunities that work best for you.
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If I were to donate funds, how is my money used?
Funds donated to the Driskill Foundation are made available in the form of financial grants to qualifying, carefully selected not-for-profit organizations. Recipient organizations are selected from among grant proposal submissions received. Following a rigorous review of all proposals, grant awards are determined and made on a quarterly basis throughout the calendar year. All grants provided include periodic reporting requirements to ensure quality results and goal attainment.
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What is your organization's privacy policy?
Our organization takes our privacy policy seriously and takes steps to protect and ensure the safety of our supporters. We do not sell or otherwise disclose information about our volunteers or supporters outside of our immediate organization. This policy has no exceptions. We do not sell or exchange your information with any other organizations, public, private or nonprofit. For more detailed information visit our Privacy Policy page.
Private Policy
The Driskill Foundation is committed to responsible information handling practices. This privacy statement explains data collection and uses in those situations. By visiting our website, you consent to the information practices described in this policy.
This Privacy Policy applies to www.driskillfoundation.com, www.driskillfoundation.org, only. This policy does not apply to other websites that may be accessible through this site. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of those other sites to learn how they collect and use information about you.
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What information does The Driskill Foundation collect and how is the information used?
Information You Provide to Us
We may obtain personally identifiable information about you ONLY if you elect to give us that information. Types of personally identifiable information we ask you to provide may include the following:
• Name
• Address
• Zip Code
• Telephone number
• Occupation
• Email address
• Credit Card number and expiration date (for online donations)
• Name of organization (where applicable)
When you visit our Website, we automatically collect information about your visit that does not identify you personally. We can tell the type of computer, browser, and Web service you are using. We also know the date, time, and pages you visit. Collecting this information helps us design the site to suit your needs.Generally, our uses of information collected online include:
• Respond to your inquiry about volunteering time to The Driskill Foundation
• Enable you to make a donation
• Deliver services, such as sending marketing communications and newsletters. The Driskill Foundation may also use personally identifiable information for internal purposes, such as tracking demographic data to make this Web site more useful to our visitors. -
Does The Driskill Foundation Web site use cookies, other technologies, or third parties to indirectly collect information?
A cookie is a small file that a Web site may send to your browser and which may then be stored on your hard drive. Our Website uses cookies to simulate a continuous connection. Cookies also let us “remember” information about your preferences and session and allow you to move within areas of our Web sites without reintroducing yourself. No personally identifiable information is stored in these cookies.
Our Website may also use other technologies to track which pages on our Web sites our visitors view. This non-identifiable click-stream data helps us understand how visitors use our Web site.
If your information is currently being used to send you marketing communications, you can opt out at any time. To opt out of receiving marketing communications from The Driskill Foundation, please send a request to:
The Driskill Foundation:
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How can I update or change my information? The Driskill Foundation wants your information and preferences to be accurate and complete?
To update or change your information, please send a request to:
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How does The Driskill Foundation secure my personal information?
We are committed to properly securing the information we collect online. We employ internal access controls to ensure that the only people who see your information are those with a need to do so to perform their official duties. Also, we regularly back up the information we collect online to insure against loss.
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Will this Privacy Policy Change?
Because our Web site will continue to implement new technologies and improve as our mission grows, this policy is subject to change as the Driskill Foundation determines. If there are changes or additions to this Privacy Policy, we will post those changes here or in other formats, we deem acceptable so that you will always be able to know what information we collect online, how we use it and what choices you have.
Have a question regarding our privacy policy?
Contact us:
The Driskill Foundation
1770 Park Street, Suite 202, Naperville, IL 60563