King Hostick Public Trust Fund

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Act (20 ILCS 3475/25) authorizes the Board to accept, hold, maintain, and administer gifts including the King Hostick Public Trust Fund.

The King Hostick Public Trust Fund is used to support the Hostick Fellowship program to encourage research in Agency collections on subjects pertaining to Lincoln and Illinois history and other Library programs such as the acquisition of Lincolniana.

In accordance with the Accountability for the Investment of Public Funds Act (30 ILCS 237), the tables below provide details on monthly activity of the fund, as well as the ending monthly balances. The fund is managed by Benjamin F. Edwards & Co.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Public Trust Fund

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Act (20 ILCS 3475/25) authorizes the Board to accept, hold, maintain, and administer gifts. The Public Use Trust Act (30 ILCS 160/2) authorizes the ALPLM to establish and maintain a trust to receive or collect money or property from others to be used solely for a public purpose.

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Public Trust Fund is used to receive donations and membership dues, which are used to further public purposes consistent with the mission of the ALPLM, including efforts to carry out and support educational, cultural, and public programming and library research and collections.

In accordance with the Accountability for the Investment of Public Funds Act (30 ILCS 237), the tables below provide details on monthly activity of the fund, as well as the ending monthly balances. The fund is managed by Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. The ALPLM Public Trust Fund also includes a checking account for deposits at Chase Bank.

Please click here to download the most recent report.