With hours left in the 2021 Spring legislative session, pro-abortion radicals are ramping up pressure to repeal Illinois’ Parental Notice of Abortion Act. On Friday afternoon they sent an urgent message to their subscribers. (See below). Ironically, on that same day, the Chicago Tribune reported a 10 percent increase in abortions in Illinois, saying that while “the majority of these women resided in Illinois, more than 7,500 women came from other states to have an abortion in Illinois in 2019.”

We shouldn’t be surprised. After approving taxpayer funding of abortion in 2017, three new abortion mills were built near the borders of Indiana, Wisconsin, and Missouri to spill more innocent blood. Now abortion cheerleaders want to repeal Illinois’ Parental Notice of Abortion Act, which will result in more victims and more blood-money for the abortion industry. If this law passes, additional young “patients” will come from pro-life states to Illinois’ slaughterhouses.

Take ACTION: Please make sure our state lawmakers hear from conservatives on this life-and-death policy. I hope and pray that pro-life citizens will respond overwhelmingly to counter the pressure from anti-life advocates and prevent them from getting the 60 votes they need in the Illinois House and the 30 votes they need in the Illinois Senate. Click HERE to contact your state lawmakers to let them know that most Illinois parents oppose repealing the Parental Notice of Abortion Act.

Please, for our the sake of our daughters and for the next generation, contact them today. And pass this message along to friends, to encourage them to weigh in as well.

Read more:

Trafficking Expert and Survivor Speaks Out Against Repeal of Parental Notice of Abortion Act

Illinoisans Overwhelmingly Support Parental Notice for Minors Prior to Abortion

[VIDEO] Laura J. Lederer: Sex Trafficking, Healthcare and Abortion

[VIDEO] Pastor Jones Supports the “Common Sense” Parental Notification of Abortion Law

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Year after year the anti-family, godless Left in Illinois devotes a massive amount of time, money and energy to promoting their agenda in our legislature, media and schools. Our values–the common sense values of those in our state who believe in the importance of a mother and a father to a child, in the sanctity of human life, the empirical science regarding DNA and biology (versus “gender”), in the value of religious freedom–are dismissed and mocked at our elite institutions. That is because our opponents have spent the last fifty years organizing, funding and recruiting.

We are continually outspent and fighting against great odds. We know that our duty is to boldly stand and fight for biblical family values no matter how challenging that task may be. A group of generous donors knows it too and that is why they have given IFI a triple $105,000 Year-End Matching Challenge. That means that when you donate any amount, it will be tripled up to $105,000!

Click here to triple your donation to the Land of Lincoln’s foremost pro-family organization!

We are extremely grateful for all of the donations we have received thus far for our 2020 Matching Challenge, but with less than two days left in 2020, we are struggling to reach our goal. So far, we have raised 70 percent of the Challenge. That means we must still raise $31,500 by December 31st in order to realize the full potential of this $2 for $1 opportunity!

All donations are tax-deductible. No donation is too large or too small. Any donations received online or postmarked by December 31st will be matched. (You can also mail your donation to: Illinois Family Institute, P.O. Box 876, Tinley Park, IL, 60477, or call the IFI Office at (708) 781-9328 to make a credit card donation over the phone.)

Our work has been noted time and again by legislators, media commentators, left-wing public officials/organizations and their allies mainstream press. The video clip below features Governor Mike Huckabee who testified about the importance of IFI’s work and ministry in the public square:

[W]e are at the point of darkness in our culture when every little bit of light makes a difference. We are at a point in our culture in which every bit of salt on that which is spoiling truly can make a difference. And whether it is a gift of $100 or $500 or whether it is $25 a month pledged over a long period of time it makes a huge difference.

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The reason the Illinois Family Institute is important and has great significance is because it’s doing something most of you wouldn’t want to do first of all, and secondly, you wouldn’t have time to do.

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We need the Illinois Family Institute protecting the lives of unborn children, protecting the important institutions like marriage, because if there is no salt, things will get worse. If there is no light, things will get darker. But if there is some salt, and there is some light, there will be a huge difference.

While we are proud and thankful that we’ve been equipped and free to do this important work over the past twenty-eight years, we know we must grow to meet the challenges ahead. We hope and pray that you will see the value in partnering with us.

Click here to make your tax-deductible online contribution today!

Please prayerfully consider our how you can financially support our work in your year-end giving.

God bless you again for all of your help over the years. We know that as a grassroots organization we are entirely dependent on your generosity and support. And we are so grateful for it!

We rely almost completely on individual contributions to fund our efforts.  Your $25, $50, $100, $500 or larger year-end tax-deductible contribution will triple our ability to fight for your values. Again, you can make your contribution easily on our online secure server by clicking here.

Don’t delay, please donate today!

I want to share some good news with you about the $2 for $1 Matching Challenge I wrote about two weeks ago. The responses to this challenge have been positive, and we are making good progress toward our goal of raising a total of $105,000 before the end of the year.

Thanks to the generosity of our supporters–the moms and dads, grandmas and grandpas of Illinois–we have raised just over 60 percent of our goal so far.

We still need to raise approximately $40,000 over the next three days in order to realize the full matching challenge.

Any donation given or mailed by December 31st will go toward this matching challenge and will be fully tax-deductible, lowering your 2020 tax burden.

Next year, there will be tremendous opportunities for effecting positive cultural change. It is only through your support that we are able to work tirelessly to promote pro-family views.

We know full well that the Left doesn’t give up on their godless worldview or walk away from the battle. They are already planning lawsuits and executive orders, forming coalitions, and devising strategies. They are preparing to redouble their efforts to push their culture-of-death agenda in the media, through pop culture, in our government schools, and in our legislatures and courts. You can be assured, as well, that all of their efforts will be very well-funded!

Simply put: we need both your prayer covering and financial support as we go into 2021!

If you haven’t already, please consider IFI in your year-end giving. Every donation–small, medium or large–brings us closer to our goal. Don’t miss this great opportunity!

Here are some ways you can give your tax-deductible donation:

• Contribute online HERE.
• Give a gift of stock or appreciated assets. Contact Colleen Garcia, IFI’s Financial Administrator, at (708) 781-9328 or email her HERE.
• Mail your year-end gift. Send to: Illinois Family Institute, P.O. Box 876, Tinley Park, IL, 60477
• We also accept credit card donations over the phone at (708) 781-9328 during normal business hours.

Thank you for your consideration. Your financial support and prayers are what makes our mission to protect and preserve life, marriage, family and liberty in Illinois possible.  THANK YOU!

Sincerely,

David E. Smith
Executive Director

P.S. Donations must be postmarked by December 31 in order to qualify as 2020 gifts. Now more than ever your gift will help us uphold the legacy left by our forefathers.

Don’t delay, please donate today!

I am happy to report that we have raised $49,750 so far for IFI’s Year-End Matching Grant Challenge of $105,000. However, we have only until midnight on December 31st to raise the remaining $55,250.

These last few days of the year are extremely important for Illinois Family Institute, as our 2021 budget depends on receiving a significant portion of your support during the month of December.

As the clock winds down on this year, you have one last chance to make charitable donations that can be deducted from your 2020 taxes–and you can triple the impact of your gift if you send it before Friday.

A group of generous IFI benefactors are working together to TRIPLE every gift received this month, up to $105,000. So your gift of $50, $100, $500 or more would help the IFI’s mission by $150, $300, $1500 or more!

Equipping the saints, exposing lies, boldly telling truth, upholding life, defending religious liberty, contending for parental rights, advocating for educational choice, and fighting for common decency in our communities: That’s what IFI does. It’s what you–our supporters–appreciate about our role in the public square.

This year has been very challenging for us financially as it has been for many families and non-profit organizations. Donations have been down all year, and to make matters worse, we were forced to cancel our annual banquet due to the COVID-19 lock-down mandate.

We realize that these lock-down mandates have been tough on many families and businesses throughout the state and nation — especially those of us in blue states. If, however, the Lord has blessed you such that you are able to make a gift of $25, $50, $100 or even more during this end-of-year challenge, we would be incredibly grateful. Your sacrificial giving will help us get through this crisis and make it possible for us to continue our important work in 2021.

I am sending this update out because we have less than 90 hours to raise the remaining $55,250!

Please help us meet our goal by clicking here to make your most generous tax-deductible donation now.

We need YOU to help us take full advantage of this challenge! Please donate online or call the IFI office at (708) 781-9328 during normal business hours. You can even give a gift of stock or appreciated assets. Contact Colleen Garcia, IFI’s Financial Administrator, at (708) 781-9328 or email her HERE.

All donations received by Thursday, December 31st will count for 2020. Donations postmarked by Dec. 31st will also count and can be mailed to:

Illinois Family Institute
P.O. Box 876
Tinley Park, IL, 60477

Thank you for your generous support to begin 2021 equipped and ready to do battle.

We Are Tripling Down!

Not only do we have a group of great donors offering a year-end $2 for $1 matching challenge, but also Dr. Erwin Lutzer has offered an additional incentive for those who give $50 or more in the last two weeks of the year. His new book “We Will Not Be Silenced: Responding Courageously to Our Culture’s Assault on Christianity” was released last month and, like his other books, will be sure to bless you,  your friends, and family.

In the introduction, theologian Dr. David Jeremiah describes the timeliness of Dr. Lutzer’s book:

This book examines every cultural issue we are facing. Nothing is left out. It addresses diversity issues, racial issues, gender issues, social justice issues, media issues, issues of free speech, and issues rooted in socialism and Marxism. Most importantly, it covers issues related to the church and how it is responding to all of this.

NOTE: Every donation to IFI through the end of the year is TRIPLED upon receipt. Please prayerfully consider how you can support the work and ministry of IFI as we boldly stand for truth in the public square.

So if you give $50 it becomes $150.

If you give $100 it becomes $300.

If you give $500 we realize $1,500!

If you donate $1,000, it is the same as giving $3,000, etc.

P.S. Donations must be postmarked by December 31st in order to qualify as 2020 gifts.

With a new year just around the corner, our team is eagerly preparing for the new challenges that lie ahead. Illinois Family Institute will continue to be on the front lines defending your values in 2021, as we have since 1992. And for supporting IFI, we have a special gift for you!

A group of great donors have put forth a challenge: every gift given to IFI before December 31st will be TRIPLED, and now Dr. Erwin Lutzer has offered an additional incentive. Dr. Lutzer’s new book “We Will Not Be Silenced: Responding Courageously to Our Culture’s Assault on Christianity” was released last month. This timely book is perfect for the tumultuous times in which we live and will sure to bless you and your like-minded friends and family.

In the introduction, theologian Dr. David Jeremiah describes the timeliness of Dr. Lutzer’s book: 

This book examines every cultural issue we are facing. Nothing is left out. It addresses diversity issues, racial issues, gender issues, social justice issues, media issues, issues of free speech, and issues rooted in socialism and Marxism. Most importantly, it covers issues related to the church and how it is responding to all of this.

To further incentivize year-end giving to help us reach the full potential of our 2 for 1 matching challenge, we are offering our supporters this great new book for any donation of $50 or more while our supplies last. Please make sure to specifically request the book when making your donation.

In making this offer, Dr. Lutzer sent me an email in which he offered IFI these encouraging words:

We need you and your organization more than ever during these trying times. God bless you brother and I hope we can meet together someday without masks.

As you know, IFI is uniquely positioned to make a significant lasting impact in Springfield and across the state. Will you partner with IFI before December 31st?

Whether it’s $25, $50, $100, $1000, or more, your generous tax-deductible gift will be tripled! Transformation won’t happen overnight, but by God’s grace, we can and will be salt and light in our state.

Together we can exercise our God-given civil liberties to expose and challenge the radical anti-family agenda of left-wing regressive lawmakers in Springfield and Washington D.C. This is not merely a political fight between the right and the left or between Republicans and Democrats. This is one more manifestation of the cosmic conflict between good and evil that has existed since the beginning of time. As Christians, we must gird ourselves for battle and not back down. We must be prepared and willing to engage boldly in the public square.

It’s important to remember that a group of leftist state lawmakers tried through intimidation to silence IFI regarding Illinois’ radical abortion expansion bill last year–legislation that we, like many others, likened to the Holocaust, thereby eliminating our right to represent you at the Capitol. But we refused to be silent. Christians cannot surrender the public square to those who celebrate the legal extermination of more than 60 million pre-born babies–human beings–whom liberals have deemed unworthy of life. Rather, we must boldly fight for what we believe, refusing to cower in fear or abandon the truth. (Read more HERE.)

We need your prayer covering and financial support!

If you haven’t already, please consider IFI in your year-end giving. Every donation–small, medium, or large–brings us closer to our goal. Don’t miss this opportunity to stand with the only full-time pro-family organization in Illinois!

Click HERE to make a secure online contribution today.

Here are some ways you can give your tax-deductible donation:

• Contribute online HERE.
• Give a gift of stock or appreciated assets. Contact Colleen Garcia, IFI’s Financial Administrator, at (708) 781-9328 or email her HERE.
• Mail your year-end gift. Send to: Illinois Family Institute, P.O. Box 876, Tinley Park, IL, 60477
• We also accept credit card donations over the phone at (708) 781-9328.

Thank you for your consideration. Your financial support and your prayers are what makes our mission to protect and preserve life, marriage, family, and liberty in Illinois possible.  THANK YOU FOR STANDING WITH US!

Sincerely,

David E. Smith
Executive Director

P.S. Donations must be postmarked by December 31st in order to qualify as 2020 gifts. Now, more than ever, your gift will help us uphold the legacy left by our forefathers.

Don’t delay, please donate today!

Illinois, and Chicago specifically, is known for its election corruption. Carol Davis, with the Illinois Conservative Union, has spoken on election integrity issues for years. She weighs in on the most recent presidential election and how we can secure future elections. Visit their website here: http://www.ilpac.org/