Make an Impact Donates $26,000 to Habitat

Make an Impact has given $26,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Sangamon County to buy a new donation pickup truck.

Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Philanthropy

Make an Impact Donates $26,000 to Habitat

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Habitat for Humanity of Sangamon County received a $26,000 donation from Make an Impact during a check presentation held at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore. The gift will help purchase a new truck for donation pickups for the ReStore.

Why it matters

The truck will support the ReStore's ability to collect donated goods, which supports the organization's home-building and resale work in the Springfield area. The Central Illinois Foodbank received a similar gift from Make an Impact, reflecting the donor's support for multiple local nonprofits.

Make an Impact contributed $26,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Sangamon County, earmarked for a new donation pickup truck. The source does not provide a comparator figure or the amount of the parallel gift to the Central Illinois Foodbank.

The players

Habitat for Humanity of Sangamon County

A local affiliate of the international nonprofit Habitat for Humanity, which builds and sells affordable housing and operates a ReStore selling donated home goods.

Make an Impact

A corporate donor that made a $26,000 gift to Habitat for Humanity of Sangamon County and a similar gift to the Central Illinois Foodbank.

Candace Silas

Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Sangamon County, who oversees the organization's local operations.

The details

A check presentation was held at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Sangamon County, with Candace Silas, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of Sangamon County, participating. The funds are designated for purchasing a truck used to pick up donated items for the ReStore.

Friday, November 6, 2026: Check presentation held at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore.

Philanthropy Landscape

Habitat for Humanity's ReStore network, which sells donated home goods to fund affordable housing, depends on regular donation pickups that corporate gifts like this one can underwrite. The $26,000 gift adds vehicle capacity to a local ReStore's collection operation.

The new truck will allow the Habitat ReStore to collect more donated furniture and home goods from local residents. Residents with items to donate may see expanded pickup availability as a result.

The takeaway

Corporate gifts that fund vehicles and logistics can expand a nonprofit's reach without changing its core programs. Community members with unwanted household goods can consider donating them to their local ReStore.