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United Way of Logan County
celebrates 65 years of strengthening our community in 2026
[October 02, 2026]
On October 2, 1961, a group of
Logan County community leaders including Walter Musick, Emil O.
Stahlhut, Charles A. Purseglove, John T. McCullough and Marjorie B.
Fuller were listed as the incorporators of the newly formed and
incorporated United Fund of Lincoln.
The first United Fund Campaign was led in the fall of 1961 by Lewis
C. Horton and sought to raise $42,504 to support five agencies: The
Boy Scouts, The Girl Scouts, The Red Cross, The Salvation Army and
Logan County Mental Health. The campaign was launched in November of
1961 and $33,688 was raised locally toward the stated goal with the
support of businesses, volunteers and individual contributors.
The United Fund became the United Way of Lincoln, and eventually the
United Way of Logan County over the next 65 years. During this time,
annual campaigns have raised and distributed millions of dollars,
supporting non-profit organizations across the county, and helping
thousands of Logan County residents live a better life.
In 2026, we look back on 65 years of strengthening this community. A
lot has changed in 65 years. However, there are still those in our
community who need assistance, and funds raised in Logan County
still stay in Logan County. The United Way of Logan County will be
raising funds once again in 2026 to continue partnering in 2027 with
14 local agencies and along with continuing to sponsor our 2-1-1
help line and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library for Logan County.
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The United Way is
still about communities coming together to help those in need.
Your donation is an investment in Logan County youth, seniors
and families, and works to strengthen our community, as
donations have done to the United Way have done for the last 65
years.
Find out more about the work of the United Way of Logan County
or donate easily online at
www.uwlogancountyil.org.
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