The mission of the Greater East St. Louis Community Fund is to work to benefit the residents of East St. Louis and Brooklyn, Illinois in accordance with the directives of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.  It is further the mission of the Fund to help the residents of East St. Louis and Brooklyn move up and out of poverty and to improve the Greater East St. Louis community and, in turn, to give back to and encourage others to work to benefit the communities of East St. Louis and Brooklyn.

The Greater East St. Louis Community Fund is a 501(C)(3) tax exempt nonprofit organization.