A Prepaid Mastercard that works at any independent business in Evanston, IL 🛍️

A Few Awesome Suggestions:

10Q Chicken
816 Church St
527 Cafe
527 Davis St
Alcove Evanston
1625 Maple Ave
Allegretti Rug Care
1244 Chicago Ave
Allegro Dance Boutique
2114 Central St
Alley Gallery
1712 Sherman Ave, Rear 2
American Toby Jug Museum
910 Chicago Ave
Arlen Music Productions
1415 Sherman Ave, Ste 101
Bake HomeMade Pizza
2122 Central St
Beer on Central
1930 Central St
Belgian Chocolatier Piron
509 Main St
Blended Health & Smoothie Bar
2002 Central St
Booked
506 Main St
Botanica CBD
1306 Chicago Ave
Bucephalus Bikes
1424 Lake St
C & W Market and Ice Cream Parlor
1901 Church St
Campagnola
815 Chicago Ave
Chicago Northshore Kinetics
515 Davis St
Christopher Duquet Fine Jewelry
1224 Chicago Ave, Ste 102
Cinnaholic
1596 Sherman Ave
Colectivo Coffee
716 Church St
Collective Resource Compost
838 Brown Ave
Come Out Dancing
809 Chicago Ave
Cross-Rhodes
913 Chicago Ave
D&D Finer Foods
825 Noyes St
DeSalvo's Pizza
1945 Central St
Elephant And Vine
719 Church St
Estacion
633 W Howard St
Evanston Games and Cafe
1610 Maple Ave, Ste 1
Evanston Pour
528 Dempster St
Exotic Rugs
806 Dempster St
FRÍO Gelato - Evanston
1301 Chicago Ave
Fawn Studio
1328 Sherman Ave
Four Finches Flowers and Gifts
2016 Central St
Frida's Breakfast & Lunch
618 Church St
Grateful Yoga
1108 Davis St
Habibi In Mediterranean Grill
825 Church St
Happy Lemon
1607 Chicago Ave
Hewn Bakery
1733 Central St
Inner Advantage Massage
1718 Sherman Ave, Ste 212
IzzyFit Personal Training
610 Davis St
Jennifer's Edibles
1623 Simpson St
June's Alterations and Cleaners
918 W Noyes St
Kabul House
2424 Dempster St
La Cocinita Restaurant
1625 Chicago Ave
Leonidas Chocolate Cafe
1907 Central St
Lighthouse Yoga
1234 Sherman Ave, Ste 106
Little Beans Cafe
430 Asbury Ave
M@ The IT Guy
MilleFiori Florist, Ltd
1943 Central St
Minasian Rug Company
1244 Chicago Ave
NaKorn
1622 Orrington Ave
NiceLena & Friends
1235 Chicago Ave
Northside Boxing And Fitness Evanston
1310 Sherman Ave, B&W Gym
Papa Bop
1047 Chicago Ave, Unit B
Picnic
1619 N Chicago Ave
Plain and Simple Furniture
713 Main St
Pono Ono Poke
1630 Chicago Ave
Rebuilding Exchange Evanston
1245 Hartrey Ave
Salud Kitchen
720 Clark St
Shang Noodle & Chinese
608 Davis St
Shinsen Evanston
1322 Chicago Ave
Soban Korea
819 Noyes St
Soulwich
1634 Orrington Ave
Stumble & Relish
1312 Chicago Ave
Sweet Temptations Bake Shop
607 Howard St
Tealicious Bubble
1565 Sherman Ave
The Copy Room
815 Dempster St
The Threading Spot Eyebrow Bar
706 Church St
The Woman's Club of Evanston
1702 Chicago Ave
Top Cat Hauling & Junk Removal
1801 Dempster St
Union Squared - Evanston
1307 Chicago Ave
Wheel & Sprocket
1027 Davis St
Wild Fork
525 Main St
Zentli
1813 Dempster St
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Figuring out the best local businesses to buy from is a time suck. The Evanston Gift Card solves this!

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You don't have to know what your recipient likes. Give them the freedom to spend at lots of independent businesses.

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Easy to Redeem

Approved for charges at any independent business in Evanston.

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Meaningful

Keeps dollars local and supports Evanston small businesses.

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Experience the Best Independent Businesses in Evanston, IL

Whether your recipient is interested in restaurants, retail, or service businesses they can choose to spend their card at the best Evanston has to offer.

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e-Gift Card ⚡

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e-Gift cards are electronic gift cards, or think of them as virtual gift certificates.

  • Perfect for last-minute gift shopping
  • Emailed instantly after purchase
  • Send e-Gift to self to print out the card voucher

Plastic Gift Card 💳

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Physical plastic gift cards are great gifts if you want the gravitas of handing a card to your gift recipient.

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Independent Evanston 👩🏻‍🎨

The Evanston Card can be spent at any independent business in Evanston. We do this to enhance the businesses who are the backbone of our community and make Evanston a unique place.

Local Gifting Made Easy 🥧

With the Evanston Local Gift Card we have rolled up the power of many gift cards into one convenient solution. You can now give anyone the ultimate local gift with options they will love!

Gift 🎁

Give family or friends the gift of Evanston for any occasion!

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Explore Evanston through a Gift Card

Part of the fun of the Evanston Gift Card is you can have a family member or friend get to know Evanston like never before. Whether they live here, work here, or are in for a visit, it's time to add more spice to their life by giving them a chance to use their funds to get to know the area through its small businesses!

The card provides your gift recipient an incredible amount of spending options to enjoy that are totally up to them. Whether it is going out for dinner, discovering a new hole-in-the-wall location, being inspired to try the new menu at a local restaurant, hitting up a bar for cocktails, or just sticking to an old favorite, there is charming unpredictability to the possibilities.

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Keep Dollars Local 🌠

Buying a Evanston Local Gift Card guarantees money stays local. When you spend $100 at a big box store only $43 stays local 💸 versus $68 or more when spent at local businesses (58% more). The Evanston Local Gift Card helps multiply this impact.

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Big Box Store

Every dollar is an investment in the local economy

Better Wages

  • More Jobs
  • Local Wealth
  • Donations

More Tax Revenue

  • School
  • Fire/Police
  • City Services

Stronger Suppliers

  • Farms
  • Materials
  • Signage

Stronger Services

  • Food Service
  • Accounting
  • Printing

The Card that Helps Small Businesses 👍

Our local businesses face a difficult battle competing against corporate chains and online giants, plus the global pandemic. Purchasing a Evanston Local Gift Card helps small businesses thrive in Evanston.

Frequently Asked Questions 🙋

How do I check my balance?
For plastic cards, enter your card ID in to this form to see the balance available. For e-Gifts, open the email you received and click the "open gift" button.
Where can I use my card?
You can spend your card at any independent business in Evanston.
Why is a business not familiar with the card?
Sometimes businesses or new cashiers may not be familiar with our program and think they can not accept the card. The Evanston Community Gift Card is a prepaid Mastercard and even if they have never heard of the program the business should still be able to accept the card by charging it the same way they would any other Mastercard.
Can I use my card for food delivery apps?
Unfortunately, no. Food delivery apps like Doordash and Uber Eats are nationwide technology companies. Whenever you place an order through their service you pass money to them and they keep a large percentage of your order -- sometimes up to 35% or more -- and pay the rest to the local business. This ultimately hurts local businesses which is why we strongly encourage ordering with a local business directly.
How soon does my card work?
You can spend your card immediately.
Does the balance expire?
Gift funds expire after 5 years and are charged a monthly fee of 5% after 1 year of inactivity.
What if I lose my card?
Oh no! If you lose your plastic card we can issue you a new card to access your funds for $5. If you lose your e-Gift card we can re-issue you a replacement at no additional charge.
What do you mean by chains?
Our current parameters for a chain store are if a business has 10 or more locations. For example, if a store has locations in several states that is usually a good indicator that they are a chain.

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