Charitable Fund Options
Any of these funds can be
established in your name, or in the name of your family, your
organization, or anyone you wish to honor. All grants
distributed from the fund you establish— today and in the
future— are then awarded to charities in the name of that fund.
It’s a great way to always be involved with, and remembered for,
your community investment.
Donor Advised
Funds
A personal approach to giving.
You can have ongoing involvement in the use of your
gift. You work with our professional program staff, identifying
ways to use dollars from the Donor Advised Fund you establish to
address the issues and needs you care about most. Your
recommendations are submitted to our local board for approval;
we then distribute grant dollars.
Unrestricted Funds
Meeting
ever-changing community needs.
Your gift can address ever-changing community
needs—including future needs that often cannot be anticipated at
the time your gift is made. We evaluate all aspects of community
well-being—arts and culture, economic development, education,
environment, health and human services, neighborhood
revitalization, and more. The flexibility of your unrestricted
gift enables your community foundation’s program experts to
respond to the community’s most pressing needs, today and
tomorrow.
Field of Interest Funds
Connecting personal values to high-impact opportunities.
You can target your gift to address needs in an
important area of community life. Arts. AIDS. Aging. At-risk
youth. You identify your personal interest area when making your
gift; our board awards grants to community organizations and
programs that are making a difference in the area you select.
Scholarships
Investing in deserving students.
You can invest your gift in our community’s future and show
students you care, all with the guidance and personal services
of your community foundation. You determine the criteria
students must meet to receive the Scholarship you establish. With
your assistance, students achieve their academic and
career-oriented goals—from preschool to postgraduate work.
Designated Funds
Helping sustain and grow local organizations.
You can direct your gift to a specific nonprofit organization or
purpose. Help provide ongoing funding for a senior center,
museum, or virtually any nonprofit charitable organization.
Nonprofit organizations can use a Designated Fund through the
community foundation to build their endowment and enhance their
ability to accept large and complex gifts.
Endowing
your nonprofit organization.
Nonprofit organizations can also establish a Designated Fund or
agency endowment at the community foundation. It’s a simple and
efficient way to build an endowment—and help create
sustainability—for your nonprofit organization. The community
foundation’s experienced staff can also help your organization
develop planned giving programs and assist with investment
management and administrative details.
Supporting
Organizations
High impact, high involvement, low hassle.
You can use your gift to establish an
excellent alternative to a private foundation—with only a
fraction of the administrative responsibilities. You select some
of the board members, maintain personal involvement, and support
the causes and organizations you care about while enjoying the
favorable tax treatment of a public charity. Leave investment
management, startup costs, grant administration, and reporting
to your community foundation.
