Field of Interest Fund
Connecting personal values to high-impact opportunities.
By establishing a Field of Interest
Fund, you can target your gift to address needs in an important
area of community life. Arts. Health. Aging. At-risk youth. Our
board awards grants to community organizations and programs that
are making a difference in the
area you select. Your gift stays flexible enough to meet
community needs in your interest area—even as they change over
time.
While you direct the
Field of Interest Fund you establish from its creation, the
maintenance is left up to us. Our professional program staff
continually monitors changing community needs so that you can be
sure grants made in the name of the fund make the most impact in
your field of interest and create your personal legacy
of giving.
You can add any
amount to the Field of Interest Fund you establish at any
time—and so can others who share your interests in community. If
you endow your gift, it becomes a permanent community funding
resource.
How it works:
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You identify an
area of personal interest as broad or narrow as you wish.
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You make a gift
to your community foundation during your lifetime or through
a bequest in your will. You can give cash, appreciated
stocks, real estate, or other assets.
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We set up a
special fund in your name, in the name of your family or
business, or in honor of any person or organization you
choose.
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You receive tax
benefits in the year your gift is made.
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Our professional
program staff evaluates needs in your area of interest that
would be most impacted by grants from your gift.
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Our board issues
grants in the name of the fund you establish (if you prefer,
grants can be made anonymously).
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We handle all
the administrative details.
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Your gift can be
placed into an endowment that is invested over time.
Earnings from your fund are used to make grants addressing
community needs. Your gift—and all future
earnings from your gift—is a permanent source of community
capital, helping to do good work forever.
