10
Reasons to Establish a Scholarship at TCF
1. LEADERSHIP
INTEGRITY of The Community Foundation. In
partnership with its donors over the past 30 years, TCF has
dedicated itself to meeting community needs throughout the
Findlay-Hancock County area.
2. SUPERIOR
INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE AND VALUE for your
scholarship fund. TCF's assets of more than $70 million are
pooled for investment purposes, guaranteeing maximum returns
for individual funds. And because TCF has many funds, the
cost of maintaining individual funds is far less expensive.
3. FLEXIBILITY
to meet individual needs. TCF manages a wide variety of
funds, as diverse as our clients' interests.
4. MAXIMUM TAX
DEDUCTION for donors. We are a community
foundation with 501(c)(3) public charity tax status. Clients
enjoy the most favorable treatment by the IRS, whether a
gift is in cash, securities, real estate, a bequest or any
other planned giving vehicle.
5. PERMANENCE
of the charitable intent of a fund is assured. Changes in
administration of TCF will not affect the purpose of a fund.
Donors can count on an endowed fund to provide educational
opportunities forever.
6. DONOR
RECOGNITION is assured. Each fund is listed on
our website, in our annual report and in additional
publicity materials. Information is
released annually to the appropriate newspapers when scholarships are
awarded. In addition, grant checks bear the name of the
specific scholarship fund and grant-award letters encourage
recipients to send a letter of thanks to the donor and/or
advisory committee of the fund.
7. IRS AND STATE
REPORTING IS DONE FOR YOU. Scholarship funds have
stringent reporting requirements. TCF takes responsibility
for filing all reports for its scholarship funds.
8. PROFESSIONAL
STAFF is available to help with every aspect of
scholarship administration.
9. YOUR
SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS CAN GO FURTHER. When students
take private scholarships to their colleges, they often find
that their financial aid is reduced by an amount almost
equal to their scholarship. Because TCF plays a unique role
as a major scholarship provider, we are often successful in
ensuring that students receive maximum benefit
from a scholarship award.
10. INCREASED
VISIBILITY for your scholarship. By choosing to
partner with TCF, your fund becomes part of a major
scholarship program that is publicized at every high school
in the county.
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