Each charitable giving option described below offers meaningful benefits to support your charitable goals.
Donors enjoy full tax deductibility, expert guidance from foundation staff, and relief from administrative tasks. Flexible investment strategies and 24/7 secure online access ensure convenience and control. You can personalize your fund by naming it after a loved one or reflecting your mission, with opportunities to remain anonymous. Additional benefits include educational and networking events, strategic giving to high-impact organizations, and for Memorial Funds, a donation link for friends and family and no minimum initial contribution.
The Community Foundation offers a number of types of charitable giving options for current and future fund partners, described below. Our staff are happy to help work with you to ensure your fund meets your charitable giving goals.
 A personal approach to giving
($10,000 minimum)
A Donor Advised Fund allows you to make a tax-deductible gift to the Community Foundation, then remain actively involved in the direction of your gifts.
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 Shaping the future of our region
($10,000 minimum)
The Permanent Fund is an endowment to shape our region’s future that responds to critical need, seeds innovation, and leads the community with thoughtful, effective philanthropy.
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 Connecting personal values to high-impact opportunities
($25,000 minimum)
By establishing a Field of Interest Fund, you can target your gift to address needs in an important area of community life.
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 Investing in deserving students
($50,000 minimum for donor-managed funds and $100,000 minimum for CFNOVA-managed funds)
In creating a Scholarship, you invest in your community’s future and show students you care.
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 Honoring the memory and legacy of a loved one
($10,000 minimum, with flexibility to meet that balance within a year)
Creating a Memorial Fund allows you to solidify the legacy of a loved one by supporting the causes they were passionate about.
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 Helping local organizations sustain and grow
($10,000 minimum)
Establishing a Designated Fund with the Community Foundation allows you to support the good work of a specific nonprofit organization.
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Ready to establish your charitable fund or have any additional questions? Complete this very simple questionnaire to provide basic information on your charitable intent, and our philanthropy team will contact you.
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