Create A Fund
Community Foundations offer a variety of funds that are flexible to meet every donor’s charitable goals. Funds can be established by an individual or couple, a family, a business or any other group of people with shared charitable interests. There are many benefits to creating a fund at the Community Foundation. You as well as those who contribute to your fund receive a tax deduction, and at the same time benefit the community. They can carry the name of the donor, family, company, or someone the donor wishes to honor. All grants from the fund are made in the name of the fund, in perpetuity. Donors who prefer anonymity can choose names that reflect their funds’ charitable purposes.
The following are the types of funds held by Community Foundations:
- Donor-Advised Funds enable donors to recommend specific organizations to receive grants.
- Scholarship Funds help students pursue academic goals. Donors may define guidelines board ensures that grants to these groups remain relevant over time and responsive to changing circumstances.
- Unrestricted Funds offer the broadest giving option, allowing grants to be made to wherever our professional staff determines our community’s needs are the greatest. Unrestricted funds provide the greatest flexibility in meeting community needs as those needs change well into the future.
- Field-of Interest Funds create grants that meet needs in a particular field or geographic area.
- Designated Funds let donors support specific organizations while the community foundation board ensures that grants to these groups remain relevant over time and responsive to changing circumstances.
- Organizational Endowment Funds are established by nonprofit organizations to provide income to them. We handle all administrative and investment responsibilities, freeing the organization to pursue its charitable mission.
We look forward to working with you and your professional advisors on creating giving options to help you achieve your charitable goals. Please contact us at 330.743.5555 to learn more about the benefits of creating a fund within the Foundation.
