How to Give...

Flexibility in focusing funds on the most pressing needs is perhaps the most important distinguishing characteristic of The Community Foundation. There are a variety of ways to get involved, either through participation with an annual fund, legacy society, or setting up a special named fund.

The Community Foundation can serve as a "philanthropic partner" for people who wish to establish a permanent, yet flexible, charitable giving vehicle to fund current and future charitable gifts. The Community Foundation may be considered an attractive alternative to a private foundation. The Community Foundation offers donors:

• full donor service with maximum tax advantages,*
  
  
• expertise in endowment administration and investment management,
  
  
• assistance in identifying and evaluating opportunities for gift distribution and volunteering,
  
  
• leverage in pooling gifts with other Community Foundation donors, and
  
  
• peace of mind in serving as a trusted steward of charitable funds since 1995.

In addition, gifts to the Community Foundation receive favorable tax treatment for charitable contributions.

*As an example, the charitable deduction allowed for contributions to a private foundation is subject to certain limitations that do not apply to gifts to a community foundation.

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