Giving Through the Community Foundation
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| Frank Levinson established an advised fund at the Community Foundation through which he recommends grants to causes he cares about: everything from the environment to human services. |
We believe anyone can be a philanthropist.
We work hard to make giving easy and meaningful for donors and the causes they care about by:
- Accepting a wide variety of gift types (cash, stocks, life insurance, property);
- Offering many fund types (link to fund types page). You can name a fund, advise a fund, or designate an area of interest or specific charity to benefit;
- Handling fund administration. You get the joy of giving while we do the research, paperwork, grant follow-up and reporting;
- Sharing our community needs expertise; and
- Endowing funds so that your charitable wishes create a permanent legacy.
Why not give directly to the charity
I care about?
By all means, we encourage you to continue supporting the charities you care about. Giving through the Community Foundation can benefit the causes you care about because of: our commitment to endowment (meaning your gift makes a permanent impact); our ability to accept complex gifts; and our professional expertise in managing and investing your gift. In some instances, a charity may be doing outstanding work in their mission area, but does not have the financial expertise to manage and invest your gift for the best impact.
One named fund at the Community Foundation can support multiple causes, if you so choose.
Three easy steps to making a gift:
- Think about how you want your gift to make a difference;
- Think about what type of gift you want to make (cash, stock, property, life insurance, etc.); and
- Contact the Community Foundation to discuss your gift idea. We will work out the details together, and include your professional advisor, if you choose.
