Types of Funds at the Community Foundation
Funds for the Community
Funds for the Community are unrestricted funds that provide flexibility, enabling the Community Foundation to respond to the community's most pressing needs, today and tomorrow. Earnings are used to meet ever-changing community needs - including future needs that often cannot be anticipated at the time your gift is made. Learn more about establishing a Fund for the Community or gifts to an existing unrestricted fund supporting the place you care about most.
The Community Impact Fund: A Gift for Impact, a Gift For Ever
Agency Funds
An Agency Fund may be established by a charitable organization to provide a stream of revenue to fulfill its mission well into the future. Our staff can help develop planned giving programs and assist with investment management and administrative details.
Designated Funds
A Designated Fund may be established by a donor or an organization to benefit one or more specific charities. Help provide ongoing funding for a senior center, museum, your church, or virtually any nonprofit charitable organization.
Donor Advised Funds
The fund advisor recommends grants to charitable organizations or projects. Individuals, families, and businesses may be especially interested in a Donor-Advised Fund.
Learn more about Donor-Advised Funds
Why establish a donor-advised fund instead of a private foundation?
Field of Interest Funds
Field of interest funds connect your generosity with the causes closest to your heart. Whether your passion is helping children succeed, protecting natural resources, supporting the arts, or improving community health, you can make a lasting impact in the area you care about most. Donors can support an exisiting field of interest fund through their giving, or can establish a named fund of their own that refects their personal charitable vision and leaves a legacy.
Scholarship Funds
These funds provide scholarships to deserving students to pursue education beyond high school through college, trade school, or graduate programs. Your gift can help students achieve their career goals and set them up for success.
Unrestricted/Field of Interest Funds
An Unrestricted Fund provides flexibility to enable the Community Foundation to respond to the community's most pressing needs, today and tomorrow. Earnings can be used to meet ever-changing community needs - including future needs that often cannot be anticipated at the time your gift is made.
The Community Impact Fund: A Gift for Impact, a Gift For Ever