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Types of Funds
There are several types of charitable funds available to support your giving. Choose the one that matches your personal approach to giving and your charitable intent. Our staff is eager to discuss these options with you and to help you select one that matches your giving needs.
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Donor Advised Funds
Donor advised funds are established by donors who wish to actively participate in the grant-making process. Individuals who establish a donor advised fund recommend charitable projects or organizations they want to support. It is easy to give to multiple nonprofits through a donor advised fund. Our Board of Directors is legally responsible for approving all grants.
Designated Funds
Donors who wish to support a specific agency or cause can establish a designated fund. If the original charity ceases to exist, becomes obsolete or is unable to perform their charitable purposes, our Board of Directors is able to redirect the funds to an organization providing similar services without the cost of expensive legal action.
Many nonprofit organizations establish an endowment fund with us in order to grow assets to meet both current and future needs. They look to our Board of Directors for strong investment oversight services and ask our staff to manage all of the administrative details of the endowment. This can provide a relatively constant source of annual income and help maintain their mission in perpetuity. It also frees the nonprofit to focus on what they do best in the community.
Donors can create a new designated fund, or contribute to an existing one.
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Field of Interest Funds
Field of interest funds are often established to support particular interest areas, specific program initiatives, causes or geographic areas. At the donor's request, use of the funds is restricted to a specified area of interest, but flexibility remains to meet changing situations.
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Scholarship Funds
The creation of a scholarship fund is attractive to many donors and can be structured to benefit students at any education level, or for a specific institution. A scholarship fund can also be established to honor a loved one.
Some donors choose to stay involved through advisory relationships, while others name advisory committees to assist in the selection of recipients. Either way, our staff will handle the necessary paperwork and will ensure that scholarships are distributed in an equitable manner.
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Community Impact Funds
Community Impact are not specifically designated for use by a particular agency, cause or area of interest. Our Board of Directors oversees the use of these funds, setting priorities for their use and determining how grants will be distributed to support the charitable needs of our community. Community Impact funds give us the ability to respond to pressing and often changing needs in the community.
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Organization Endowment Funds
These 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.
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Charitable Giving Funds
A Charitable Giving Fund is a convenient and flexible instrument for charitable giving. This non-endowed fund is easy to establish. With a simple agreement donors name the fund and choose how it is invested. Benefits include donor control, immediate tax benefits, recognition, expert advice, local staff, economies of scale, and many more.
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Affiliate Funds
Affiliate Funds allow a community to obtain additional support for its activities and programs from individuals and groups for the long-term support of their community. The Advisory Committee, made up of community leaders, for the Fund recommends grant recipients to receive support from the Fund’s income.
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Let us help you select the fund that works best for your particular giving situation. Please click here to Contact Us for more information. |
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