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Why a Community Foundation?

  1. Local organization with deep roots in the community.
  2. Professional staff has broad expertise regarding community issues and needs.
  3. Highly personalized service, tailored to each individual’s charitable and financial interests.
  4. Donor Advised Funds help people invest in the causes they care about most.
  5. Accept a wide variety of assets, and can facilitate even the most complex forms of giving.
  6. Partner with professional advisors to create highly effective approaches to charitable giving.
  7. Maximum tax advantage under state and federal law.
  8. Multiplying the impact of gift dollars by pooling them with other gifts and grants.
  9. Building of endowment funds that benefit the community forever and help create personal legacies.
  10. Community leader, convening agencies and resources to create positive change.