Making An Impact

Cash gifts are often the most simple and convenient way of contributing through the Foundation. You can easily make a contribution of any size to any existing fund by writing a check to the Community Foundation.

Cash gifts, whether in honor or memory of a loved one, or used to simply meet your own personal charitable goals, help the Foundation grow and expand support of the local community.

Cash gifts can also be made to an agency endowment or to support a charitable organization close to your heart. The choice is yours!

Cryptocurrency is the fastest growing donation method due to its tax efficiency and rapidly growing user base. Donors can complete an easy online form and will then be provided an address to make a donation from their wallet.

A gift of appreciated stocks, bonds or real estate made to the Community Foundation can provide important tax benefits.

As a donor, you will receive a charitable tax deduction for the full value determined on the date of the gift, subject to a percent of income limitation, and will avoid capital gains tax.

Gifts of cash or property through a will are easily made and are free of estate taxes. The Community Foundation can be named as the residuary beneficiary of an estate to make it easy to make a gift once you or a loved one passes away.

These trusts are arrangements between a donor, a trustee and Community Foundation. The donor transfers cash, property or highly appreciated securities to the trust and can benefit from an immediate income tax deduction.

The donor retains the right to its income or specifies who is to receive the income and at what rate. After the death of the last income beneficiary, the Community Foundation receives the remaining assets to meet the donor’s wishes by supporting their charity or charities of choice.

These gifts will provide the donor and/or a family member with an income for life. The donor also receives a charitable tax deduction, as determined by IRS regulations, and estate taxes are reduced.

A Charitable Gift Annuity is an example of this type of gift. The remainder of the income will establish the donor’s named charitable fund.

A donor can name the Community Foundation as the owner and beneficiary of a new or previously existing life insurance policy.

The donor will receive a tax deduction based on the cost or cash value of the policy, whichever is less. Your continued premium payments on the policy are also tax deductible.