Community Foundations

Community foundations are public charities created by and for the people in a local area. They help people with philanthropic interests to easily and effectively support the issues they care about – today, and into the future.

Community foundations offer donors many services and benefits. They routinely work with families, individuals, attorneys and estate and financial planners to design charitable giving plans that fit every economic situation, ensuring that donors receive the most benefit from their charitable contributions and that their philanthropic dollars are used to the fullest extent.

Community foundations share the common goal of serving donors, nonprofit organizations and the community as a whole. In addition, one of a community foundation’s special functions is to evaluate and help coordinate the needs and services in its communities, so that charitable gifts are used effectively to fulfill a community’s needs.