27 Feb For those who love local causes, the community foundation is the place
Most donors are likely to support a wide variety of charities year after year. The causes they support represent a range of motivations, including personal experience, a role as a volunteer or board member, family tradition, or alignment with values and community priorities.
Many of the charitable organizations you support are local. That’s important to note because it means that you are especially well-positioned to lean into the McPherson County Community Foundation’s (MCCF) unique position as the hub for charitable giving and local knowledge.
Here are three reasons that matters:
–Donors can tap into our team’s knowledge about specific organizations, including financial information, data about the impact of a charity’s programs, and observations of an organization’s areas of greatest need.
–Donor can choose from a variety of fund types depending on what you’d like to achieve. A designated fund, for example, allows you to set aside tax-deductible dollars that are dedicated to supporting a specific organization. Through the Foundation’s services, funds are distributed over time to the charity while the assets remaining in the fund are protected from the charity’s creditors. Another example is an unrestricted fund, which leverages MCCF’s extensive research about the needs of the community and the nonprofit programs that are addressing those needs.
–Donors can work with the Foundation to leave a bequest to an endowment fund to support community needs for generations to come. As a perpetual organization, the community foundation ensures that charitable giving stays strong in our region to address important needs as you evolve over time.
Of course, if you establish a donor-advised fund at MCCF, the fund can support local causes as well as causes across the country. As the hub for your charitable giving, our tools and our team are dedicated to helping you achieve their charitable goals both near and far. Working with the local community foundation, no matter what your charitable priorities may be, is itself a strong show of support for philanthropy right here in our community.