Give from a DONOR-ADVISED FUND

Stay actively involved in your charitable giving, working with the Foundation to recommend grants annually to support local nonprofits and timely causes from the donor-advised fund you create. There are two types of donor-advised funds: 1) donor-advised endowed funds, and 2) donor-advised pass-through funds. Here’s a chart that explains the differences.

Give to the Community: COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT FUND

Through the Community Endowment Fund, you give the Community Foundation the flexibility to address the issues that matter most to St. Joseph County—today, tomorrow, or whenever need occurs.

Give to a FAVORITE CAUSE

To address challenges that face our community, the Community Foundation has created multiple funds in the arts, education, and other broad areas. Your gift to one of these funds stays flexible enough to meet community needs in your interest area, even as they change over time. Choose from our existing initiative funds, or create a field of interest fund that reflects your priorities.

Give to a SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Support our community’s smart and deserving students by donating to one of the Community Foundation’s many scholarship funds.

Give to a Favorite Charity: ORGANIZATIONAL ENDOWMENT FUNDS

Chances are, your favorite charity has a designated fund here at the Foundation already. By supporting these endowment funds, you help guarantee the future for the nonprofit organizations you care about the most.