For Agencies-Ways We Can Help

Adding to Your Organizations Agency Endowment Fund

Agencies who have established agency endowments at the Community Foundation receive special assistance for increasing their endowment fund balance.

• Gifts From the Heart
  For the past four years, the Community Foundation has mailed "Gifts From the Heart" to nearly 4,000 households in our community. It provides an easy way for donors to give year-end gifts to agencies they hold dear. They can indicate on the form the agencies they wish to donate to and how much, then they just write one check to the Community Foundation. We do the rest. In 2007, more than $47,000 was added to agency endowments through this mailing.
• Charitable Gift Annuities
  Charitable Gift Annuities (CGAs) are an excellent way individuals who care about your organization can give to your organization while obtaining income payments for the remainder of the donor's life. The Community Foundation will administer these CGAs at no cost to your agency, provided the agency has an endowment fund with us.
• 2008 Matching Funds
  Another way to increase an agency endowment fund is to take advantage of the matching gift opportunity. The Community Foundation will match 20% of any new gift to qualified agency endowment funds.
• Smaller Payout
  By taking a smaller payout than you are allowed through your agency endowment fund agreement spending policy, your fund will increase its fund balance at an expediential rate.
• Estate Planning Gifts
  Promoting estate gifts to your agency endowment fund in your publications or gift solicitation letters will help remind your donors that even though they may be giving for operations today, they can ensure a future for your agency through a gift to your endowment fund.

Call our advancement department at 260-426-4083 if you would like to discuss ways to promote any of the above suggestions.