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Why Give

Ten Reasons People Choose to Give through Community Foundations

• We are a local organization with deep roots in the community

• Our professional program staff has broad expertise regarding community issues and needs

• We provide highly personalized service tailored to each individual’s charitable and financial interests

• Our funds help people invest in the causes they care about most

• We accept a wide variety of assets, and can facilitate even the most complex forms of giving

• We partner with professional advisors to create high effective approaches to charitable giving

• We offer maximum tax advantage for most gifts under federal law

• We multiply the impact of gift dollars by pooling them together with other gifts and grants

• We build endowment funds that benefit the community forever and help create personal legacies

• We are a community leader, convening agencies and coordinating resources to create positive change

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