For Donors
The Community Foundation offers numerous ways for you to give back to Washington County.
Questions about how it works? Contact us at anytime.
We will help you decide on your charitable goals and what assets you would like to use to make your gift and create your own fund.
With multiple giving opportunities and fund types, your gift can…
Establish a donor-advised fund so you can remain highly involved in your charitable giving.
Create an unrestricted fund that allows the Community Foundation to respond to changing community needs.
Start a scholarship fund to memorialize or honor someone, celebrate your alma mater or promote a chosen career field.
Create a legacy fund by remembering the Community Foundation in your will.
Establish a fund in the name of your private foundation.
Begin a designated fund, which allows you to identify specific nonprofit organizations as grant beneficiaries.
Make a significant gift while retaining income or achieving other financial goals for yourself, your family or your estate by setting up various giving structures, such as a charitable gift annuity or a charitable remainder trust.
Create a field of interest fund to focus your giving as narrowly or as broadly as you want.
Donate or create a community fund that provides resources for annual grant making needs identified by the Community Foundation.
Creating a Legacy
It’s thanks to our gracious donors that we are able to provide for the hundreds of causes and scholarships each year. Local community foundations like ours allow us to preserve a bright future for our friends, families, and neighbors for generations to come. If you’re ready to donate, we’ll help you make the biggest impact with your funds.
Call us to learn about our funding opportunities or how we can help connect you to a larger endeavor.
