Benefits of Giving
If you're like many donors, you'll find that giving through the Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin is the easiest, most advantageous way to achieve your charitable goals. We take into account both your charitable interests and your personal needs. We will then work with you or your professional advisor to identify opportunities, whether immediately or through your estate, to help you achieve your charitable intent, while receiving the best tax advantages available. Here are some of the many benefits of giving through the Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin.
Tax Advantages
The Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin is a public charity which allows your contributions to qualify for the maximum deductions allowed for charitable contributions.
The Possibility of Permanence
Your gift to the Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin can be made to a permanent endowment fund that will benefit your community well into the future. This allows your gift to the community to have a lasting impact.
Flexibility
The Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin offers extraordinary flexibility in your fund choices, the assets that can be used to establish your fund, and our ability to fulfill your charitable wishes now and in the future. Gifts can be designated for special interests or left unrestricted. The possibilities are endless!
Convenience
Establishing a fund with the Community Foundation is less costly and time consuming than handling the details yourself. We handle all of the paperwork and record keeping in our office.
Simplicity
A single gift to the Foundation can support numerous charitable causes and eliminate the need to collect multiple receipts. As a public charity, the Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin is free from the operating restrictions, excise taxes, and administrative requirements imposed upon private foundations. Therefore, more of each gift made to the Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin can be used for charitable purposes.
Professional Management and Accountability
The Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin works closely with professional financial managers whose investment decisions are monitored by our Finance Committee and our Board of Directors. All Community Foundation grants as well as gifts received are detailed on our website at www.cfcwi.com as are the results of an annual independent, professional audit.
Community Impact
Our Staff, committee members, and Board of Directors have extensive knowledge of community needs, current trends, and local nonprofit organizations. Because of our broad perspective we ensure that the grants we distribute are targeted where they will have the most impact on the community.
