“My family was considering setting up our own nonprofit organization. We wanted one central place where people could give on a regular basis. We also wanted to know that the fund would be managed well and that our assets would grow.
After analyzing what it would take to set up a nonprofit on the front end, administer it and manage the accounting, it became very clear to us that the Community Foundation could manage our charitable giving funds far better than we ever could.
We were right. The entire set-up process was very easy. They’ve obviously done it many times. Plus, there’s a real advantage to having a third party administer our fund while we direct where the dollars go. By partnering with the Community Foundation to manage our family philanthropy fund, we get the best of both worlds.”
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