Ways to Give

Your community foundation provides a simple, powerful and highly personal approach to giving. We offer a variety of giving tools to help people achieve their charitable goals. You can make a gift of cash, stocks, bonds, real estate, or other assets to your community foundation. Most charitable gifts qualify for maximum tax advantage under federal law, and gifts to endowment funds also qualify for a Community Foundation Tax Credit in the State of Michigan.

Each donor has a unique giving experience, tailored to suit his or her situation and goals. Here are the basics--you can make a gift to an existing fund, or you can create a fund at either the Midland Area Community Foundation or the Clare County Community Foundation. For further details, contact the Foundation at 989-839-9661 or info@midlandfoundation.org.

Choose a fund (see Our Funds ) and make a gift of any size. You can give cash, appreciated stocks, real estate, or other assets. You may donate online or print the contribution card and mail it in.
With a gift of $5,000 or more, we can set up a special fund in your name, in the name of your family or business, or in honor of any person or organization you choose.
You receive tax benefits in the year your gift is made.
Based on the type of fund you establish, you may want to stay involved in the good works your gift makes possible. You can recommend an area or organization you'd like your gift to support, or rely on the Foundation's experienced staff to determine and address the areas of greatest need in our communities.
Our board of trustees issues grants in the name of the fund you establish (if you prefer, grants can be made anonymously).
We handle the administrative details.
The fund you create can be an endowment that is invested over time. Spendable dollars from the fund are used to make grants addressing community needs. Your gift, and future earnings from your gift, is a permanent source of community capital, helping do good work forever.

Additional Links:

Learn more about Charitable Funds -- great giving options.

Learn more about Charitable Instruments -- how you can give.

Learn more about Charitable Assets -- what you can give.

Donor Bill of Rights

Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good. It is a tradition of giving and sharing that is primary to the quality of life. To assure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the not-for-profit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we declare that all donors have these rights:

To be informed of the organization's mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.
To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization's governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.
To have access to the organization's most recent financial statements.
To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.
To receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition.
To be assured that information about their donations is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extend provided by law.
To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.
To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization or hired solicitors.
To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that an organization may intend to share.
To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.

DEVELOPED BY

American Association of Fund Raising Counsel (AAFRC)
Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP)
Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)

ENDORSED BY

Independent Sector
National Catholic Development Conference (NCDC)
National Committee on Planned Giving (NCPG)
Council for Resource Development (CRD) United Way of America

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Last updated on January 27, 2009 8:22am.