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.
OR 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 be able 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 community foundation's experienced staff to determine and address the areas of greatest need in our communities.
Our board 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.

Ways to Give

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