Your friends and neighbors have chosen to give to the Community Foundation for Mississippi to benefit this area they love. Below are a few reasons that giving through the Community Foundation for Mississippi is smart, sensible, and effective.
A GIFT TO THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MISSISSIPPI IS:
1. PERSONAL
Your gift can be an expression of the things you care about–and, by establishing a fund, you can create a personal legacy in your own name.
2. SIMPLE
You can support a number of charitable interests and nonprofit organizations through a single gift.
3. CONVENIENT
The Community Foundation for Mississippi is set up to make giving easy–even for those with complex finances and charitable objectives. You can make a gift at a time and in a manner that suits you best, using cash, appreciated stock, real estate, or other assets.
4. TAX-SMART
Gifts to the Community Foundation for Mississippi are fully deductible as charitable gifts for federal income, gift, and estate tax purposes. Certain types of planned gifts can reduce or eliminate present or future exposure to taxation, can qualify wholly or partially for charitable tax deductions and can provide lifetime income to the donors or others.
5. EFFECTIVE
Because your gift joins with others, it can accomplish more and make the greatest impact. The Community Foundation for Mississippi works closely with our area’s nonprofit organizations, schools, government officials, and civic leaders to understand local needs — so we can apply grant dollars where they do the most good.
6. WELL-MANAGED
You can be certain your gift will be carefully managed and wisely invested by a publicly accountable, ethical, local organization with an excellent record of stewardship.
7. FLEXIBLE
You can direct that your gift be used for certain causes, or to support specific organizations — or leave the purpose open-ended so that it can be applied to the most urgent needs and changing priorities.
8. ACCOUNTABLE
All of our funds are used in the public interest and — unless otherwise directed by a donor — applied to local charitable needs. The Community Foundation has one of the lowest expense-to-asset ratios among philanthropic organizations: less than 2% of our assets are used to cover administrative and management expenses. An independent, professional audit is completed annually, all our grants are publicly disclosed, and our records are open to public review.
9. CONSTANT
The donor’s charitable intent will always be honored. Contributions will be applied for the purpose indicated by the donor. In the case of a donor who establishes a fund, the Community Foundation is set up to ensure that the fund will continue to be used in a manner that meets donor interests as well as the needs of the community over time.