How to Give
Donors are able to make gifts to support the work of the Community Foundation, create new funds, strengthen existing funds, and to direct advised or planned gifts.
Your gift may be made in honor of a living person or in memory of a deceased individual. Please indicate in writing the name of the person you would like to honor or memorialize. If you provide the name and address of a contact for such a gift we would be happy to send an acknowledgement which would include your name and the date of your gift. The amount of your gift is never included in such an acknowledgement
If your gift is designated for a specific fund, please indicate the name of the fund on your message to us.
Support the Community Foundation
Making a gift to the support the Community Foundation and its activities is a flexible way to make a philanthropic impact on the community.
Contribute to a Fund
Any donor can make a gift of any size to strengthen any existing fund at anytime.
Create a Fund
The Community Foundation of Tompkins County welcomes gifts of any size at or above the minimum requirement for creating a fund, currently $10,000 for an endowed fund or $20,000 for an expendable fund.
Planned Giving
The Legacy Society honors and assists individuals who have communicated that they are making a planned gift to the Community Foundation of Tompkins County.
