Support the Community Foundation
Making a gift to the support the Community Foundation and its activities is a powerful way to make a philanthropic impact on the community.
The Community Foundation accepts gifts of checks, bequests, securities, mutual funds, insurance annuities, retirement accounts, and real estate for the general operation of the Foundation and to support board discretionary grant making.
General Gifts to the Community Foundation
| Purpose | Definition(s) | |||
| Unrestricted General Fund | General gifts to support the general operations and services of the Foundation and its activities | |||
| Tompkins Today and Tomorrow Fund | For the most flexible and responsive grant making to our community | |||
| Community Foundation Endowment Fund | Permanent financial base to support the Community Foundation’s operations, programs and services; produces income for current use from principal | |||
| Field of Interest Funds | Supports any established sub-fund: Arts and Culture, Children and Youth, Environment, Health and Human Services, and Sustainable Communities ( as of July 2011) | |||
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