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| You Can Make A Difference! Since 1996, area residents have been turning to the Orange County Community Foundation to make their philanthropic giving as effective as possible. We are a public charity serving thousands of people who share a common concern - improving the quality of life in Orange County, Indiana. You've worked hard to achieve your goals and to support the causes and institutions you believe in. Charitable giving is an important part of your life. As someone who knows the value of giving, you want to be assured that your gifts will meet vital needs and improve our community. You want to know your gifts will achieve positive results and, of course, maximize your tax deductions. You may want to involve your family in your giving. You want a tasteful level of recognition - or perhaps you want anonymity. But most of all, you want an easy and flexible way to accomplish your objectives. There is a simple way for you to make a difference and leave a lasting legacy in our community. You can make a difference for good, a difference forever - and that's by establishing a fund with your Orange County Community Foundation. Individuals, families, businesses and organization create permanent charitable funds that help our region meet the challenges of changing times. The foundation invests and administers these funds. We then use the distribution to award grants each year to many of the humanitarian, educational and cultural organizations in this remarkable region we call home. |
| How Does it Work? The community foundation idea is simple: Anyone may use it to give something back to the community. Assets that you donate to the foundation create on of several types of funds to support your charitable goals. We offer you a full menu of planned giving options to tailor your gift. You can create a fund in honor of someone you love or to celebrate a special event. You can direct your gift broadly or narrowly to issues you care about or to wherever the needs are the greatest. However you give, your gift can change lives - today and in the future. Here are some ways we can help you: Managing the fund, overseeing its investments and maintaining tax records Filing tax returns and providing an independent audit Providing the services of experienced grant-makers who know the community, its needs and its organizations Ensuring that grants are always awarded in the name of your fund Issuing regular financial reports detailing the status of the fund We use professionals to invest and manage our assets. Our board is made up of local citizens who know the community. And our staff can help you create the gift that makes the difference you want. We offer you power and flexibility in charitable giving without the legal paperwork, time and expenses associated with running your own private foundation. We can help you set up a fund that will maximize both your tax advantages and your impact in the community - now and forever. |
How do I create a fund?
Choose a Type of Fund > Unrestricted Funds > Fields-of-Interest Funds > Donor-Advised Funds > Scholarship Funds > Designated Funds > Organizational Endowment Funds > Family Legacy > Good Samaritan 1. Decide When to Give You can create your fund now, establish it in your will, or create it through a trust arrangement that benefits your family as well as charity. You may give in honor of an anniversary, to celebrate a special event or to support a cause. Tax deductions are earned at the time of your gift, while grants awarded from your fund will continue into the future. 2. Decide What to Give Almost any kind of asset can be used to start your fund, such as cash, publicly traded securities, closely held stock, interests in limited partnerships, real estate, life insurance, tangible personal property and private foundation assets. We can also discuss other options with you, such as bequests, charitable remainder unitrusts, charitable remainder annuity trusts, charitable lead trusts, pooled income funds, charitable gift annuities, life income and deferred charitable gift annuities. 3. Choose the Name for your Fund Most of our funds are named for the donor or the donor's family or as a memorial to someone special. Every grant from the fund will carry this name. If you prefer anonymity, you may choose a name that reflects your fund's charitable purpose. 4. Choose a Type of Fund We offer a variety of funds that are flexible to meet our donors' different charitable interests:
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| Why Choose Us? We Know Our Community When you choose to invest in the future of our community, you want to work with someone who knows the territory. The broad cross-section of leaders who guide our work lends valuable insight that will help your charitable giving achieve maximum results We Help You Achieve Superior Tax Benefits Since the IRS considers us a public charity, contributions are eligible for the highest available tax deductions. In most cases, these tax benefits outweigh using your assets to establish your won private foundation. We Make Set-up and Administration Easy Establishing a fund can be done in less time than it takes to open a bank account. We take care of all the administrative and grantmaking activities, eliminsting the need for you to set up a seperate institution, formulate policies, file innumerable forms and monitor the status of grant recipients. We sav you precious time an money. We Share Your Interests We are here to help you becom econnected to the issues you care about most. Your charitable interests and priorities are important to us because committed, caring citizens are so important to our communities well-being. We Care About the Future By setting up a fund, you have the ideal opportunity to create a legacy for you and for our area. |
| Go Ahead. Make a Difference. By establishing a fund with the Orange County Community Foundation, you'll know your gifts are in good hands. Our staff can help you identify where your gifts will best benefit the community. The result is a lasting legacy that addresses the needs of today and the challenges of tomorrow, establishes a tradition of philanthropy and ensures that your fund will develop community capital to improve the quality of life now and well into the future. We are your local source for comprehensive charitable gift planning. To learn more about establishing a fund, please contact us. |
| What do I do now? Contact our foundation staff. The Orange County Community Foundation can help you shape a grant-making program that fits your needs and carries out your charitable intent forever. Let us show you just how easy, flexible and effective your charitable giving can be. And how you can make a difference by giving something back to the community that helped you get where you are today. Please Contact: Imojean Dedrick Executive Director Orange County Community Foundation, Inc. 112 W. Water St. Paoli, IN 47454 Telephone: (812) 723-4150 Fax: (812) 723-7304 |
| Community Foundation, Inc. just by shopping online for brand-name stuff at over 525 well-known online stores. You'll also get free deals and coupons just by being an iGive.com member. If you join iGive.com and make a purchase within 45 days, iGive.com will donate $5 FREE to Orange County Community Foundation. HOW IT WORKS 1. Join to Support Orange County Community Foundation, Inc. It's FREE, private, & easy. 2. Shop the Mall at iGive.com You'll see familiar stores like Land's End, the Gap, L.L.Bean, Barnes&Noble.com, Expedia, and Office Depot to mention just a few. 3. Watch the $$ roll in for Orange County Community Foundation, Inc.! Up to 26% of EACH purchase gets donated! 4. Get involved with Six Degrees of Donation (like me) Raise $1 for each new shopper you refer! Remember, shop within 45 days of joining, and get an extra $5 donation, FREE. (This is a limited time offer!) Begin shopping by clicking on the IGIVE logo at the top of this page. |
“What a man does for himself dies with him. What a man does for his community lives long after he’s gone.”
| Click the eGive button to give a one-time gift to Orange County Community Foundation or set up to be automatically drafted from your checking account. You may set up a draft to contribute weekly, bi-monthly, semi-monthly, monthly, or in any fashion you desire. This method is safe and secure. |
| WE ALSO ACCEPT VISA, AND AMERICAN EXPRESS. You may contribute using one of the credit cards listed above by calling our office at 812-723-4150 and speaking with a member of our staff. |
