With the help of
the Chester County Community Foundation, you can create a lasting legacy – for yourself, your
family, or your organization.
The Chester
County Community Foundation provides a permanent and professionally-managed way
to make a difference in your community – and in the lives of many people –
simply by establishing a charitable fund, or giving to an existing fund or agency endowment.
Not only will you
receive the satisfaction of helping others, you'll gain all the tax, estate
planning, and management advantages of a private philanthropic foundation –
including the ability to oversee your own fund – without the costs or
burdens.
Today, the Chester County Community Foundation has grown to manage nearly 250 funds representing
nearly $25 million in assets. The average fund size is $125,000.
There is a $10,000 minimum to start a new fund. Any amount can be
added to existing funds.
We invite
you to learn more about the Chester County Community Foundation -- through this
site, and by emailing or calling our president, Karen
A. Simmons.
3 Easy Steps
Your tax-deductible fund or
foundation can be created quickly and easily, by following these simple
steps:
1) Please contact the Community Foundation at
info@chescocf.org or 610-696-8211
to meet in person or by phone.
2) Please review the following documents (click to download) :
a)
Fund Factsheet
b)
Manage and Grow Funds
Factsheet
3) The Community Foundation will need to receive the following (click to
download) :
a) A
Fund
Agreement, complete with your signature
b) Your contribution and/or transfer
information.*
*The Community Foundation accepts a variety of gift forms
including: cash, publicly held securities, closely held and pre-IPO
stock, IRAs or life insurance with the Community Foundation as
beneficiary, remainder of a charitable remainder trust, remainder of a
pooled income fund, lead gift of a charitable lead trust, and real
estate
We look forward
to working with you!
