Field of Interest Funds support organizations focused in a specific area of charitable interest such as social entrepreneurship, youth, or the environment. Our staff works closely with Field of interest Fund donors as a group, ensuring that grants are made to organizations doing the most innovative and high impact job in a specific area.
An individual or a group of donors can set up a Field of Interest Fund.
- You identify an area of personal interest as broad or narrow as you wish.
- As with other funds, gifts can be made your lifetime or through a bequest in your will. You can give cash, appreciated stocks, real estate, or other assets. You receive tax benefits in the year your gift is made.
- Field of Interest Funds can be set up in your name, in the name of your family or business, or in honor of any person or organization you choose.
- As with other funds the foundation staff handles all the administrative details.
- Your gift can be placed into an endowment that is invested over time. Earnings from your fund are used to make grants addressing community needs. Your gift — and all future earnings from your gift — is a permanent source of community capital, helping to do good work forever.
You can add any amount to the Field of Interest Fund you establish at any time — and so can others who share your interests. If you endow your gift, it becomes a permanent community funding resource.
Field of Interest Agreement 2010
