Your giving creates impact when you Give Where We Live.
At the Community Foundation for Western Iowa, we are committed to partnering with you in all of your charitable activities.
Community Foundation for Western Iowa customizes its services to provide you with a personalized philanthropy plan. Information and recommendations are tailored to your interests and preferences. You may choose to establish several different types of charitable funds with the Community Foundation, and funds may become active during your lifetime or upon your passing. Your goals toward creating impact help us design a customized solution that meets your desired outcomes today and for generations to come.
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Choose from over 125 charitable funds
Create A Legacy Of Impact
Is creating a legacy and a lasting impact that sustains life-affirming programs across our region important to you? If so, the Community Foundation for Western Iowa has a variety of solutions to maximize your charitable giving today and into the future. We work with you, and/or your family, to maximize your charitable gifts, which can include but are not limited to the following: cash gifts, financial investments, bequests, gifts of grain, stocks and securities, livestock, real estate, vehicles, retirement plans, insurance, and IRA required minimum distributions and charitable rollovers. Also, the Community Foundation is the perfect solution for executing trusts and estate planning to increase and solidify your charitable reach.
** Options can include Retirement Plans, Insurance, and IRA Required Minimum Distributions and Charitable Rollovers.
The Community Foundation's Gift Acceptance Policy is available upon request. Please contact us.
Corporate Giving and Matching Gift Programs
When you choose the Community Foundation for Western Iowa as your charitable partner…
- You benefit from a highly personalized service tailored to your individual or family's charitable goals, financial interests and desired impact.
- You can utilize a wide variety of your personal assets to achieve your giving goals, regardless of how complex.
- You enjoy the flexibility to update your giving plan when necessary.
- You and your professional financial advisor or attorney work closely with the Community Foundation to create highly effective solutions to your charitable giving.
- You may qualify for the maximum tax advantages for your gifts under state and federal law, including Endow Iowa Tax Credits.
- Your endowed fund benefits the community forever and creates a personal legacy.
- The impact of your gift pools with other gifts and grants to create even more positive change.
- You have peace of mind in your giving because the Community Foundation is accredited through the Council of Foundations National Standards program and maintains the highest ethical and legal standards.
