Ten reasons people choose to give to the Community Foundation.

1. Our focus is local.  We know our community well.
    We work in partnership with community leaders throughout  the public,
    nonprofit, and private sectors to better understand:

• Our community's needs and priorities,
• Where there are opportunities for innovative solutions, and
• Who has the capacity to affect real and lasting change.

2.  We bring together community leaders and coordinate resources to
     provide the greatest community impact. Our grants address a broad
     range of changing local needs - from housing and homelessness, health
     and human services, education, early  childhood education and development,
     youth, seniors, the environment and the arts.

     To learn more about the community initiatives we support, and recent
     grant awards.

3.  We connect donors to the causes they care about -
     whether establishing a new fund or contributing to an existing
     named fund. To learn more about AAACF's named funds.

4.  We provide a highly personalized and flexible approach to giving.
      We offer a variety of tools to help people achieve their charitable goals.
      We can preserve a donors' intent - even when our community's needs
      and organizations may change.

5.  We accept a wide variety of assets, and can
     facilitate even the most complex forms of giving.
     For more information on the types of assets we accept.

6.  We partner with professional advisors  -
     to create highly effective approaches to giving.

7.  We offer maximum tax advantage under state and federal law.

8.  We provide wise stewardship of the gifts entrusted to us.
     We are known for a sound long-term investment strategy and
     a prudent spending  policy which ensure that the value of donors'
     charitable funds will continue to grow - to be available to give forward.

9.  We multiple the community impact of our donors' gifts
     by pooling them with other resources and grants.

10. We build endowment. 
      A permanent source of community capital that will be available
      to improve lives and strengthen our community -
      For good. For ever.