At the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, we strive to provide you with "fast, friendly and flexible" service. Whether you're interested in establishing a named fund or making a one-time gift - perhaps as a memorial - we're here to help you fulfill your charitable intentions.

Advantages of Community Foundations

Community foundations like AAACF are in the business of connecting donors like you with the causes they care about most. We are a nonprofit organization that administers and invests charitable funds for individuals, families, businesses, and other nonprofit organizations.

Here are the top 10 reasons that people choose community foundations over for-profit charitable gift funds:

1. We are a local organization with deep roots in the community.
2. Our professional program staff has broad expertise regarding community needs and issues. Our staff can help connect you to the causes you care about.
3. We provide highly personalized service tailored to each individual's charitable and financial interests.
4. Our funds help you invest in the causes you most care about. For more information about our various fund types, click here.
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, click here.
6. We partner with professional advisors so that we can offer donors like you highly effective approaches to charitable giving.
7. We offer maximum tax advantage under state and federal law.
8. We multiply the impact of gift dollars by pooling your gifts with other gifts and grants.
9. We build endowment funds that build a permanent pool of community capital and help create personal legacies.
10. We are a community leader, convening agencies and coordinating resources to create positive change.