Options for Your Clients

These funds support AAACF’s work with community partners and nonprofits in identifying local needs, priorities, and opportunities for innovative solutions. The lower threshold for establishing a permanent named fund allows for broader representation of donors who are investing in our community’s vibrancy.

Donors to these funds designate a specific cause (e.g., early childhood) or a broad area of impact (e.g., arts & culture) they wish to support. AAACF then has the flexibility to award grants to local organizations and programs making a difference in that area.

The minimum for a Advised FOI is $1,000,000 and $250,000 for a Nonaligned FOI (Aligned FOIs include the broad areas of human services, youth, seniors, environment, arts, and equity).

An attractive alternative to private foundations or a commercial gift fund, an AAACF donor advised fund provides donors with the flexibility to recommend grants to their favorite nonprofits, locally and beyond. A secure online giving portal allows donors to direct their charitable giving from one place. Donors can also leverage AAACF’s in-depth local knowledge for identifying grant opportunities to maximize impact.

Donors can support a favorite nonprofit or community organization by creating a designated endowment for that agency, thus providing a permanent income stream.

To help increase college access and graduation rates for students in Washtenaw County with the greatest need, the Community Scholarship Program (CSP) awards four-year scholarships to students representing any of three criteria: youth from low-income families, youth of color, and first-generation college students. New funds are all established within the CSP.

These gifts help support AAACF operations and community leadership efforts.