Schuylkill Area Community Foundation has been a resource for professional advisors since 1967. We want to help your clients achieve their charitable goals. When that plan involves establishing a charitable gift fund, the Foundation offers services for administering and managing those funds at no cost to your client.

Each donor approaches charitable giving with a unique intent. The Community Foundation can help you determine the method of giving and type of fund that best fulfills that intent for your clients.

Key Benefits of a Community Foundation:

• Simplicity - Named endowments can be created in a matter of hours and with no cost. Private foundations require the start-up time and expense associated with the creation of a new organization.

• Flexibility - There is virtually no limit to the type of charitable activity that can be accomplished through a named endowment fund, and family members are often involved with the Foundation's grant making process.

• Security - Through the decades, the volunteer Board of Directors of Schuylkill Area Community Foundation has been carrying out the specific wishes of donors. All donors can be assured the Foundation will be true to their charitable objectives for generations to come.

• Tax Benefits - As a public charity, the Foundation offers the highest level of tax benefits to our donors; higher than a gift to a private foundation.

• Cost Effectiveness - A named endowment within the Schuylkill Area Community Foundation pays no tax on investment earnings. A private foundation pays up to two percent federal excise tax on its net income.

Heritage Society Award
In 2004, The Schuylkill Area Community Foundation unveiled its Heritage Society Award. This award permanently recognizes attorneys, accountants, trust officers, estate planners and financial planners who share the value of philanthropy with their clients. Award recipients are recognized at our annual breakfast meeting and receive a gift from the Foundation for their support in the community.

Guidebook for Charitable Giving
Please contact our office at (570) 624-7223 to receive a free copy of the guidebook. Financial planners and attorneys who often had questions about the services we provide inspired this publication and the processes required starting a fund.