Assets that you donate to the Laurens County Community Foundation create one of several types of funds to support your charitable goals. We offer you a full menu of planned giving to tailor your gift.
You can create a fund in honor of someone you love, or to celebrate a special event. You can direct your gift broadly or narrowly to issues you care about, or to whatever needs are greatest.
We help you achieve superior tax results. Since the IRS considers us a public charity, contributions are eligible for the highest available tax deductions.
We use financial professionals to invest and manage assets you provide. Our Board is made up of local citizens who know your community. Our staff can help you create the gift that makes the difference you want.
We make set-up and administration easy. We take care of all administrative and grantmaking activities, file numerous forms and monitor the status of grant participants.
We offer a variety of funds to meet our donors' different charitable interests:
1. Decide When to Give. Tax deductions are generated at the time of your gift. You can create your fund now, establish it in your will, or create it in a trust arrangement that benefits the family as well as the charity.
2. Decide What to Give. Almost any kind of asset can be used to start a fund, such as cash, publicly traded securities, closely held stock, real estate, life insurance, tangible personal property and a number of other assets that include charitable remiander trusts, etc.
3. Choose the Name. Most funds are named for the donor, or as a memorial to someone special. Every grant from the fund you establish will carry this name. Or, if you prefer anonymity you may choose a name that reflects your fund's charitable purposes.
4. Choose a Type of Fund. You have your choice of an array of fund types as seen above. Our financial specialist will describe each and assist you in the selection.