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INFORMATION FOR DONORS AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS
MAKING YOUR GIFT WORK FOR THE COMMUNITY

The Fundy Community Foundation gives individual donors, family foundations, businesses and           charitable organizations a number of ways to support our community’s well being. We specialize in building endowment funds, where the capital is not spent, and use the fund’s earnings to support the ever-changing needs and opportunities of Charlotte County, New Brunswick. 

We believe that by strengthening the gifts, assets and capacity of individuals and groups, we strengthen our community. Click here to see "What People Say About Fundy Community Foundation".

We have a number of funds available for our donors to consider. Many of them are open funds. This means that anyone can give any amount to any of our existing endowment funds. This way, even a small gift can have a lasting impact as the cumulative effect is to make the funds grow.

FCF has a policy that the minimum amount required to establish a named endowment fund is $5,000. This can be given all at once or pledged to be given over a period of five years. 

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FUND TYPES The following is a list of the types of endowment funds one can establish with FCF. 

The Community Fund is comprised of donations from a variety of sources – individuals, corporations and
 foundations. A donation to this fund gives the Foundation the greatest flexibility. The earnings on this fund
enable our Board of Directors to respond to current community needs by making grants in support of the good work of many non-profit organizations in Charlotte County.

Field of Interest Funds work much like our Community Fund, except that donors identify a particular
 area of interest that they would like to target their support. Some examples include the arts, heritage,
environment, health, seniors, children and youth, recreation, relief of poverty, or education. With these funds, you define the area of interest but empower the Foundation’s Grantmaking Committee to select worthwhile projects to support. 

A Donor-Advised Fund enables you to have ongoing participation in the selection of charities that will
benefit from your gift. Donors may choose this type of fund instead of creating a family trust of private
foundation.

A Designated Fund gives you the opportunity to specify, at the time the fund is established, which particular charities you would like to support in perpetuity. If unexpectedly, an organization ceases to exist, we can redirect your funds to a similar cause. 

A donation to our Operating Endowment Fund helps to cover the costs of running the Fundy Community Foundation thereby enabling the foundation to give more of the income earned on its other funds directly to the community. This fund is critical to the ongoing success of our organization.

Charitable Organization or Agency Endowment Funds can be created and administered by the Foundation on behalf of registered charities. This allows the organization freedom from investment responsibility and gives donors the confidence of knowing that a permanent foundation is in place to professionally administer the charity’s endowment. Once established, the charity can encourage their donors to contribute to their endowment fund.

A Scholarship Fund enables donors to provide ongoing financial assistance to students furthering their education. The donor can stipulate such things as preferred field of study or state that preference be given to graduates of a certain school. Whatever the donor preference, a scholarship fund can be established. 

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