How to Start Giving

As your philanthropic partner, we help you develop a personalized philanthropic strategy to meet your unique charitable goals and objectives.

You have access to a range of options for giving as well as customizable levels of service to make your philanthropy meaningful, effective and easy.

You may be actively involved in your giving, or leave the details to us. We provide you with expert guidance on community needs and solutions, introduce you to organizations and programs making an impact, oversee professional financial stewardship of your charitable assets and handle all reporting requirements.

In addition, private foundations and individuals can contract with us for customized philanthropic advisory services.

Options for Giving

Establish and name a charitable fund

With a donor advised fund, you retain control over when and where fund assets are distributed while we take on the financial management, grant processing and reporting requirements.

 Learn more about establishing a donor advised fund

Leverage your charitable dollars through collective giving

Collective giving increases the impact of your charitable dollars by leveraging your gift with those of like-minded philanthropists. You can support funds designed to address the ever changing needs in Fairfield County, benefit a specific community or those that match your charitable passions and areas of interest. Existing funds created by family, friends and colleagues or those created to support specific charities or nonprofit also accept gifts.

Learn more about gifts to existing funds

Contribute to the Foundation's leadership work

A gift in support of the Foundation's leadership work provides critical funding to our operations. Your support helps us continue our mission to provide personalized philanthropic advisory services, tackle critical regional issues and offer grants, counsel and leadership training to local nonprofits.

Learn more about supporting our leadership work

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