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Impacting Saginaw County.

For good. For ever. SM. Impacting Saginaw County. w. a. t. h. is a community foundation?. is a community foundation?. The Saginaw Community Foundation is a tax-exempt public charity created by and for the people of Saginaw County.

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Impacting Saginaw County.

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  1. For good. For ever. SM Impacting Saginaw County.

  2. w a t h is a community foundation? is a community foundation?

  3. The Saginaw Community Foundation is a tax-exempt public charity created by and for the people of Saginaw County. Our mission is toimprove the quality of life in Saginaw County .

  4. A community foundationhas three special features.

  5. o n e personalized service

  6. feature one Personalized service ›Educate people on charitable giving vehicles ›Customize giving approaches to match personal interests and tax planning needs ›Share knowledge on community needs ›Offer grantmaking expertise and administrative services ›Help people create personal legacies via named funds ›Provide the option to give anonymously Creating solutions that fit every situation

  7. t w o local expertise

  8. feature two Local expertise ›Local organization with local staff andboard members › Knowledge of community issues, opportunities,and resources ›Monitor all community needs… Arts and culture Economic development Education Environment Health Human services Recreation Community improvement › Direct grants and resources to appropriate areas and local agencies Making a difference where it is needed most

  9. t h r e e community leadership

  10. feature three Community leadership › Act as a community catalyst › Build endowments to ensure grants are always available to support the community › Support high impact opportunities › Are governed by leaders with strongties to our community › Foster development of new organizationsand programs ›Re-direct funds as community needs change Our business is building community

  11. o n e local expertise local expertise t w o personalized service personalized service t h r e e community leadership community leadership

  12. A bit of background.

  13. SCF facts A brief history 1984 The Saginaw Community Foundation was established with an initial $50,000 gift from the Junior League of Saginaw Valley. The first grants totaled $2,000 to two agencies. 1999 Assets grow to $16 million. More than $612,000 granted to agencies offering broad spectrum of programs. today • Almost $5 million awarded in grants and scholarships to-date. ›Hundreds of generous donors › Dozens of agency endowment partners throughout Saginaw County

  14. SCF facts Our mission • The Saginaw Community Foundation has one mission:to enhance the quality of life for the Saginaw County Community.We accomplish this by: • SERVING as a community leader and a resource for philanthropy. • SUPPORTING a broad range of philanthropic programs and projects. • HELPING people fulfill their charitable goals and objectives. • BUILDING permanent endowments

  15. For good. For ever. SM Impacting Saginaw County. To learn more about us, call (989) 755-0545 or visit www.saginawfoundation.org

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