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Here are several benefits of working with a community foundation to reach one’s charitable goals.

There are many avenues to choose from when carrying out your philanthropic goals, but choosing a community foundation offers some unique benefits. Community foundations offer strong connections to the communities they serve, in addition to various giving options.

What is a Community Foundation?

Community foundations bring together the financial resources of families, individuals and organizations who care about a specific place and then invest those resources back into the community.

Five Unique Benefits to Partnering with a Community Foundation

1. We offer our donors a personalized level of service tailored to their needs.

You don’t have to call a 1-800 number to get in contact with an advisor.

At the Foundation, each donor is assigned a dedicated relationship manager who works with them, their family and their professional advisor to provide a customized giving plan that will help them achieve their charitable goals.

2. We provide donors with localized community expertise.

The Foundation makes grants to many of the same nonprofits our donors support. Our relationship managers work closely with members of our Community Impact grantmaking team that have relationships with nonprofits across the state. Their deep understanding and knowledge of organizations specific to Minnesota allow our relationship managers to provide personalized nonprofit recommendations that align with donors' interest areas.

3. We provide donors with education and learning opportunities.

We bring our donor community together through events like Giving+Together that discuss the emerging and changing needs important to our communities. Donors can identify the best way to achieve their charitable giving goals through the use of our digital donor toolkit.

4. We can help donors envision — and then build — their long-term legacy.

With the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, donors have many options for building a lasting legacy.

Our gift planners work with each donor and their advisors to identify the best way to carry out their philanthropic goals, and then we leverage all available tools to make those goals a reality. Depending on the donor's personalized charitable giving plan, we may recommend creating a donor advised fund through their estate or using beneficiary designations, a designated fund to provide ongoing support to specific nonprofits, or a field of interest fund to provide support to a donor's area of interest.

We are the perfect partner to help manage a meaningful and lasting charitable legacy.

5. We accept a wide range of assets.

In addition to accepting gifts of cash or stock, we also accept a range of non-cash assets such as real estate, closely held business assets, life insurance, farm assets and more. Our gift planners can help donors and their professional advisors identify which assets would be best to give.

Gifts of Real Estate

Real estate can be used to create a significant charitable legacy. It is one of the most beneficial charitable gifts for both the donor and the nonprofit.

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Privately Held Stock

Incorporate giving into your business transition plan by donating privately held stock.

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Charitable Life Insurance

Donating a life insurance policy to a donor advised fund (DAF) allows donors to make a larger charitable gift than they ever thought possible.

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Farm Assets

Gifts of crops, livestock and machinery can make excellent assets to donate.

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To learn more about the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation as well as the benefits of partnering with a community foundation, contact one of our gift planners to see how we can work together to help you achieve your philanthropic goals.

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2021 presented us with opportunities to rethink, regroup and reflect on how to best do our work. We continued to respond to the pandemic, support the community and partner with generous donors and innovative nonprofits.

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