Create a lasting impact and ensure your charitable intentions continue well into the future by starting a legacy fund with the Lodi Community Foundation by contacting us. Or, contribute to the legacy funds, or any of our funds, already established.
Benefits of Using Lodi Community Foundation
As a partner with Lodi Community Foundation, you are part
of a family of donors who are as diverse as their
interests yet who share common bonds – a giving spirit and the
desire to strengthen their community.
Community foundations are independent, tax-exempt public charities founded by local leaders with vision in order to create a permanent pool of charitable funds on behalf of hundreds of donors to ensure that the important work of community organizations can continue long-term. The first community foundation was started in Cleveland in the early part of the last century, and the idea has spread throughout the world, with over 1,700 community foundations across the globe. Lodi Community Foundation has over three decades of experience in stewarding assets that donors have entrusted to us.
By giving through Lodi Community Foundation, you are realizing the maximum tax benefits and joining a worldwide network of like-minded people who want to create positive change in their own communities.
EASE
Enjoy making donations that connect you with causes and organizations you care about.
- Manage all your giving from one simple account
- Personalized service
- Handle donations and fund management online
CONFIDENCE
Benefit from our track record in careful stewardship and expertise in charitable giving.
- Collaboration with your attorney or advisor to facilitate the most complex forms of giving
- Full accreditation by the Council on Foundations
FREEDOM
Manage your giving according to your personal interests. Support the causes and organizations that you care about.
- Establish or add to your fund using cash or a variety of appreciated assets, such as stocks, mutual funds, real estate & business interests.
RESOURCES
Access our knowledge base of nonprofits and benefit from our experience in strategic philanthropy.
- Expert staff for personalized advice
SATISFACTION
Enjoy knowing that your charitable giving is both smart and generous, and:
OUR VALUES
Effectiveness:
Created by local people for local causes; meets diverse needs in the community; and utilizes specialists in personalized charitable giving.
Efficiency:
Ensures charitable gift go where donors want; distributes grants where they are most needed; and pools assets together in multipurpose funds.
Sustainability:
Builds a community endowment; helps donors express their long-term interest in the community; and is an established institution that endures into perpetuity.
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Our Funds
We help you make the most of your charitable giving activities. As a fund holder, you are part of a community of givers and a member of the Foundation family.
Open a new Fund
By creating a charitable fund through the Lodi Community Foundation, you are well on your way toward making a difference in the life of this community.
Legacy funds
Learn more about a creating a fund that supports programs and projects that you or your loved one are passionate about in a way that continues beyond a lifetime.
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