Charitable Funds of the Gainesville Community Foundation
The Gainesville Community Foundation is a family of funds, endowed and non-endowed, established by donors to fulfill their charitable and philanthropic interests. Each of these funds represents a gift of capital from individuals, families, corporations, trusts, private foundations or other nonprofit organizations. Today, the Foundation includes more than 20 funds that, collectively, provide great flexibility to address changing community needs.
Donor Advised Funds
These funds are established by individuals and families who wish to stay involved with their charitable gifts by recommending grants to benefit their favorite charitable organizations. The Foundation serves these donors by linking their interests with community projects, managing investments, maintaining fund records, researching grant requests and processing grant recommendations.
- Jill Darr Rowell Foundation
- Dwight's Fight Against A.L.S.
- Cure Dales Duchennes Fund
- The Sport Fund
- Kincaid Loop Neighborhood Fund
- John and Peggy Kirkpatrick Fund
- Cade Family Fund
- Robinson L. and Carolyn G. Henderson Charitable Fund
- The Shey Foundation Fund
- The Anne Laird Spain Fund
- The Perry Charitable Fund
- Mike and Jane Ryals Family Fund
- Noel Mills McGriff and Perry C. McGriff, Jr. Gainesville High School Athletic Department Development Fund
- Thomas H. Maren, Peter and Eileen Maren Fund
- Mary B. Peck Educational Fund
Donor Advised Pass-Through Funds
These funds are usually more temporary in nature and enables the donor to make a single contribution to The Community Foundation, either annually or through planned giving, and then advise distributions from the fund to various charities or charitable initiatives.
- Gladys Cofrin Fund
Field Of Interest Funds
Field of Interest Funds support broad community initiatives such as the environment, arts, education, youth programs, or to support organizations in a specific geographic area.
- Friends of the Elementary Arts Programs
- Buccholz Academy Fund
- Early Learning Enhancement - Download request for proposal
- Market Gainesville Partnership
- Women's Giving Circle
- Youth Development Enhancement - Download request for proposal
- Girls on the Run
Agency Funds
These funds are established by and benefit the named agencies and their programs.
- Reichert House
- Meridian Haynie Trust
- Alachua County Public Schools Foundation
- Alachua Conservation Trust
- Friends of Tacachale
Operating
Gifts to an operating fund sustain the work of the Community Foundation and allow dollars contributed to the Foundation's charitable funds to support grant-making initiatives.
- The Gainesville Community Foundation Endowment Fund
Scholarship Funds
These funds enable the donor to establish an endowment to fund annual scholarships. Based on parameters defined for the scholarship, The Community Foundation will manage as much or little of the process as the donor prefers.
- Children of Queen of Peace Scholarship Fund
- Thomas H. Maren Nursing Scholarship Program at Shands UF
- Michael P. Murphy Endowment for Mathematics at P.K. Yonge Fund
Events
Women's Giving Circle Summer Social - July 22nd at 7pm - More Info Here
Notice
The Gainesville Community Foundations 990 Form, as well as current and past audit statements are available upon request.
The Foundation will make the Form 990-T available for any years in which it files the form.
The Gainesville Community Foundations Investment Policy is available upon request
News
Women's Giving Circle To Grant Funds To Eight Local Agencies
Gainesville Community Foundation Announces 2009 Board of Directors