Restoring Hope - A House of Restoration Mission Statement - To create an atmosphere where individuals and their families are encouraged and built up in faith, hope and love and they themselves become what their environment is. Our goal is they are restored to wholeness through the resources, provided both on and off campus leading [...]
Charitable Giving comes in many different forms. With the Community Foundation you have flexibility, options and an experienced team of professionals to help you. There are options for donors to balance the right combination of options for maximum impact and benefit, known as blended gifts. Blended gifts can maximize a donor’s ability to make a [...]
As 2022 is coming to a close it is the perfect time to re-evaluate your investment portfolio to ensure it is well-balanced and aligned with your long-term goals. One strategy to consider is rather than a conventional portfolio rebalancing strategy of selling stocks and buying bonds, consider the strategy of transferring out-of-balance and highly appreciated [...]
Even in the midst of the holiday rush, there’s still time to think about your year-end tax strategy. Do you run the risk of paying taxes? Are you in need of tax deductions? The Community Foundation of Cleveland and Bradley County can help you navigate your charitable giving with some creative asset options. Your donations [...]
Ever wonder why people choose to give through an endowment fund at a community foundation? It’s all about continuity. Endowments are permanent funds where the principal is invested, while a portion of the fund is distributed annually to charitable causes. Individual gifts are preserved in perpetuity with the funds pooled for maximum benefit and invested [...]
Required minimum distributions (RMDs) are back: Temporarily waived in 2020 under the CARES Act, these mandatory IRA distributions will once again need to be completed by year's end. Retirees who did not take their RMD in 2020 may also find they need to take an even larger distribution this year because their account balance has increased. One [...]
During 2020, The Community Foundation and our donors invested nearly $2.6 million dollars in our community for charitable causes. The Community Foundation issued grants of over $2.31 million dollars to various non-profits; $244,250 for projects in our community like Freedom Park and Taylor Springs Park; our scholarships funded $13,000 of higher education expenses for our scholarship recipients; [...]
It’s probably safe to assume that you value philanthropy, since you are reading this blog post on the Community Foundation’s website. You value charitable giving and are interested in learning more about other ways to achieve your philanthropic goals. But does your family know that this is a core value for you? Is your family [...]
Volunteers from the community, the Community Foundation and Freedom Park Committee Members joined forces on Saturday, October 24 to build a playground in the Valley View community. The new playground’s design is based on input provided by Valley View Elementary School children and their families. Thank you to the hard working volunteers who made the [...]
The Cleveland Orchestra of Tennessee will start it's 2020-2021 season at the Museum Center at 5ive Points this fall. These will be outdoor concerts, so bring your favorite lawn chair or blanket. The details on the first two concerts include: Concert #1: Copland and More: "A Gift to be Simple" Saturday, October 24, 2020 at [...]
