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 [...]
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 [...]
By Susan Poole 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 [...]
At the Community Foundation, it’s our job to help folks in our community realize their potential to give and help them easily navigate the process. We often get questions from families who wish to make giving a part of their family’s life, but giving is very personal and we rarely share information about our individual motivations or finances [...]
Walker Valley’s, Brandon Akiona and Bradley’s Julia Sandryka have each been awarded the Ocoee Foundation Scholarship for 2018. The $8000 scholarship provides $2000 per academic year for a possible total of four years based on satisfactory progress toward a degree. Margaret Sheehan, Ocoee Foundation Board member, presented the scholarship to each student at their respective [...]
Sydney and Anthony Anthony Lamberth presented the 2018 Ashlyn Taylor Lamberth Memorial Scholarship to Sydney Brown at Bradley High School’s Senior Awards Night held on May 14. The $1000 award recognizes Sydney’s academic achievement, school involvement and community service commitment. While at Bradley, Sydney has participated in FCA, Bachelorettes, Vocal Motion and Student [...]