Professional Advisor Resources

Your Philanthropic Partner

Our team partners with professional advisors to simplify charitable giving and provide the expertise needed to support your clients’ philanthropic goals. Through a fund at the Community Foundation, clients can make contributions when it is most advantageous from a financial or tax perspective, while retaining the flexibility to recommend grants over time. We manage all administrative responsibilities and required documentation, allowing you to focus on advising your clients with confidence and efficiency.

We also work alongside you to help clients create a lasting legacy through thoughtful gift planning. Whether through a bequest in a will, retirement assets, life insurance, or other planned gifts, these strategies can establish a named fund, strengthen an existing fund, or support the Community Endowment—ensuring your clients’ values continue to shape the community for generations.

We welcome the opportunity to collaborate with you in a confidential setting to explore giving strategies that align with your clients’ financial and philanthropic objectives. Our experienced staff provides insight into community needs, charitable planning, and fund administration, serving as a trusted resource every step of the way.

Help your clients put their Qualified Charitable Distributions to work

Qualified Charitable Distributions

Help your clients play an active role in their charitable giving

Donor Advised Funds

Help your clients give the dream of education

Scholarship Funds

Help your clients focus on their passions

Field of Interest Funds

Help your clients support a specific nonprofit in perpetuity

Designated Funds

Help your clients create financial sustainability for their nonprofit

Organization Endowment Funds

Investment Approach

Have Questions?

Contact Elizabeth Finch, Chief Financial Officer, here or at 706-724-1314.

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