Starting a donor advised fund with the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa helps you simplify your giving and provides a powerful charitable tool for supporting the causes and community you love.
Giving Your Way
The Community Foundation supports you through personalized service, using our insight into community needs and knowledge of nonprofit organizations doing great work to help increase the effectiveness of your giving.
Give
Start or contribute to an existing fund.
Grow
Donated assets grow through investments.
Grant
Support causes that matter to you.
Benefits of a Donor Advised Fund
Personalized Giving
Your named fund is your tool for personalized giving. Support the causes and community you love by making grants to multiple projects and needs as they arise throughout the year, all through one convenient charitable account. You also have the opportunity to remain anonymous in your grantmaking.
Work With Our Staff
Our experienced staff can help you make grants that have the most impact on the causes you care about. We have an in-depth knowledge of community needs and projects across our 20-county region. You can access Foundation staff and discuss your charitable intent and we can help you increase the effectiveness of your giving.
Family Engagement
Many donor advised fundholders involve family in grantmaking decisions. This generational giving model passes on your philosophy of generosity. Fundholders may also name successor advisors for their fund to continue the family legacy of giving.
Efficient Management
The Community Foundation handles all the administrative tasks including professional management and financial oversight of your dollars to grow the charitable impact of your fund. You also have access to our donor portal, giving you 24-hour access to your fund to make grants, review grant history, and see your grantable balance.
Creating a fund that allows you to make a difference during your lifetime and can impact your community forever is simple. You can use cash, stock, or other assets to create your fund and qualify for tax benefits including the Endow Iowa 25% state tax credit. It takes $10,000 or more to establish your donor advised fund.
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Our Charitable Impact Team are experts in identifying the most effective charitable solutions to create the impact you want to make. Let us help you turn your vision into an inspired plan of action.
Stories of Impact
Stories of Impact
Rooted in love and legacy
Rod and Joy Thorson’s commitment to giving back to their community. Rod and Joy Thorson’s story began unexpectedly—with Rod arriving in Iowa for what was supposed to be an eight-week project. “My project took over two years to resolve,” Rod recalled. “And in that time, I found that I liked Iowa.” During his extended stay, […]
Northeast Iowa Food Bank & Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa are partners in fighting hunger. In Northeast Iowa, where nearly 40,000 individuals and 14,000 children face food insecurity, the Northeast Iowa Food Bank is working tirelessly to ensure no one goes hungry. “There are a lot of people in Northeast Iowa who don’t know where […]
EPI helps people with disabilities thrive in their community. For Eric, living with Exceptional Persons, Inc. (EPI) means more than just having a place to stay—it means having a life filled with independence, support, and purpose. “Living in community means to me… I have like a lot of support, but I also have a lot […]