Start a New Fund
Different types of funds for every giving style
Let's accomplish your goals
Giving money away can be tricky. Without a plan, you may not accomplish what you want.
We’ll sit down with you. Discover your mission. Lay out your goals. Create a strategy. Then we’ll open the fund that’s right for you.
You can rely on TTCF to be your partner.
Professional expertise and community knowledge on your side
Our nonprofits and community trusts us.
TTCF’s track record is strong. Over the years, we have made a reputation built on trust and results.
Since 1998, we have:
Worked alongside thousands of donors and financial advisors.
Administered $28 million in grants and scholarships.
Collaborated with community partners and leaders.
Provided technical assistant to hundreds of local nonprofits.
Customize your fund
Let’s discover how you can make a difference.
Depending on your goals, we can find the right fund for you. Fund criteria include:
- If your goals or long term or immediate
- Personal involvement level
- Specific areas of interest
Contribute to a nonprofit organization’s established fund
with an Agency Endowment Fund
For stable nonprofits who want to create permanent support. Perfect for nonprofits with a broad base of committed donors, and a long term plan for sustainability.
Support a specific organization that you choose
with a designated fund
Support specific nonprofit organization(s) who are close to your heart. Add to the fund any time. Most asset types accepted. If that nonprofit closes, TTCF will honor your intention by finding another nonprofit.
Recommend grants to the charities you choose, forever
with an endowed donor advised fund
A permanent fund. Recommend grants to your favorite charities online, by mail, or phone. Involve your family for generations. TTCF tracks donations, vets nonprofits, and shares quarterly statements. Add to the fund any time. Most asset types accepted.
Recommend grants to the charities you choose, whenever you choose
with a non-endowed donor advised fund
An impermanent fund. Recommend grants to your favorite charities online, by mail, or phone. Involve your family for generations. TTCF tracks donations, vets nonprofits, and shares quarterly statements. Add to the fund any time. Most asset types accepted.
Support an area of interest with the help of a strategic grantmaking committee
with a field-of-interest endowment fund
A permanent fund. Decide specific areas to support (i.e. education, health, environment). TTCF’s Community Grant Cycle leverages your dollars to strategically address regional needs in the areas you designate. Add to the fund any time. Most asset types accepted.
Honor a loved one’s memory and help the community in their name
with a memorial fund
Celebrate the life of someone dear to you by opening a fund in their name. Options for permanent and impermanent funds. Most asset types accepted.
Increase educational options for local teenagers
with a new scholarship fund
TTCF administers nearly $500,000 in scholarship funds on behalf of our donors. We make it easy for kids to apply. And our volunteer scholarships committee makes the process fair.
Support the local community with grants identified by TTCF
with an unrestricted endowed fund
Help TTCF serve our community forever. These unrestricted funds benefit from the Foundation’s investment expertise and monitoring services. Our program staff carefully monitors every Community Grant and ensures that funds are used appropriately.
Leave a legacy
with planned giving or a bequest
Leave a legacy beyond your lifetime. We will carefully invest and administer your plan. And we will honor your intent. You can choose to involve your family in continuing your legacy. Most asset types are accepted.
Plan a future gift.