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Virtually all community foundations have significant relationships with nonprofit agencies. The Community Foundation of Northern Colorado adds value to agency endowment programs by offering an investment program and planned giving services that small and midsized nonprofits simply cannot afford to duplicate through their individual efforts. Partnering with the Community Foundation to grow your endowment allows your agency to focus its valuable staff and board time on marketing and solicitation efforts rather than investment management and technical planned giving responsibilities.
The Community Foundation of Northern Colorado employs an experienced CPA and has state-of-the-art accounting software designed specifically for the fund accounting needs of a community foundation. Your agency will receive a quarterly fund statement showing investment performance, new gifts, distributions, and the amount available for distribution.
The Community Foundation also has an excellent Investment Committee and investment program that would be impossible to replicate without at least several million dollars in assets. Designing an investment policy, selecting an Investment Committee, and performing an extensive, thoughtful investment advisor search can be a major distraction for any agency. Many agencies get sidetracked with these duties and spend little time actually promoting and soliciting endowment gifts.
Perhaps the most compelling reason for an agency to work with the Community Foundation is to create a true partnership in the effort to build the agency's endowment. The Community Foundation serves as a vehicle for outsourcing planned giving duties that involve complex assets, gift annuities, and trust arrangements.
In an effort to encourage their growth, the Community Foundation has made approximately $200,000 in “matching funds” grants to our agency funds during the past three years. To learn more about establishing an agency fund, please contact the Community Foundation at (970) 224-3462. To view a standard Agency Fund agreement, click here.
Berthoud Historical Society Endowment
Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County Endowment
Discovery Science Center Endowment Fund
Estes Valley Victim Advocates Endowment Fund
Foothills Gateway Rehabilitation Center Charitable Foundation Trust
Fort Collins Tennis Foundation
Fort Collins Rotary Charitable Fund
Foundation 4 Veterinary Dentistry Fund
Hospice of Larimer County Endowment Fund
House of Neighborly Service Endowment Fund
Larimer Center for Mental Health Endowment Fund
Larimer Humane Society Endowment Fund
Lincoln Center Program Endowment Fund
Loveland Methodist Foundation, Inc.
Loveland Methodist Mission Fund
Meals on Wheels of Loveland and Berthoud, Inc. Fund
Museum of Contemporary Art Building Endowment
The Nancy Fund - Project Self-Sufficiency
National Technological University Foundation Agency Fund
Partners Mentoring Youth Agency Endowment Fund
Poudre School District School Partners Fund
Project Self-Sufficiency Endowment Fund
Respite Care Agency Endowment Fund
SAINT Volunteer Transportation Agency Endowment Fund
Trees, Water & People Endowment Fund
United Way of Larimer County Endowment
Photo: Lily, 4, enjoys the Respite Care playground with Kelly, a childcare specialist. Respite Care, Inc. of Larimer County provides short-term care to children with developmental disabilities and respite to their families, helping to enhance their qualtiy of life.
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