You can use a wide variety of assets to donate to an existing fund or to create a fund that achieves your personal charitable goals. One of the primary benefits of a community foundation is our ability to accept non-cash gifts and to facilitate complicated legal transactions. Becoming a philanthropist at the Springfield Foundation is effortless.

Donate to an Existing Fund

Create a Fund

Endowment Funds are the best vehicle for long-term benefit to the community. Each requires a minimum $10,000 donation, and you can choose from the various kinds of endowed funds according to how involved you want to be in the grantmaking.

With more than $100 million in assets, the Springfield Foundation is comprised of more than 500 individual charitable funds – each with a purpose that reflects a donor or family's specific philanthropic goals.

While there are as many different kinds of funds at the Springfield Foundation as there are donors, most of our funds fall within seven main categories:

Unrestricted Funds allow the Foundation’s board its greatest flexibility in making grants to the community. These gifts address ever-changing needs; including future needs that often cannot be anticipated at the time the gift is given. 

Field of Interest Funds allow the donor to support charitable organizations that address issues they care about most. The Foundation will make grants to the most appropriate and effective organizations within the donor’s chosen field of interest. 

Designated Funds create ongoing, reliable support for nonprofits and organizations you care about. The Foundation works to help you carry out your unique charitable goals.

Donor Advised Funds are the perfect option for donors who value freedom, flexibility, and choice. Donor advised funds offer a hands-on approach to philanthropy and are ideal for those wanting to give to multiple organizations throughout the year.

Scholarship Funds empower local students to achieve their dreams. With either a limited or traditional scholarship fund, you help students in our community advance their higher learning.

Agency Endowments provide an exemplary service tailored to the needs and capacity of nonprofits in our community. The Foundation helps organizations build their endowment funds to be a resource to support, enhance and expand the services provided to impact our community.

Horizon Funds allow you to donate even small amounts as you build your fund to the $10,000 Endowment Fund level.

Charitable Checking Accounts are perfect for streamlining your annual giving. This non-endowed, donor advised fund allows you to contribute assets to your fund at any time and then recommend grants to support nonprofit organizations of your choice.

Become a Partner in Philanthropy

Our Partners in Philanthropy assist the Springfield Foundation by promoting a better understanding of the Foundation and our role in Clark County. Our partners help others within our community better know and understand the various benefits that giving through the Foundation can provide. They help share the word about the importance of community philanthropy and encourage people to use the Foundation as a conduit for charitable giving through their will.

Partners in Philanthropy are asked to take as active a role as they choose. Through casual conversations with friends and acquaintances or by hosting a community presentation, they help make the community more aware of the Foundation by endorsing our mission and activities.

Members are kept informed of the Foundation's charitable giving, grant, and scholarship programs through our newsletter, annual report, and other publications. Partners are also invited to attend the Foundation's Annual Reception and are informed about various volunteer opportunities throughout the year. An annual dues contribution helps to defray Foundation promotional and program expenses

Join others who have taken the initiative and become a Partner in Philanthropy today! Anyone can!