Types of Funds

DONOR STORY

Matthew Daly
Scholarship Fund

In Memoriam and Scholarship funds have been established at the Burlington Community Foundation in memory of a departed loved one. Funds are the perfect way of giving back to your community. It is a gift that continues to give.

“When Matt died so suddenly, we were comforted by the immediate outpouring of community support in his memory. The Burlington Community Foundation acted on our behalf to accept those donations in to a permanently endowed scholarship fund in his memory, which makes an annual scholarship award to a deserving student from Matt’s old High School. This is a perfect and ongoing tribute to his memory.”

JoAnne and Matthew Daly Burlington

ESTABLISH A FUND
IN YOUR NAME

Any of these funds can be established in your name, or in the name of your family, your organization, or anyone you wish to honour(minimums may apply). All grants distributed from your fund, today and in the future, are then awarded to charities in the name of your fund. It’s a great way to always be involved with and remembered for your communiy investment.

Unrestricted Funds - Burlington Fund

You can use your gift to meet ever-changing community needs — including future needs that often cannot be anticipated at the time your gift is made. We evaluate all aspects of community well-being — arts and culture, education, environment, health and social services, youth, and more. The flexibility of your unrestricted gift makes it possible to respond to the community’s most pressing needs, today and tomorrow.

Field of Interest Funds

You can target your gift to address needs in an important area of community life. The arts. AIDS. Aging. At-risk youth. You identify your personal interest area when making your gift; our board awards grants to community groups and programs that are making a difference in the area you select.

Designated Funds

You can direct your gift to a specific charity or issue area. Help provide ongoing funding for a senior centre, museum, your church, or virtually any nonprofit charitable organization. You identify the recipient you wish to benefit through your gift; our staff manages the annual distribution of funds.

Donor Advised Funds

You can have ongoing involvement in the use of your gift. You work with our professional grantmaking staff, identifying ways to use dollars from your Donor Advised Fund to address the issues and needs you care about most. Your recommendations are submitted to our board for approval; we then distribute grant dollars.

Agency Endowment Funds

An attractive option for local charities that currently manage, or are interested in establishing their own endowment fund. An Agency Endowment Fund through your local community foundation makes it easy and efficient to create and manage a permanent endowment for your organization. You build the fund. We take care of the rest.