Fund Options

Community Fund

Support the most pressing needs and effective programs in the community. The Foundation staff identifies the needs and you trust the Foundation to make the decisions on the use of your gift.

Donor Directed Pooled Fund

Pool your gift with other donors and designate specific organizations to receive grants from your fund.

Supporting Organization

Create a legal entity that is directly affiliated with the Foundation to handle your charitable needs. Foundation staff handles the professional services and you take advantage of the favorable tax status while avoiding time consuming and costly requirements of private foundations.

Scholarship Fund

Establish the criteria to support education endeavors of traditional or nontraditional students of all ages.

Designated Fund

Help provide a permanent source of income to meet the future needs of a specific organization or organizations that you feel are important to the community.

Field of Interest Fund

Direct your funds to a specific area of interest that you care deeply about and fund it in perpetuity. This fund does not have to be tied to a particular organization.

Donor Advised Fund

Make recommendations on grants to be given from your fund. The Foundation staff can help you identify organizations you might want to support. A Donor Advised Fund can be a single advised fund or family advised fund, endowed or growth fund.

Organization Endowment Fund

The Foundation's years of experience with the nonprofit community enables us to assist other charitable organizations in managing their assets. By establishing an endowment fund at the Foundation, nonprofit organizations are relieved of the administrative burdens and costs associated with holding its own endowment fund, while receiving a steady stream of income for operations, programming or other organizational needs.

With any Greater Toledo Community Foundation Fund, you have the ability to: 

• Name your gift fund to distinguish your organization or a key donor
• Access your gift fund online to check fund balance, make grant requests and review critical community needs
• Receive prompt gift acknowledgement, distribution and expense processing
• Obtain spendable income calculation for endowments