
Donor Portal
Our donor portal is an easy-to-use tool for fundholders to access the latest information about their charitable funds. You can check your fund balance, get fund statements, submit grant advisements for donor-advised funds and more. Our portal is a convenient way to stay informed about your giving power and connected to the Community Foundation.
Interested in Creating an Additional Fund?
We have a variety of charitable fund types to meet your evolving giving needs. If you are interested in growing your philanthropy or changing the way you give, our team works with you to create a personalized charitable fund that supports the causes and organizations that matter most to you. You can get started with a gift of $25,000 or more, which you can opt to pledge over time.
Unrestricted Fund: YOUR UNRESTRICTED FUND responds to the most pressing needs of the community, including future needs that often cannot be anticipated at the time it is established. Because you set no limitations on which issues your fund will tackle, you enable our expert team and Board of Directors to do what we do best – assess community needs and respond by awarding grants to the nonprofit organizations undertaking our community’s most critical work forever. Your unrestricted fund becomes a permanent source of support for the community, like an insurance policy for the place you call home.
Field of Interest Fund: YOUR FIELD OF INTEREST FUND supports the specific issues that are important to you. For example, you may want to support the arts, the environment, education, or health. You determine the issue(s) or area(s) your fund will benefit, the grantmaking is handled by our expert team and Board of Directors on your behalf. If you hold a particular issue close to your heart, a Field of Interest Fund assures that your fund will always be used to support that issue in ways that reflect your values, passions and goals.
Donor-Advised Fund: YOUR DONOR-ADVISED FUND (DAF) enables you to recommend the charitable organizations to receive grants, and we do the due diligence and paperwork. You can use your DAF to support your favorite charities as needs and opportunities arise. You have the flexibility to recommend the specific organizations you’d like to benefit from grants awarded through your fund. Our philanthropy experts can also share new opportunities you may not be aware of. You receive a tax deduction when you establish or add to your fund, and then you can take your time deciding which causes to support.
Designated Fund: YOUR DESIGNATED FUND enables you to specify a particular organization(s) to support for generations to come. Your gift is invested in the Community Foundation endowment and grows over time. Earnings from your fund are used to make annual grant distributions to the organization(s) you choose. As the principal and future earnings of your fund grow. The grants will grow as well. It’s a permanent source of capital for your favorite nonprofit – that lasts forever. Also, if an organization ceases to exist or changes in mission, the Foundation can redirect your fund so that it continues to address your charitable intent. We mind the store on your behalf, when you’re no longer here to do it.
Scholarship Fund: YOUR SCHOLARSHIP FUND allows you to make a direct impact on someone’s ability to pursue education or acquire specific job skills. In doing so, you make a direct impact on someone’s future. You may also recommend an academic focus or vocation for your Scholarship Fund (such as nursing, the arts or engineering) and eligibility criteria (including financial need, academic merit, geographic residence and/or community service).
Nonprofit Endowment Fund: A NONPROFIT ENDOWMENT FUND enables a charitable organization to take advantage of the benefits of the Community Foundation’s diversified investment portfolio and financial expertise to ensure a dedicated source of financial support. This allows that charitable organization to focus on its mission, while the Community Foundation handles tax reporting, audits and other financial management duties. LEARN MORE
Add to Your Fund to Grow Your Impact
You can always add to your charitable fund to increase your impact for causes and organizations that matter most to you. Our expert team works with you and your professional advisor to explore tax advantages and craft giving strategies that make the most of your charitable dollars. Here are a few asset options you can use to add to your fund.
- Cash – A fast, easy way to add to your fund at the Community Foundation. By check, wire transfer or even credit card, cash is a quick and simple way to get started.
- Stocks & Securities – Gifts of stocks, bonds, mutual funds or other securities that have appreciated over time enable your investment portfolio to add to your endowed fund.
- Real Estate & Personal Property – Gifting property is a powerful way for your home, investment property, vacation home or land holdings to create or add to your fund. Donating art or other collectibles can also fuel your philanthropy.
- Retirement Assets – Designating your IRA, 401(k), Charitable Gift Annuity, Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) or other retirement plan assets to your fund at the Community Foundation is another easy way to give.
- Business Interests – Donating shares of closely-held business interests is a giving alternative to consider, particularly prior to the sale or closure of a business.
Add to Your Fund to Grow Your Impact
You can always add to your charitable fund to increase your impact for causes and organizations that matter most to you. Our expert team works with you and your professional advisor to explore tax advantages and craft giving strategies that make the most of your charitable dollars. Here are a few asset options you can use to add to your fund.
- Cash – A fast, easy way to add to your fund at the Community Foundation. By check, wire transfer or even credit card, cash is a quick and simple way to get started.
- Stocks & Securities – Gifts of stocks, bonds, mutual funds or other securities that have appreciated over time enable your investment portfolio to add to your endowed fund.
- Real Estate & Personal Property – Gifting property is a powerful way for your home, investment property, vacation home or land holdings to create or add to your fund. Donating art or other collectibles can also fuel your philanthropy.
- Retirement Assets – Designating your IRA, 401(k), Charitable Gift Annuity, Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) or other retirement plan assets to your fund at the Community Foundation is another easy way to give.
- Business Interests – Donating shares of closely-held business interests is a giving alternative to consider, particularly prior to the sale or closure of a business.


Consider the Power of Estate Gifts – Impact That Lasts Forever
You can make a difference for generations to come with a bequest that adds to your charitable fund or launches a new endowed fund at the Community Foundation. Year after year, your endowed fund will produce grants that shape a brighter future – ensuring your legacy of impact never ends. With your gift commitment, you join our Legacy Society and are invited to annual celebrations for these visionary philanthropists.
Private Foundation Alternatives
We think charitable giving should be joyful rather than stressful. Let us free you from administrative hassles, tax complications, and other obligations so you can take pleasure in knowing that your donations are making a difference.
Your charitable goals can be easily achieved by working with the Community Foundation.
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Please contact Kelly Marmol, Vice President of Philanthropic Services, to talk about how you can partner with the Community Foundation to create a charitable fund that shapes a brighter future for Broward.
Community Foundation events
We invite our philanthropy partners to fun opportunities to connect, learn and engage with the community we all love. Our events celebrate philanthropists, showcase what Broward has to offer and shine a light on opportunities to shape a brighter future.

IMPACT IN ACTION
See examples of how the Community Foundation partners with philanthropists to invest in innovation, transform lives and shape a brighter future for the community we love.
Learn MoreHow 'The Great Transfer of Wealth' Can Transform Broward
Our community, like many across the nation, is in the midst of a historic transfer of wealth. In Broward alone, a staggering $55 billion is projected to change hands over the next decade as baby boomers pass their wealth to loved ones.
This life-changing economic phenomenon is also an opportunity to transform our community with increased local philanthropy.
Dedicating just 5 percent of this wealth transfer to new endowments could create sustainable, permanent support to tackle today’s big challenges and shape a brighter future.
Can transform Broward
