Ohio: Greater Toledo Community Foundation
The Community Foundation Awareness Initiative includes more than 130 community foundations in nearly all 50 states working to educate the public about how we’re improving communities.
We help lawmakers understand the vital role that community foundations play in their communities, whether they represent a big city, small town, or rural area.
We also work with the media to help them gain information about community foundations as they cover topics such as philanthropy, tax policy, and social change.
Our goal: to ensure community foundations continue to transform lives for decades to come.
Hawaii: Hawaii Community Foundation
North Carolina: Foundation for the Carolinas
Massachusetts: The Boston Foundation
Partners
Alabama
Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham
Arkansas
Arizona
California
California Community Foundation
Central Valley Community Foundation
Community Foundation Monterey County
Community Foundation Sonoma County
League of California Community Foundations
Orange County Community Foundation
Colorado
Community Foundation Boulder County
Community Foundation of Northern Colorado
Pikes Peak Community Foundation
Connecticut
Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
Fairfield County's Community Foundation
District of Columbia
Greater Washington Community Foundation
Delaware
Florida
Community Foundation of Collier County
Community Foundation for Brevard
Community Foundation for Northeast Florida
Community Foundation of North Florida
Community Foundation of North Central Florida
Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Community Foundation of Tampa Bay
Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Indian River Community Foundation
Georgia
Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Community Foundation of Central Georgia
Community Foundation of South Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Galesburg Community Foundation
Indiana
Central Indiana Community Foundation
Community Foundation of St. Joseph County
Hamilton County Community Foundation
Iowa
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
Quad Cities Community Foundation
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Calhoun County Community Foundation
Kansas
Louisiana
Community Foundation of Acadiana
Community Foundation of North Louisiana
Greater New Orleans Community Foundation
Maryland
Baltimore Community Foundation
Community Foundation of Howard County
Massachusetts
Berkshire-Taconic Community Foundation
Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
Essex County Community Foundation
Greater Worcester Community Foundation
SouthCoast Community Foundation
Michigan
Community Foundation for Greater Flint
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
Minnesota
Alexandria Area Community Foundation
Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation
Central Minnesota Community Foundation
Community Foundation for Carver County
Willmar Area Community Foundation
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Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundations
Missouri
Community Foundation of the Ozarks
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Saint Louis Community Foundation
Mississippi
Community Foundation for Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation
New Jersey
Community Foundation of New Jersey
Community Foundation of South Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Central New York Community Foundation
Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley
Long Island Community Foundation
Rochester Area Community Foundation
Westchester Community Foundation
North Carolina
Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
North Carolina Community Foundation
North Dakota
Fargo-Moorhead Area Foundation
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Community Foundation
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Lancaster County Community Foundation
Pennsylvania Community Foundation Association
The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County
The Foundation for Delaware County
South Carolina
Central Carolina Community Foundation
South Dakota
Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation
South Dakota Community Foundation
Tennessee
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga
Texas
Communities Foundation of Texas
Community Foundation of Abilene
Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country
Community Foundation of West Texas
East Texas Communities Foundation
Greater Houston Community Foundation
North Texas Community Foundation
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Arlington Community Foundation
Community Foundation for Northern Virginia
Hampton Roads Community Foundation
Washington
Community Foundation of North Central Washington
West Virginia
Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley
Wisconsin
Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region
Greater Green Bay Community Foundation
La Crosse Community Foundation
Wyoming
Key Issues
IRA rollover fix
March 2022
Community foundation donors want to get money out the door to support nonprofits — especially smaller charities. Fixing the IRA charitable rollover by eliminating its prohibition on contributions to donor-advised funds would incentivize charitable giving and get more money to small, local charities at a very modest costs.
Read our letter to the Senate Finance Committee about this important fix to existing tax law.
Opportunity zones
December 2018
The federal Opportunity Zone tax incentive program is designed to spur economic development and job creation in underserved communities across the United States by providing significant tax benefits to investors.
A new white paper by the Community Foundation Public Awareness Initiative explores the vital role community foundations can play in leveraging opportunity zones as a tool in their communities.
donor-advised funds
March 2018
Donor-advised funds are vitally important for community foundations, our donors, and nonprofits in every corner of the country.
Read our recent letter to the Treasury Department outlining recommendations for ensuring that donor-advised funds continue to allow donors to achieve their philanthropic goals and continue to make a difference in their communities.
tax reform
October 2017
The recent federal tax reform bill includes some important provisions that affect nonprofits and foundations.
Read our memo from 2017 that outlined the key priorities for community foundations in the tax reform package.
Donor-advisd funds
& civic engagement
2015
Donors across the United States are using donor-advised funds at community foundations to make a meaningful impact on individuals and organizations in their neighborhoods.
See real stories about how donors are using these funds to improve lives and make a difference.