General

A community foundation is a tax-exempt public charity that serves broad charitable purposes in a community defined geographically.  Community foundations serve to connect donors with charitable projects by providing indepth competitive review of those projects to maximize the impact of donor gifts. Community Foundations also serve as umbrella organizations by working with all of the [...]

The Foundation pools its funds based upon duration. The primary SJICF Foundation Fund is invested for a long term return. Foundation funds are held with a fiduciary agent (currently Union Bank) and invested according to a Board approved investment policy. The Foundation Finance Committee regularly reviews performance and develops investment policies that are ultimately passed [...]

Standard, industry accepted methods are used to ensure website security. Online donations are made through PayPal which uses its standard measures to ensure account information security. While the Foundation will continue to adhere to industry standards for online access, we cannot ultimately guarantee total security. We are prepared to make special off-line arrangements with any [...]

A fee applies to online credit card donations. The Foundation uses PayPal. There is also a small Foundation administrative fee on all donations. Contributions received by mail do not incur the credit card fee. Please contact the office at (360) 378-1001 for the current fee schedule.