Partner With Us

A partnership with the Community Foundation allows you to move beyond individual check writing to a more focused, impact-driven form of giving. We assess the benefits and risks of each nonprofit project. Our due diligence work up front helps you invest with confidence.

Together, we can customize a giving plan that meets your philanthropic goals. Donations can be held in your fund and distributed based upon your instructions over many years while giving you 100 percent of the tax advantages today.

By working with SJICF, you benefit from:

Increased Impact

The Foundation serves as a donor agent; analyzing community needs, evaluating nonprofits and their projects and monitoring their progress. Our “Seal of Approval” comes only after in-depth research and analysis using a robust business planning approach. You can be confident that every project or organization endorsed by the Foundation has been thoroughly evaluated for impact, management and sustainability.

Local Giving Expertise

Our staff and board of directors stay in close contact with nearly all the local nonprofits, their projects and community issues. We can help match your interests to current and future community needs.

Flexible Asset Transfers & Maximum Tax Savings

The Foundation accepts a wide variety of assets -from cash to real estate to stock – and can facilitate even the most complex forms of giving. At your request, we can work with your professional advisors to create a personal plan for your charitable giving.

Professional Investment Management

Funds held with The San Juan Island Community Foundation are pooled and professionally invested in a carefully managed diverse portfolio that balances low risk to the principal with consistent moderate returns to grow your fund over the long term.

Lifetime & Estate Gift Management

A Donor Advised fund can support areas that you and your family care about most and by naming your children as successor advisors, you can instill the spirit of philanthropy today and eventually pass control of the fund to them. Use a Donor Advised fund to instill a tradition of giving by your family.

An Alternative to a Family Foundation

A Donor Advised or a Designated Fund serves as a cost effective alternative to forming your own family foundation. Establishing a fund with The San Juan Island Community Foundation will elimate onerous annual reporting requirements and you can enjoy greater flexibility with your charitable distributions. The cost savings can be quite significant.

Anonymity or Recognition

You are always in control of the amount of public recognition your charitable gifts receive. The Foundation takes requests for anonymity seriously.

Convenience & Consolidated Reporting

All your charitable giving may be made through one account, saving you time, paperwork and money. We provide quarterly fund reports that include up-to-date fund balances, donations and distributions and a summary of investment income. These consolidated reports are useful at tax time.

Permanence & Long Term Continuity

The San Juan Island Community Foundation is specifically designed to operate in perpetuity. We will carefully follow your directions for the charitable support you choose to give now and into the future. Without the need for a trust manager, the Foundation will uphold your wishes even as the non-profit landscape changes over time. You can involve future generations as successor advisors for continuity and to pass along the gift of giving to future generations.

Personalized Service

Donors receive personal attention from staff and board members who share your joy in making a difference through philanthropy. In our role as donor advocate, we seek to learn the needs and the passions of our donors and help make them a reality. We represent you, not the organizations who are asking for your funding.

Estate Planning Coordination

One of the most important, yet difficult roles you have is to plan the legacy you eventually will leave behind. We want you to be assured that it will be the right thing to do and have a lasting impact. We are happy to work directly with you, your estate planner and accountant to help craft a plan that will achieve your goals.

Grant Compliance

The Foundation staff vet all grant requests to ensure compliance with legal standards. We monitor the use of grant funds and provide regular reporting to the project supporters.