Why Choose Us

At the Community Foundation, you’ll work with knowledgeable professionals to tailor your charitable giving to your family’s interests. Local experts can help you find the most efficient, effective nonprofits working in our region. You’ll have the satisfaction of supporting a community asset that gives back to our neighbors every day.

The Community Foundation offers a wide range of services for our fundholders.

Educational Seminars

Participate in our philanthropy seminars, exploring local issues and unpacking giving challenges. Or come along on site visits to nonprofits, where you can see what best-in-class work looks like. Along the way, you’ll become a more informed philanthropist.

Family Philanthropy

Schedule a meeting with our philanthropy team to learn how your children or grandchildren can get involved with giving. Read about the Wallace family’s tradition of Giving with Their Grandchildren.

Local Giving

Would you like to learn more about the work of local nonprofits? Our grants experts can help you identify strong nonprofits working on any issue in our region.

Working with the Community Foundation can offer your private foundation a variety of services:

Review and update its original purpose to address current and future needs
Knowledgeable grantmaking guidance and administration
Efficient, and cost-effective investment management
Decreased government regulations
Elimination of the annual mandatory 5% payout
Focus on philanthropy and the transfer of values to your children
Anonymity for donors, fund advisors, and grants, if desired.

Donor Advised Funds vs. Private Foundations

Consider the following differences between giving through a donor-advised fund and a private foundation:

Compare your options

How to terminate a private foundation

Legacy Options

What do you love about your community? What would you like to preserve for future generations? Philanthropy offers valuable estate planning advantages and allows you to create a lasting legacy for the public good.

Whatever your philanthropic dreams, the Princeton Area Community Foundation offers an array of tax-wise options to help you make a difference in your community for years to come. We encourage you to work with your estate planning professional or tax advisor to identify the gift that is right for you and your family.

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