For Professional Advisors

The West Des Moines Community Enrichment Foundation works closely with professional advisors (attorneys, accountants, financial planners, bankers, and life insurance representatives) to help their clients realize their charitable objectives and personal interests. The West Des Moines Community Enrichment Foundation helps to integrate charitable giving within estate and financial plans, facilitate anonymous giving, and assist with complex gift instruments.

As a professional advisor do you ask yourself, “How can I recommend charity without recommending a charity?" The answer is simple. Talk to your clients about giving through the West Des Moines Community Enrichment Foundation.

Estate planners, financial planners, and other professional advisors are often faced with a delicate dilemma: You want to discuss the many benefits of charitable giving with your clients, but you want to avoid recommending specific charitable causes or organizations.

Fortunately, there’s a simple solution. It’s your local community foundation, the West Des Moines Community Enrichment Foundation. A community foundation is a single, trusted vehicle your clients can use to address the issues they care about most, while gaining maximum tax benefit under state and federal law. The West Des Moines Community Enrichment Foundation offers a variety of giving options — including the ability to set up a charitable fund in your client’s name. It’s just one way the West Des Moines Community Enrichment Foundation can help you help your clients achieve their charitable goals.

live here. give here.

Types of Funds available at West Des Moines CEF
Nonprofit Organization


Affiliate Community Foundation Funds


Designated Funds


Donor Advised Funds


Field of Interest Funds


Scholarships


Supporting Organizations


Unrestricted Funds


Types of Gifts available at West Des Moines CEF
Charitable Assets


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West Des Moines Community Enrichment Foundation: Contact Information and General Request Form

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