For Professional Advisors

The Story County Community 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 Story County Community 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 Story County Community 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 Story County Community 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 Story County Community 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 Story County Community Foundation can help you help your clients achieve their charitable goals.

Types of Funds 
The Story County Community Foundation offers many types of funds to individuals, families, business and organizations wishing to make an impact.  The following list of funds are options that are available to your clients

Types of Gifts
The Story County Community Foundation offers many ways for your clients to make gifts to benefit charitable projects and programs.  The following list of assets may be contributed to the Story County Community Foundation.

Types of Funds at the CF of Greater Story County
Nonprofit Organization


Affiliate Community Foundation Funds


Designated Funds


Donor Advised Funds


Field of Interest Funds


Scholarships


Supporting Organizations


Unrestricted Funds


Types of Gifts at the CF of Greater Story County
Charitable Assets


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FAQ about the Story County Community Foundation

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Resources from the Story County Community Fndtn

Community Foundation Agency Funds Brochure

Community Foundation Donor Advised Funds Brochure

Community Foundation Endowment Brochure

Significant Tax Advantage Brochure

Planned Giving Strategies

Working with Clients

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There is so much more we would like for you to know.  We invite you to contact us.  We look forward to working with you to help you help your clients achieve their charitable giving goals.

Upcoming Events_ Story County Community Foundation

Board of Directors Meeting
The Board of Directors meets the third Wednesday of every month at 1:00 in the conference room of the United Way Office 315 Clark Street in Ames. 

Letters of Intent to Apply due by August 1, 2008

Community Grant Applications due by October 1, 2008

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Experience the value of philanthropy
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The Shierholz Family began a fund to help the next generations begin to learn about and experience the value of philanthropy. more

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10 Reasons People Give to Community Foundations

County Endowment Fund Recipients Announced- 11.2005