Marquette Community Foundation
The Marquette Community Foundation (MCF) is a nonprofit community corporation
created by and for the people of Marquette County. We are here to help our
donors make a positive impact on their community.
Three Special Features of Marquette Community Foundation
MCF provides a simple, powerful, and highly
personal approach to giving. We offer a variety of giving tools to help people
achieve their charitable goals. You can give cash, appreciated stocks, real
estate, or other assets. Most charitable gifts qualify for maximum tax
advantage under federal law. For more information and ideas on ways to
integrate your financial planning with charitable giving, ask you financial
advisor or contact MCF.
Our professional staff has an in-depth
understanding of the issues, opportunities, and resources that shape our
community. They monitor all areas of community need, including human services,
education, the environment, healthcare, the arts, and economic development. We
can help you learn more about local organizations and programs that make a
difference in areas you care about most.
We invest in the long term and bring people and
organizations together, convening diverse voices to address local issues and
opportunities. Our business is building a community.
10 Reasons People Choose To Give Through Community
Foundations
- We are a local organization with deep roots in the
community
- Our professional program staff has broad expertise
regarding community issues and needs
- We provide highly personalized service tailored to
each individual’s charitable and financial interests.
- Our funds help people invest in the causes they care
about most
- We accept a wide variety of assets, and can facilitate
even most complex forms of giving.
- We partner with professional advisors to create highly
effective approaches to charitable giving.
- We offer maximum tax advantage for most gifts under
federal law.
- We multiply the impact of gift dollars by pooling them
with other gifts and grants.
- We build endowment funds that benefit the community
forever and help create personal legacies.
- We are a community leader, convening agencies and
coordinating resources to create positive change.
Date last updated
12/06/2004
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