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Why choose the DCF


A charitable fund at the Delaware Community Foundation provides an easy and flexible means to accomplish your charitable objectives. It’s a simple way for you to make a difference and leave a lasting legacy in our community. Your gift to the DCF will achieve positive results and maximize your tax deduction.

We help you achieve superior tax benefits
Since the IRS considers us a public charity, contributions are eligible for the highest available tax deductions. In most cases, these tax benefits outweigh using your assets to establish your own private foundation.

We make set-up and administration easy
Establishing a fund can be done in less time than it takes to open a bank account. We take care of all the administrative and grantmaking activities, eliminating the need for you to set up a separate institution, formulate policies, file innumerable forms and monitor the status of grant recipients. We save you precious time and money.

We take good care of your funds
The Board of Directors, volunteers and staff of the Delaware Community Foundation are dedicated to providing lasting stewardship to the charitable funds entrusted to our care. We are here to nurture these funds and administer them in a cost-effective way – to guarantee that your investment in our community will provide the maximum benefit to the people of Delaware.

We share your interests
We are here to help you become connected to the issues that are most important to you. Your charitable interests and priorities are important to us because committed, caring citizens are so important to our community’s well-being.

We care about the community and its future
We are committed to providing a lasting source of income to meet the long-term needs of the community. We will make certain that the fund you create at the Delaware Community Foundation today addresses the challenges of tomorrow, in addition to focusing on current needs.

 

 

 
 
 

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