Do you have a desire to spread the good?
The Weld Community Foundation oversees a collection of charitable funds that give back to our community by way of gifts, grants, and scholarships. So partnering with us supports the vital ways we enrich our very own backyard.
You can donate directly to the Foundation’s Spread the Good Fund (formerly the Impact Fund) or give to any fund we currently hold at the Foundation.
Or you might be interested in creating your own charitable fund. The Foundation can help you develop something incredible; fulfilling your philanthropic dreams and passions. Information is below.
Let the Foundation know about the causes you care about and tailor a charitable fund specifically for you. There are a lot of incredible options out there and we can help you make sense of them. Call us and schedule an appointment at 970-304-9970.
Are you looking for a specific fund held at the Foundation? It may be a scholarship fund or a nonprofit endowment that someone referred you to, asking for support. You can look up the fund and contribute here.
The Spread the Good Fund held at the Foundation was created and built up by donors like you! The fund’s assets are currently over $2 million, which means each year the fund is able to contribute to our community from money earned and directly impact areas of most pressing need. Some recent examples, in 2020, $75,000 was given for Covid 19-Relief to nonprofits. In 2022, a grant was given for an installation in the new LINC (Library and Innovation Center) being built in downtown Greeley, CO.
The Strong Bond Society is a means to recognize and thank people who leave a gift in their estate plans to the Foundation. Society members are invited to special events and are recognized in a published roster (with the option to remain anonymous). Many types of assets can be accepted as gifts. Contact the Foundation if you’re interested in building permanent, charitable capital for this place you call home!
(Already left a gift in your estate? Let us know HERE.)
You can also explore estate planning options (like creating a simple will at no cost) with the link below:
There are a host of ways you can donate to the Foundation- stocks, from your IRA, from a Donor Advised Fund, etc. Explore these incredible tools for your giving here.
We welcome gifts of cash, which includes checks and online gifts using a credit or debit card, but we also encourage donors to consider making gifts of appreciated assets:
You can donate stocks to the Foundation easily. These could be securities, such as stocks and bonds or mutual funds.
You can donate gifts from retirement funds including charitable rollover gifts to meet required minimum distributions.
We accept cryptocurrencies of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more
Have you left a gift in your estate to the Foundation? Let us know HERE.
Plus, you can name Weld Community Foundation as a beneficiary (or secondary beneficiary) of your retirement fund, your life insurance policy or your bank or brokerage account. You can plan your beneficiaries HERE! Be sure to designate Weld Community Foundation as the beneficiary or payee and note the desired fund name.
If you have any questions or would like assistance in completing these charitable gifts, please call us at 970-304-9970.
NOTE: Some gifts will need reviewing before we can accept them. This includes gifts of closely held stock, life insurance policies that are not fully paid policies and real property, which should have a minimum value of $100,000 after sale and reasonably be sold within six months. We can also consider gifts of charitable remainder trusts or charitable lead trusts, retained life tenancy in a residence, ranch, or farm or bargain sales.
There’s a certain kind of generosity that stretches beyond a single moment—beyond a single lifetime, even. It’s the kind of generosity that looks ahead and asks, What can I leave behind that will strengthen this place I call home?
Rick and Barb Jenkins crossed paths with the Community Foundation in a time of great personal tragedy. In May of 2007 their beautiful, intelligent and compassionate daughter Alison took her own life.
Hubert and Mary Littler had a heart for kids and they decided to help the youth of Weld County. They established their endowment fund at the Foundation in 1972 through an initial gift of corporate stock valued at $170,000.
