As a community foundation representing the entire region, we are a vehicle your clients can use to address the issues they care about most. The Elk 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.
Along with simply making the process easier, less time consuming, and more affordable, our staff can offer giving strategies to help meet your client’s goals. Your clients who can answer yes to any of these questions could benefit from learning more about the Community Foundation.
Do you have clients who care deeply about their local community or a particular cause? Do they give to more than one charitable cause? Are they interested in establishing a personal or family legacy in their community? Are they considering creating a private foundation but worried about cost, compliance and administration? Would they want to remain personally involved in the use of their charitable dollars? Do they want to receive maximum tax benefits available under federal law?
We can help you discuss the many benefits of charitable giving with your clients. That’s where we fit in. You stay in control of your client relationship. We help by providing support, information, and expertise about giving options. We partner with you to help achieve success with benefits for you, for your clients and for our community.
Many donors hope their leadership will inspire others to give. Some donors want to memorialize or honor a loved one, others want to create a family foundation fund, while others prefer to remain anonymous. To honor the foresight of your clients and their generosity we have created the Sara-Jane Stackpole Legacy Society. Donors are also recognized in our Annual Report.
Contact us today to discuss how we may be helpful to you and your clients with their charitable interests.
Community Foundations vs. Private Foundations
Creating a fund with the Community Foundation is an easy, low-cost alternative to forming and administering a private foundation. This option comes with many advantages, including a lower cost and administrative burden – while still allowing a donor to take an active role in grantmaking if they choose.
Why establish a fund with ECCF instead of a private foundation?
Benefit or Reason
Donor Advised Fund
Private Foundation
Tax deductions for cash
50% of AGI
30% of AG
Tax deductions for appreciated securities
Up to 30% of AGI
Up to 20% of AGI
Tax deduction for real estate
Fair market value
Cost basis only
Excise tax
None
2%
Distribution rules
None
5%
Tax return to file
None
Yes, complex 990-PF form
Administrative paperwork
Minimal or none
Can be complex
Length of time to establish
1 day
3-9 months
Disclosure to the public
Can remain anonymous
Yes
Cost to establish and administer
Inexpensive to establish and administer
Expensive to establish and administer, plus ongoing accounting costs
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Inez Bull Piano Scholarship (Graduate of Potter, Tioga, Elk, McKean, Cameron & Clinton Counties)
Dr. Inez Stewart Bull was a woman of many interests and talents. Chief among her passions were music, music education and Norwegian-American relations, revolving primarily around her distant cousin, the world-famous violinist Ole Bull. The applicant must be pursuing a degree in the music field at any accredited college with a music department. Preference would be given to piano majors, but if one is not available other music majors will be eligible. Preference would be given to a student who has played in the Ole Bull Music Festival and/or the summer awards concert in New York City. One scholarship will be given annually.
To qualify for this scholarship, you must be a graduate from a high school in Potter, Tioga, Elk, McKean, Cameron or Clinton County. Financial need is an important criteria for this scholarship and the applicant must be pursuing a degree in the music field.