Keeping a Promise Made As a part of Muncie and Delaware County for 32 years, The Community Foundation is a pillar of our community. Founders wanted the community to have a foundation whose mission would be to improve the quality of life for Muncie and Delaware County. Our founders made decisions that would establish the Foundation permanently for this community. With their guidance, the Foundation would be able to provide a permanent source of charitable assets for our community. That was the promise made in the Foundation’s beginning. It’s a promise we will keep today, tomorrow, and always. To make the biggest impact, our relationship with the community must be reciprocal. Donors show their promise to the Foundation with charitable gifts. Gifts come in many forms. Donors can give in cash, appreciated stock, real estate, and in many other ways. Many people give in memory or honor of others at the Foundation. Some even choose the Foundation as the place to leave their legacy with an estate gift. No matter how they arrive to us, we strive to take those dollars and grow them. In 2017, we celebrated a milestone – our endowment grew to $60 million. Gifts from donors and prudent investing have allowed our endowment to grow. While it’s grown, so has grantmaking to the community.
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