When You Endow, You Enrich.

After living 50 years on Hilton Head Island, David and Nancy Ames have cultivated deep roots in our community. David, a land planner, developed Long Cove Club during Hilton Head’s early days. In 2016 he was elected to town council. They’ve both invested their invaluable talent, along with countless hours, to nonprofit boards and volunteer activities.

They wanted a way to continue to support the community after they’re gone. They found it at the Community Foundation.

As members of our Legacy Society, they’ve named the Community Foundation as part of their estate plan. Why? “We want to create a safety net for our community, and an endowment at the Community Foundation does that,” David says. Nancy agrees, “Building the Community Foundation into our estate plan allows us to continue to invest in the community we love, even after we’re gone.”

Their love of our community shines in all they do now and, through our Legacy Society, that light will continue to shine for years and years to come.

What will you endow for future generations? Let’s start a conversation today.

Long Cove funds combined have contributed over $2 million to local nonprofits.

In total, the residential community funds administered by the Community Foundation have awarded over $5.5 million in grants and scholarships to local organizations and students!

Community Foundation of the Lowcountry is honored to be a trusted resource and partner to our residential community funds, and we continue to engage with additional communities about their philanthropic options. If your residential community is interested in creating a fund, please contact the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry team at 843-681-9100 or email us at info@ cf-lowcountry.org.

Scott Wierman is the president and CEO of Community Foundation of the Lowcountry