Report to the Community 2013-2014

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FOR GOOD. FOREVER.

Our objective is to facilitate charitable giving. ✓ SERVICE AND KNOWLEDGE We offer services and benefits to our donors. We also offer insight into community needs and the agencies that can most effectively address them. We oversee grantmaking to ensure that each grant achieves its intended effect. ✓ SIMPLICITY We offer an easy and effective way to support the groups and issues you care about through a gift to a single organization. ✓ TAX AND FINANCIAL BENEFITS Gifts to the Community Foundation receive the maximum tax advantages for income, gift and estate tax purposes. We maximize charitable assets by offering lower expenses and fewer administrative burdens than private foundations. ✓ CHOICE We can receive many kinds of gifts, including unique assets such as gifts of real estate and collectibles. Our staff can help you and your financial advisor develop a gift plan to meet both your personal financial needs and all of your charitable intentions, now and in the future. ✓ LEADERSHIP We adhere to the highest standards of professional excellence. We are in compliance with the Council on Foundations National Standards for operational quality, donor service and accountability in the community foundation sector.

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY


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