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Parkersburg Area Community Foundation

West Virginia Area/Counties Served
Wirt, Mason, Calhoun, Jackson, Gilmer

Your gifts, from small to large, will be put to work right away to support your local commmunity. Many donors wish to set up a fund (our donors name the fund) that will become an everlasting endowment for the community.

Years to Build Up Fund: 5
A period of time typically allowed to build up to minimal fund amount.

Minimal Fund Amount: $5000
To establish a permanent endowment fund, this amount is necessary to begin grantmaking.

Contact Information
Judy Sjostedt, Executive Director

PO Box 1762
Parkersburg, WV 26102
Phone: 866-428-4438
FAX: 304-428-1200
Email: info@pacfwv.com
http://www.pacfwv.org

Community Foundation Mission Statement
We serve the people of our region by building permanent assets to meet our community's broad charitable needs, managing these assets efficiently, and applying them effectively in response to our area's changing needs and opportunities. Our vision is to build an ethic of philanthropy region-wide. We are committed to: • Assisting citizens who wish to support the long-term needs of the community with their giving • Distributing Foundation funds according to the intent of donors • Offering maximum flexibility and tax advantages to donors of charitable gifts • Encouraging the Foundation's permanent resources to grow • Nurturing a "sense of community" in meeting local needs • Serving as a leader and catalyst for philanthropy

Tax-exempt public charities created by and for the people of a given area, community foundations are among the fastest-growing types of philanthropy. Community Foundations help people to easily and effectively support the issues that they care about — in the present tense, now - or later, via wills or estate plans. Community foundations often make a better fit for a donor interested in strategic grantmaking than does forming/operating a private foundation or opening a commercial gift fund.

Funds Offered
	Field of Interest Fund Broadly focused on a specific area of interest, such as youth, conservation, education, health, or other social issue.
	Scholarship Fund Advancing education for students in two- to four-year colleges or universities.
	Designated Fund A fund for a specific charity or church created by a donor.
	Agency Fund An endowment fund created by the leaders of a charity or church.
	Unrestricted Named Fund A fund that helps each community meet changing needs and programs.
	Donor Advised Fund A fund that involves you in grantmaking reccommendations.

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