Charitable Giving for the Platteville Community
from the people who love our community
to enhance and preserve a wonderful place to live, work, and play!
"For good. For ever"
WHAT IS THE PLATTEVILLE COMMUNITY FUND?
The Platteville Community Fund is a permanent, unrestricted, charitable endowment dedicated to serving our area. Its growth and success depends on people of modest means or wealth who share a commitment to investing their resources in the Platteville community to enhance art, education,health and human services, the environment, and historic preservation. The Platteville Community Fund also provides a means for individuals, organizations, and businesses to support their unique charitable community interests through funds that focus on specific concerns. It is also a way for people to personalize their charitable giving.
HOW DOES THE FUND WORK?
Anyone can make a gift, large or small, to the Platteville Community Fund. It's very flexible. And every gift benefits our community. Awards from the fund are made through grant applications or as a response to community need as determined by the local advisory board.
~Platteville Community Fund Advisory Board~
Barb Daus
Mark Ihm
Kris Karrmann
Kathy Kopp
Eileen Nickels
Jason Sethre
Cindy Tang
Bill Van Deest
Deb Weigel
HOW CAN YOU GIVE?
Cash: The easiest and most convenient way to give to the Platteville Community Fund; any amount, any time.
Appreciated Stock: The full market value may be taken as a charitable deduction without paying capital gains tax as allowed by law.
Real Estate and Other Property: You home, farm or personal property may be a useful charitable gift in meeting your estate planning goals.
Life Insurance: Sizable gifts can be made to the Community Foundation to benefit the Platteville Community Fund. You receive an immediate tax deduction for the premiums and proceeds deleted from estate tax.
Charitable Bequests: A popular and simple method of donating. Giving a gift through your will exempts this gift from estate tax.
Life Income Gifts: You can make a gift, get a charitable tax deduction, and receive income for life through the Community Foundation Pooled Income Fund. For as little as $5,000, you can take advantage of theis method of giving.
Helping people fulfill their dreams...
through charitable contributions
to the Platteville community
Platteville Community Fund
Dewey Christoph
P.O. Box 46
Platteville, WI 53818
or
Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin
Phone: (800) 995-2379
Fax: (608) 758-8551
Further information at
