Story County Community Foundation

Your Partner in Philanthropy
The Story County Community Foundation (SCCF) is a nonprofit public charity
created by generous local citizens. It builds permanent charitable funds called
endowments. Each endowment distributes a portion of its earning annually in
perpetuity--forever--to support a charitable purpose. Donations may be made
to funds which address community needs and reflect a donor's interests and
personal philanthropic goals. The SCCF acts as a broad umbrella, sheltering
many separate funds.

Currently the foundation holds almost 50 different funds established by individuals,
families, and nonprofit agencies to benefit Story County, Iowa. Since its founding in
2005, the foundation has served the needs of this area and the wishes of our donors
through personalized service, financial stewardship, local expertise, and community
leadership. The SCCF seeks to make philanthropy easy and accessible for all by
providing flexibility of giving options.

Purpose
The Story County Community Foundation is a vehicle for charitable giving designed
to benefit greater Story County. Through the mechanism of endowment funds, donor
advised funds, outright and testamentary gifts, charitable minded individuals can
build a permanent source of charitable assets to meet emerging, as well as existing,
needs of the communities and organizations in Story County. Through the
establishment of non-endowed funds, the SCCF and its donors can also facilitate
capital campaigns and other immediate needs.

Mission
The mission of the Story County Community Foundation is to foster private giving,
strengthen service providers and improve the conditions of the county. To these
ends, it will promote endowment building, community, grantmaking, organizational
collaboration, and public leadership for the benefit of greater Story County.

Affiliation
The SCCF is led by a local volunteer board of directors. To utilize valuable staff
expertise, investment management and office efficiency, SCCF is an affiliate of the
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines. This affiliation makes it possible for
SCCF to provide many opportunities for philanthropists in greater Story County.

The Story County Community Foundation has two primary functions:
1. To receive, manage and distribute funds made available by the Iowa County
Endowment Fund legislation for the benefit of Story County communities and
organizations. In 2010, these will be approximately $90,000.
2. To provide a means for donors to make gifts that address the challenges and
issues confronting Story County communities and organizations now and in the
future.