FOR DONORS
Start a Fund
A charitable fund with the Black River Falls Area Foundation gives you a meaningful way to support the people, organizations, and causes that matter most to you - now and for generations to come.
Find the Fund That Fits Your Goals
The Black River Falls Area Foundation offers several types of charitable funds. Each serves a different purpose, allowing you to choose the approach that best matches how you want to give.
- Donor Advised Fund
- Designated Fund
- Memorial Fund
- Field of Interest Fund
- Scholarship Fund
- Unrestricted Fund
Give Today. Recommend Grants Over Time.
A Donor Advised Fund offers a flexible way to support charitable organizations over time.
You contribute to your fund, and as a fund advisor, you can help guide grants to organizations you care about throughout the year. Funds are professionally invested, allowing your charitable resources to support future giving as well as today's needs.
A Donor Advised Fund may be a good fit if you want to:
- Support multiple charitable organizations.
- Recommend grants over time.
- Keep your charitable giving organized through one fund.
- Build a lasting source of charitable support.
Support an Organization You Care About for the Long Term
A Designated Fund is created to provide ongoing support for a specific charitable organization or purpose.
The fund is invested to help create a sustainable source of support, helping the organization or purpose you choose continue its work into the future.
A Designated Fund may be a good fit if you want to:
- Support a specific nonprofit or community organization.
- Provide long-term support for a particular purpose.
- Create a permanent source of charitable funding.
- Allow others to contribute to the fund over time.
Honor Someone Through Giving
A Memorial Fund provides a meaningful way to honor the memory of someone special.
The Foundation describes Memorial Funds as temporary funds established in a loved one's name to accept charitable contributions. Those gifts can later be used to support a family's chosen charitable organization or area of interest.
A Memorial Fund may be a good fit if you want to:
- Honor or remember a loved one.
- Provide one place for family and friends to make memorial gifts.
- Support a charitable organization or cause that reflects their values.
- Turn memorial contributions into meaningful community impact.
Support the Cause You Care About Most
A Field of Interest Fund allows you to support a broad charitable area rather than a single organization.
A Field of Interest Fund may be a good fit if you care deeply about a cause but want the flexibility to support different organizations addressing that need over time. You choose the area that matters to you, and the fund can support charitable work within that area over time.
Your area of interest might include things such as:
- Education
- Youth
- Community development
- Arts and culture
- Human services
- Other charitable priorities important to you
Invest in a Student's Future
A Scholarship Fund creates opportunities for students by helping support their post-secondary education.
Foundation scholarship funds support graduating high school seniors and alumni students with educational expenses. A scholarship can also be a meaningful way to honor or remember someone while supporting a particular field of study, career path, or interest.
A Scholarship Fund may be a good fit if you want to:
- Help local students pursue post-secondary education.
- Support a particular area of study or career path.
- Create a scholarship in honor or memory of someone.
- Establish a lasting tradition of educational support.
Help Meet Jackson County's Greatest Needs
An Unrestricted Fund gives the Foundation flexibility to respond where charitable resources are needed most.
Rather than directing the fund to one organization or issue, you entrust the Foundation's Board and staff to identify and support areas of highest need within Jackson County.
An Unrestricted Fund may be a good fit if you want to:
- Support the broader Jackson County community.
- Help address needs that may change over time.
- Give the Foundation flexibility to respond to new opportunities and challenges.
- Create an enduring source of community support.