5% Invested Forever: Leaving A Legacy For Your Community

If everyone designates just 5% of their assets for the community, nearly $12 million would be retained for the benefit of Jackson County residents over the next 10 years.

Once these assets leave our county, they are gone forever.

However, once a portion is endowed with the community foundation, it will remain here forever.

The Foundation partners with individuals and their professional advisors to share insights about community needs.

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The Artist As Philanthropist: Why Giving Back Matters

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Vladimir Semenikhin: Connecting Russia to the World Through Art

Vladimir Semenikhin was a Russian politician and philanthropist.He is the son of former President Vladimir Semeni.His father was former President Wladimir Anatoljewitsch Semenichin.His brother is...more

Guest Commentary

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Untold Ratan Tata Story: Lesser-Known Facts, Philanthropy and His Love For Animals

Ratan Tata was born on December 28, 1937, in Mumbai (then Bombay) He was the son of Naval Tata and Soonoo Tata who was related to Jamsetji Tata.His first workplace in India was not Tata Group.He led...more

Great Scott Hits Home in Philanthropic Blitz

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Commentary: An Opportunity to Reform

We need the will to organize and the resources to make it happen.A shared toolbox will provide a new foundation that lets us leverage shared resources at scale, connect across silos, and solve big...more

Four Takeaways From Mackenzie Scott's 2024 End-of-Year Essay

Four Takeaways from MacKenzie Scott's 2024 End-of-Year Essay.Scott moves her money through a Seattle-based LLC called Lost Horse.The big open question moving forward is to what extent forthcoming...more

Red Deer River Naturalists Land Big Grant

Red Deer River Naturalists land big grant - Red Deer Advocate $500,000 going to Red Deer River naturalists endowment fund.Red Deer river naturalists have received a $ 500,000 donation to its...more

Best of 2024 Donors to the Arabella Advisors Network
Foundation: Foundation to Promote Open Society, Open Society Institute, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Ford Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

Capital Research Center compiled a list of all megadonors to the main four Arabella nonprofits.For the New Venture Fund, the largest donors were: Bill Gates, George Soros, and eBay founder Pierre...more

Sobha Group's Philanthropic Trust Lays Foundation Stone For Devi Home

Sri Kurumba Educational and Charitable Trust, the philanthropic arm of Sobha group, today laid the foundation stone for Devi Home in Moolamcode, Palakkad.Devi Home will accommodate 144...more


Melbourne social enterprise Who Gives A Crap sold nearly 3 million rolls of toilet paper in 2014/15 and gave half the proceeds to WaterAid Australia, but co-founder Simon Griffiths says the donation would have been less had the startup adopted a non-profit model when it launched two years ago.