• The Cottage Grove Community Foundation is excited and very interested in speaking with you about a potential gift to our community. We invite you to contact us at your convenience to discuss this possibility. Here our a few FAQs about our giving programs:

WHAT PROGRESS HAS THE FOUNDATION MADE TOWARDS ITS MISSION?

Since 2002 the CGCF has:

• awarded over $810,296 in small community grants to nonprofits supporting our community
• awarded over $1,318,810 to 1,221 graduating seniors from the South Lane School District
• from a large endowment established in 2009, awarded an average of $30,000 a year for mentoring programs to assist at-risk students in the South Lane School District

WHAT ARE OUR CURRENT ENDOWMENTS?

• Believe in Angels
• Board of Realtors Opportunity
• Brunaugh/Nelson Music Scholarship Fund
• Carlton Woodard Advised Fund
• CG Community Foundation Endowment
• CG High School Class of 1970 Endowment
• Community Chest 
• Community Sharing Endowment
• Constance J Keith Fund
• Dian Missar Endowment
• Edward Prunkl Scholarship Fund
• Elizabeth Stewart Memorial Scholarship Fund
• Family Relief Nursery Endowment
• Frank & Pamela Simpson Family Scholarship Fund
• Frank and Pam Simpson (Family) Endowment
• Friends of CG Athletics Fund
• Friends of the Library Endowment
• Gloria Discerni Endowment
• Green Earth Advisory Fund
• Heather Cunningham Bridgens Endowment
• Henry & Donna Yoss Family Endowment
• Howard & Bobette Peterson Scholarship Fund
• Janice Neely School Fund
• Jeannie Morton/Jacquie Johnson Endowment
• Jim Wright Memorial Scholarship Fund
• John & Inge Walter Gorny Endowment
• Joseph T Abbott MD Endowment
• Kiwanis Club of Creswell (Charlie Stoval)
• Kris & Paige Woodard Advised Fund
• Krista Parent Scholarship Fund
• L.M. “Bud” & Sandy Stewart Scholarship Fund
• Leslie S Godard Endowment
• Lion’s Club Endowment
• Magnolia Gardens Assisted Living (Sabrina Drake) Endowment
• Margaret Mae Anibal Mentoring Endowment
• Margaret Mae Anibal Scholarship Fund
• Mary Clark Estate 
• Michele Portmann Endowment
• Mildred Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund
• PeaceHealth CG Medical Center Health Needs
• Porter/Allen Endowment
• Roger & Eileen Russell Endowment
• Rotary Scholarship Fund
• South Lane Education Fund
• Sumer Solesbee Nursing
• Territorial Seed/Marlece Arthur Fund
• Tom Wheeler Compassion Fund for SL Mental Health
• Veatch Fund
• Women & Children’s Fund

WHO CAN AND SHOULD LEAVE A LEGACY?

• Anyone who benefited financially from or values living here and wants to help now and in the future
• Anyone seeking a permanent way to continue philanthropic giving after their death
• Anyone wanting to support a nonprofit organization serving people in our area

HOW IS MY LEGACY SUPPORTED BY THE FOUNDATION?

• All donations are administered in compliance with the donor’s interests
• All fund distributions support causes in the Cottage Grove area unless designated otherwise by the donor.
• Funds are professionally managed, endowments are held by the Oregon Community Foundation https://oregoncf.org/.
• Gifts or bequests may be named for the donor or to honor others.
• Grants or scholarships are administered by the Foundation for purposes indicated by the donor.
• All funds are distributed free from partisan, sectarian or commercial control

DO I COMMIT NOW OR IN THE FUTURE?

• As you think about estate planning, consider a gift or bequest to the Foundation designated to your favorite program, service or community need.
•  Consider designating the Foundation to receive the remainder interest from a charitable trust. For more information about charitable trusts, please contact us.
•  If you have inherited money or other sources of funds that you want to use to support your passion, please talk to us about your options.

HOW MUCH DO WE ACCEPT FOR DONATIONS AND WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES THAT MAKE?

• Any amount may be donated and designated for a specific purpose, e.g. grants, scholarships, operations or a specific organization.
• To establish an Endowment Fund which will provide annual funds in perpetuity, at least $10,000 must be donated. The donor specifies a specific nonprofit agency or other area of interest for annual income distribution from the fund.
• Donations of any amount can be made either with unrestricted use or with designation of a specific agency or area of interest.
• Donations of marketable securities like stock may be made on a pass-through basis with distribution of the funds to nonprofit organizations of the donor’s choice

ARE DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS TAX DEDUCTIBLE?

• • The Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 organization and all donations are tax deductible.
  • In most cases, donors do not incur tax on capital gains for gifts of appreciated property.