Several kinds of funds enable your clients to start giving immediately:

• Donor-Advised Funds enable your clients to contribute assets to their fund at any time and then recommend grants to support groups of their choice. They are a flexible, personalized way to support nonprofit groups in Marin, elsewhere in the U.S., or anywhere in the world.
  
  
• Scholarship Funds are designed for donors who are interested in helping students attend college or university—using criteria of their choice. The fund can support students who are studying a particular subject, attending a specific school, or graduating from a specific school.
  
  
• Supporting Organizations are separate nonprofit corporations that operate under MCF's charitable umbrella. Through its own board (on which the donor/s may choose to serve), a supporting organization determines its own investment strategy and grant priorities.
  
  
• Designated Beneficiary Funds are ideal for donors who want to support one or more specific organizations—either a school or nonprofit group. Nonprofit groups can also establish this kind of fund as part of their fundraising strategy.
  
  
• Unrestricted Funds are idea for donors who want to support the Foundation’s focus areas identified by MCF’s board of trustees for its discretionary grants.  This gives the Foundation the greatest latitude in deciding how to direct grants, based on its assessment of changing community needs.
  
  

For more information about how MCF can partner with you to serve your clients, send us an e-mail or call Aviva Shiff Boedecker, director of gift planning, at 415.464.2516. You may also want to request a copy of You Have a Partner: An Introduction to the Marin Community Foundation for Professional Advisors. This guide provides an overview of the many ways we work with advisors to help them meet their clients' charitable needs.