At SVCF, you have options. We’ll help you decide the best way for you. SVCF is the region's leader for innovative charitable solutions. Our expert team provides personalized service and flexibility in charitable giving so you can focus on the joy and excitement of making a difference.
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You have a vision. Now how do you put it into action?
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Investment Options
Donor Advised Fund
Organize all of your charitable activities through one expertly managed, cost-effective charitable vehicle. Your gift qualifies for an immediate tax deduction, and you can take your time deciding which organizations to recommend for grants.
Corporate Advised Fund
A cost-effective, convenient and flexible way for your business to give back to the community and build awareness about needs. Rely on our experience and depth of knowledge to create, strengthen and maintain your corporate responsibility goals.
Scholarship Fund
Choose your level of participation: Community foundation-managed scholarship funds provide scholarships for Bay Area students, while a donor-involved scholarship fund allows you to participate more actively in the scholarship selection.
Field of Interest Fund
Create a resource to support the charitable purposes or categories of interest you care about most deeply. Rely on SVCF to identify organizations capable of making the greatest impact in the specific issue area or region of particular importance to you.
Designated Fund
Support your favorite charitable organization in perpetuity or over a set number of years. The designated charity can be any organization that meets grant eligibility requirements. When a grant is made, we monitor how the funds are used to ensure that it fulfills your charitable goals.
Named Endowed Fund
Support the communities within Santa Clara and San Mateo counties in perpetuity and leave a lasting legacy. Named endowed funds may be established during your lifetime or created through an estate plan.
Charitable Gift Annuities
A charitable gift annuity is a simple contract between a donor and SVCF that creates a life income stream for the donor and/or a loved one, and benefits the nonprofit of their choice.
There are three types of contracts for both immediate and deferred annuities.
Nonprofit Endowment Fund
SVCF assumes the administrative work in managing your endowment to ensure that your organization continues to serve your community for years to come. We invest your endowment alongside our endowment and distribute an annual payout to your organization.
Estate Planning & Planned Gifts
Philanthropy offers valuable estate planning advantages and allows you to create a lasting legacy for the public good. We support a range of planned giving options that give you the flexibility to fulfill your wishes for the future, receive income or benefit your favorite causes.
Legacy Society
SVCF honors those who have made a lasting commitment to our community by recognizing them as Legacy Society members. You can make a lasting commitment to our community and join the Legacy Society with a gift of $10,000 or more.
Investment Options
For donors with fund balances of $5 million or more, we offer you the opportunity to recommend an investment advisor to manage the fund and ensure its growth.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation is the region's leader for innovative charitable solutions. Let us help put your vision into action.
Assets We Accept
SVCF’s experience with and ability to handle complex assets sets us apart. You can establish or add to a charitable fund with any of the following:
- Cash and cash equivalents
- Stocks and other securities
- Closely held, restricted or pre-IPO stock
- Privately held business interests
- Cryptocurrencies
- Real estate
- Transfer of a private foundation
- Tangible personal property
- Royalties and distribution rights
- Life insurance
- Retirement assets
We recommend you consult with your financial or legal advisor to identify the optimum asset for your personal situation. Please contact SVCF prior to initiating your contribution so we can be prepared to assist as soon as you are ready to open or add to your fund.
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