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Legacy Society

The Legacy Society honors those individuals and families that have chosen to include the Foundation in their estate plans or in a planned gift arrangement. Their generosity will not only benefit future generations but will also help build awareness of what is possible through charitable giving vehicles. Gifts received through an individual's planned giving instrument help build our endowment, assuring a strong and sustaining future for the community.  

If you have included the Nevada Community Foundation in your estate plans, please let us know so that we may acknowledge and thank you.

Here are the current members* of the Legacy Society: 

Anonymous (3)
Leonard and Audrey Albertini
Doug Beckley
Philip & Elizabeth Block
Joanne Blystone
Alden Briggs*
Hortense Briggs
Susan Byerley
James & Margaret Calegory
Susan Foregard Campbell
Robert E. Clark
Moe Dalitz*
Estelle Disselhorst
Robert Gall
Virginia Gang
Lou Gamage
Lloyd Gronberg
Gary & Carolyn Jan Hanna
Ernest Happold*

Kenneth & Jodi Huff
Gard & Florence Jameson
John Krakauer
Donald & Kathleen Klinkner
Franklin Koch*
Duncan & Irene Lee Allen & Lynn Landers
John & Bonita Madden
George & Priscilla Messenger
William M. Moore*
Rosanne Moss
Richard Ogden
George & Debbie Pietro
Rita S. Rapoza, Ph.D.
Elaine & Dale Roesener
Pete & Inez Salcido
Mary Lulu Schweitz
Charles & Lenke Tarr*
George Von Tobel*
Gary & Paula Waite
Edwin F. Wiegand*

(*) realized gift

Now Accepting Donations to Judge Voy's Nevada Safe House (4/1/08)

(As seen on the Oxygen Network)

If you would like to make a credit card donation to the Nevada Safe House through the Nevada Community Foundation, please call the Foundation at 702-892-2326 and ask to speak to Denise Hawkins, Executive Associate.  

All donations made by check should be made out to: PSEC Nevada Designated Fund and mailed directly to the Foundation.

 

NCF Youth Philanthropy Program Awards 2008 Grants (3/31/08)

In late March, the 14 members of the 2008 Youth Philanthropy Program concluded their charitable giving program by announcing two separate grant awards: A $5,000 grant to Center for Independent Living; and an $11,000 grant to Noah's Animal House at The Shade Tree.  Congratulations to the winners!  If you are interested in your children participating in the Youth Philanthropy Program, please look for announcements this summer on our web site. 

Services We Provide

We understand the importance of ensuring that your charitable gifts go to the areas you are most passionate about, and that your gifts are used as you intended. As a partner in philanthropy, we can help you meet your needs and maximize the impact of your charitable giving. We provide a wide array of services:

  • Executive briefings – we host regular meetings between current and potential fund holders and various high-performing organizations in an effort to allow those with charitable intentions to become better informed of the good work being done in the community.
  • Publications – our e-newsletters, annual report and web site are excellent resources for information about your fellow donors' interests, contemporary issues, special initiatives and successful programs.
  • Philanthropic Services staff members are available to help you focus your philanthropic interests and optimize the impact of your grant-making. In addition, we can help you identify, evaluate and visit specific programs of interest to you. Staff members can also help you craft a plan to involve your children and grandchildren in your grant-making.
  • Program Reviews – periodically we circulate funding opportunities reviewed by program staff for donor consideration.
  • Plan coordination with Your Professional Advisor (your CPA, attorney, estate planner, etc.)
  • Planned Gift Consultation & Services, including stewardship of your legacy after your lifetime
  • Acceptance of Different Gift Types, such as: cash, publicly traded securities, closely-held stock, real estate, works of art, life insurance, and more.
  • Donor Services – including personalized service to help create a customized and effective charitable giving strategy based on ongoing research on community needs and charitable giving opportunities.
  • Ability to give anonymously
  • Comprehensive record keeping
  • Grant-making and evaluation services, including due diligence on all grants that are made from your fund
  • Administrative Services including:
    • IRS reporting (you don't have to file a separate tax return for your fund)
    • Personalized gift acknowledgement letters for tax purposes
    • Check administration and issuance
    • Personalized grant letters
    • Investment/Asset Management Services, including quarterly fund statements, and oversight and monitoring of investment performance