FUNDING THE GREATER GOOD

CHOOSE THE FUND THAT SUITS YOU

Anyone who chooses to give and give effectively, should consider their reasons for giving. Their goals for improving the quality of life and giving back to the community need to be planned in order to accomplish the end result. A plan should be created to reach these goals.

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Acorn Funds

Provides an ideal stepping stone to philanthropy for those who wish to start a fund with less than $10,000.

  • Initial Gift: Minimum $2,500 and thereafter in a period of 5 years
  • Disbursement: 4% annually after 3rd year of growth
  • Administrative Fees: No fees until minimum $10,000 is achieved

Donor Advised Funds

Donor recommends their gift be directed to any qualifying non-profit organization.

  • Initial Gift: Minimum $10,000
  • Disbursement: 4% of annual income after 3rd year of growth
  • Administrative Fees: 1.25% annually

Designated Endowments

Donor identifies in advance the non-profit organization that will be the direct beneficiary.

  • Initial Gift: Minimum $10,000
  • Disbursement:
           The principal is permanently invested with a disbursement of 4% of annual income after 3rd year of growth.
  • Administrative Fees: 1% annually

Field of Interest Endowments

Donor allows the LACF to use it’s own discretion to address the changing needs of the community.

Initial Gift: Minimum $10,000

  • Initial Gift: Minimum $10,000
  • Disbursement: 4% of annual income after 3rd year of growth
  • Administrative Fees: 1% annually

Scholarship Endowment

Donor allows the LACF to use it’s own discretion to address the changing needs of the community.

  • Initial Gift: Minimum $10,000
  • Disbursement: 4% of annual income after 3rd year of growth
  • Administrative Fees: 1.75% Annually

Family of Funds

  • Donor Advised
  • Designated Endowment
  • Non-Profit Funds
  • Community Outreach

About LACF

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The degree of loving is measured by the degree of giving.

- Edwin Louis Cole

I learned to give not because I have much, but because I know exactly how it feels to have nothing.

- Diva Fierce

Giving is not just about making a donation. It is about making a difference.

- Kathy Calvin

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

- Winston Churchill