The California Community Foundation can help you develop a simple and highly personal approach to giving. By working with us, you can:

• Easily and effectively support the nonprofit groups and issues you care about, in Los Angeles County, around the country or anywhere in the world
• Develop a giving strategy that meets your particular goals
• Benefit from a planned gift today
• Give a wide variety of assets
• Give now, or give later as a part of your estate plan
  
• Benefit from the most favorable tax deductions available under IRS regulations
• Eliminate administrative burdens and expenses associated with a private or family foundation
• Ensure that your charitable contributions and grants comply with current legal and accounting requirements
• Benefit from our staff expertise on philanthropy and charitable giving options
• Have secure, Web-based access to your fund’s activity and information through DonorConnect, the section of our Web site only for donors
• Make grant recommendations online, by mail, phone or fax
• Name your fund as you choose — personalize it or remain anonymous if you prefer
  

Benefit from a Planned Gift Today

Learn more about planned giving with CCF:

1) Evaluate your planned giving options. Choose a scenario from our online tool and view your options.

2) Use our planned giving calculator to determine your benefits.

3) Request a customized gift calculation created in complete confidence with no obligation by contacting Director of Gift Planning Carol Bradford or call (213) 413-4130.

Note: The California Community Foundation does not provide tax or legal advice. Gift calculations are provided for illustrative purposes only. The actual values may vary based on the timing of your gift. Please consult your attorney or tax advisor prior to entering into any gift planning arrangement.

Turning Economic Crisis into Opportunity

CCF helps grantees prepare for uncertain times. Learn more about nonprofits' needs and challenges. Read the full report.  

Charity Navigator Ranks the California Community Foundation

For the third consecutive year, Charity Navigator gave CCF a four-star rating for organizational efficiency and organizational capacity. For more information about how Charity Navigator rates nonprofit organizations, visit www.charitynavigator.com.

Joan Palevsky, An Enduring Legacy

In October 2006, the California Community Foundation announced a historic $257 million bequest from the late philanthropist Joan Palevsky — the single largest gift the foundation has received since it was established in 1915. The donation enabled the foundation to double its competitive grantmaking to $25 million a year and established the Joan Palevsky Endowment for the Future of Los Angeles.

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