ENDOWMENTS

The Jackson County Community Foundation has various types of permanent endowment funds, often referred to simply as "funds," which have been entrusted to us by donors throughout JacksonCounty. The Foundation invests and manages these funds with the goal of increasing their principle and returning part of the earnings to the community through grantmaking.

Donors establish designated funds for a wide variety of purposes, ranging from providing scholarships, to benefiting specific charities, to supporting a particular purpose. Other funds have been earmarked for an area of philanthropic interest (for example, youth programs, education, literacy, or arts and culture), while still others have been created for unrestricted grantmaking purposes. In the case of area of interest and unrestricted funds — collectively known as discretionary funds — the donor has entrusted the Foundation with the task of awarding grants that address current or emerging community needs.