What is the Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation?
The Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation (MPACF) is a tax-exempt public charity that enables people and businesses the opportunity to establish their own charitable fund or contribute to an existing fund. Contributions to these funds are permanently endowed, which means these gifts will never be spent. The assets of all funds are commingled for investment purposes and managed professionally. Each year the earnings from investments are used to award grants that will benefit charitable programs and organizations that address the needs of Isabella County residents.
Managing your charitable giving through the Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation allows you to support the organizations and issues that mean the most to you. Your impact on these organizations and issues will be both immediate and forever!
Your contributions are eligible for the highest combination of Federal and Michigan tax incentives available. The state of Michigan encourages contributions to permanently endowed Funds of Community Foundations by offering a Michigan Community Foundation Tax Credit.
Oversight of the Foundation
The MPACF is overseen by a 24 member board of trustees made up of community leaders.
How does it work?
Anyone may use the Community Foundation to give something back to their community.
You may contribute to one of nearly 200 existing funds. One of our existing funds may reflect your charitable goals or interests and would benefit from your gift.
You may choose to create your own fund. A personalized fund may be created and named:
- in memory or honor of someone you love;
- in your family's name;
- or in the name of your business or organization.
You determine how your personalized fund will benefit the community. You can choose to have your fund benefit:
- a specific organization or program in our community (via a designated fund);
- an issue you care about (via a field of interest fund);
- those who plan to pursue further education (via a scholarship fund); or
- all organizations, programs and issues in our community (via an unrestricted fund).
Or, you and your family may stay involved in the awarding of grants from your fund. You may create a donor advised fund through which your family can recommend charitable giving to our community.
For more information please contact us.