Your gift. Your legacy. Forever.
Create a Fund With Purpose…
At the Roscommon County Community Foundation (RCCF), we believe that giving should be both meaningful and simple. When you create a fund, you’re doing more than making a donation— you’re planting a seed that will grow and give back to our community for generations to come.
Whether you want to honor a loved one, support a cause close to your heart, or create a legacy of giving, RCCF is here to help every step of the way.
Getting Started
- Contact Us – We’ll meet with you (and your advisor, if you’d like) to talk through your vision.
- Choose Your Fund Type – Select the fund that best reflects your goals.
- Establish Your Fund – With a simple agreement, your fund can be set up immediately.
- Make an Impact – Start seeing your generosity at work in the community.
Call us at (989) 275-3112 or email us a info@myrccf.org to explore how you can create a fund today.
Why Establish a Fund?
Creating a fund with RCCF ensures that your generosity keeps making a difference—today, tomorrow, and always. Here’s why many people choose to establish a fund with us:
- Flexible: You decide how your fund is used, you can support a specific nonprofit, multiple causes, or leave it unrestricted to address future needs.
- Simple: One fund can support many nonprofits. Contributions can be made by you, your family, friends, or colleagues at any time.
- Permanent & Growing: Your gift lives on—only the earnings are granted, while the principal continues to grow, creating more impact over time.
- Recognized or Anonymous: Establish a fund in your name, honor someone you love, or choose to remain anonymous.
- Professional & Accountable: Your fund is carefully managed by our Board of Trustees, following best practices and ensuring transparency.
- Tax Advantages: Contributions may qualify for income, gift, capital gains, and estate tax benefits.
Giving Together:
Lasting Impact for Families, Businesses, and Non-Profits
Individuals & Families
At RCCF, we believe that every act of generosity—large or small—has the power to transform our community. For individuals and families, creating a fund is a beautiful way to give back together, honor loved ones, and instill the values of philanthropy across generations.
Whether you want to support your favorite nonprofit, create a scholarship for local students, or leave a gift in your estate plan, we’ll help you design a fund that reflects your passions and ensures your legacy continues for years to come.
Give with meaning. Build a legacy that lasts.
Businesses
Businesses thrive when communities thrive. By partnering with RCCF, your company can make a lasting difference in Roscommon County while also strengthening connections with employees, customers, and neighbors.
Through a business fund or programs like the Ambassador Club, you can trust that your contributions are managed with transparency and care, support causes that reflect your company’s values. Show your employees and customers you care. Receive public recognition for your community commitment.
Strengthen your impact. Invest in community.
Non-Profits
For nonprofits, financial stability is the key to long-term success. RCCF can help your organization create a permanent fund or endowment that ensures your mission thrives for generations to come.
By working with us, your nonprofit can build a reliable source of annual funding, benefit from professional investment management and give donors a trusted way to support your work long-term. Focus more on your mission and less on financial uncertainty. RCCF helps your nonprofit, not just today, but generations to come.
Sustain your mission. Grow your future.
Types of Funds You Can Create
Every donor’s vision is unique. That’s why RCCF offers a variety of fund options to meet your charitable goals:
- Field of Interest Funds – Support a specific area of interest, such as education, health, the arts, or the environment.
- Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) – Recommend grants to nonprofits over time, while involving your family in giving.
- Designated Funds – Support a specific nonprofit or cause you care about.
- Scholarship Funds – Help local students achieve their educational dreams.
- Unrestricted Funds – Allow RCCF to respond to the community’s most pressing needs, even as they change over time.
Your Legacy, Our Promise
When you create a fund at RCCF, you can trust that your wishes will always be honored. If times change and your original intent can’t be fulfilled, our Board of Trustees will ensure your gift still supports causes that reflect your spirit of giving.
Your generosity will always be stewarded with care, compassion, and transparency.
