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How You Can Help Us Help Others

For the past 10 years, the Foundation has distributed an average of $100,000 each year to local organizations for a total of just over $1Million.  With this money, thousands of Fountain Hills area residents, from young to young at heart, have enjoyed a better quality of life.

Fountain Hills is a place where neighbors still help neighbors.

How much will the Foundation be able to give in 2007? 

The Foundation’s 2007 goal is to raise and distribute $125,000 ($100,000 for disbursement to current, local non-profit organizations and $25,000 as Founding Sponsor to Junior Achievement to establish them in the community).

There are children, adults, mothers, fathers and seniors depending upon the Fountain Hills Community Foundation.

How can the Foundation meet this goal?  Only with your help! 

            ● Make a cash contribution today (designated contributions are accepted)

            ● Take part in our annual fundraising events

            ● Make a donation to the endowment fund

How Does the Fountain Hills Community Foundation Distribute Funds?

All organizations that receive funding must be a 501(C)(3) organization, show a need and complete a grant application.  Each application is reviewed by a committee made up of Foundation members and members from the community.

Gifts That Endure

The Fountain Hills Community Foundation Endowment Fund has been created to ensure permanent support for those non-profit, 501(C)(3) charities in need.

By making your contribution to the Fountain Hills Community Foundation Endowment Fund, your gift will enrich the life experiences of future generations in your hometown community.

Donors may annually select the charities that will benefit from their gifts. Endowment funds will be invested and managed by the Arizona Community Foundation which manages nearly $1 Billion in assets. Income from the Endowment Fund is directed only to charities in the Fountain Hills area.

The Fountain Hills Community Foundation Endowment Fund offers you the opportunity to: 

The Endowment Fund allows the Foundation to accept donor gifts of appreciated assets, including:

Gifts can be made now or in a Will or Trust.  But you MUST ACT NOW for you have the power to make a world of difference in your community for generations to come.To learn more about the Endowment Fund, please contact: 

Robert Sternfels, Director of Endowment

Fountain Hills Community Foundation

c/o Sternfels & White PLLC16803 E. Palisades Blvd.

Fountain Hills, Arizona  85268

(480) 816-9985

e-mail: rsternfels@sternfelslaw.com