Donors: What We Do
The Long Beach Community Foundation makes it easy to give back to the community in the simplest, most effective and tax-advantaged ways possible. As the only philanthropic service organization focused on the entire community of Long Beach, we are dedicated to helping our constituents be agents of positive social and economic change through their charitable giving.
Giving through the Community Foundation has many advantages:
Time-effective: Most new funds can be established on your first visit with a simple gift agreement.
Cost-effective: Management fees are nominal and professional services are value-added.
Tax-effective: You will receive a current tax deduction for your charitable gift, and your annual tax return filings are simplified.
Local leadership: Civic leaders, financial experts and philanthropists who sit on the Board of Directors closely govern Community Foundation activities.
Flexibility: Many different types of creative gift alternatives – from securities and real estate to bequests and charitable remainder trusts – can be arranged.
Stewardship: The Foundation gives close attention to prudent management of assets.
Permanence: Funds created at the Foundation represent the philanthropic legacies of donors in perpetuity.
