Fayette Community Foundation Donates to 11 Non-Profits

Check Presentation Last Week Awards Funds of $11,000 To Local Groups

On November 12-18 of this year, Fayette Community Foundation (FCF) joined in a nationwide celebration, Community Foundation Week, to highlight the increasingly important role that community foundations play in strengthening localities and easing social issues.

Community Foundation Week was created in 1989 by former president George H.W. Bush to recognize the work of community foundations throughout America and their collaborative approach to working with the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to address community problems.

In addition to sharing information and reflecting on stories of impact from recent work on their social media platforms, Fayette Community Foundation also celebrated by holding its annual Community Impact Grant check presentation, awarding funds to 11 local nonprofits. A collective $11,000 was granted back out to our community to a broad range of nonprofits doing cooperative work that will have the most profound impact on our rural area.

“We are so excited to share that both the number of nonprofit recipients and granted funds have doubled from past years” exclaimed Susannah Mikulin, FCF Executive Director. “This is absolutely due to generous local donors who understand that our Community Impact Fund is one of the fastest-growing forms of philanthropy. The more the Fund grows, the more we can give back to our community!”

Fayette Community Foundation is working to grow its Community Impact Fund, an unrestricted endowment that is invested through the Austin Community Foundation and continues to increase annually. Each year, a portion of the income earned by the Community Impact Fund is granted out to local projects and programs that are enhancing the quality of life in Fayette County and the surrounding rural areas.

“The principal— and your gift— remains intact and grows forever. This makes your donation a gift that continues to create solutions for generations to come and helps build the community of our dreams.” explained Mikulin.

“As we enter the charitable season with Giving Tuesday, locals from every background will be looking to give back to the communities that have supported them. They’ll also look to ensure that their heartfelt giving will have the most impact. That’s why so many will choose to give to our Community Impact Fund” said Cathy Horn, FCF President. “A gift to the Fayette Community Foundation is an investment in the future of your community. We like to say that community foundations are ‘here for good’. We don’t think about the next election or business cycle, we think about the next generation and the next after that.”

About the Fayette Community Foundation: The mission of the Fayette Community Foundation is to build stronger, safer, and more vibrant communities by providing a bridge that connects caring philanthropists to those in need. Building upon its two-decade history, FCF strives to deepen its work alongside organizations, leaders, and donors alike to step up to local challenges and improve the quality of life throughout the region.

For more information on how you can Help Others Help Others, contact: susannah@ faycofoundation.com, check out faycofoundation.com, or connect with the Foundation via Facebook.