Sturgis Area Community Foundation Celebrating 50 Years.
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Foundation! The Foundation is offering matching funds to multiply the gifts of participating donors! Open to anyone in the community who would like to participate. Match Day Event! The Sturgis Area Community Foundation will match contributions to
endowed funds at the Foundation on a dollar for dollar basis up to $5,000 per fund and
contributions to non-endowed funds at .50 cents on the dollar up to $2,500 per fund
until the match pool is exhausted. In person donations and online donations accepted. The Sturgis Area Community Foundation provides the matching funds, with a match
pool of $50,000! Match donations will be accepted on Wednesday June 20, 2012, between the hours of
3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Online donations will be accepted between the same hours of 3 p.m.
to 6 p.m. from the Foundation website at www.sturgisfoundation.org. The Match Event will take place at the Foundation office, located at 310 N. Franks Ave. Match Day will be a live onsite event. Contributions will be accepted ONLY on Match
Day. People are invited to stay and enjoy the festivities planned for the day: music,
snacks and appetizers, refreshments!
The Sturgis Area Community Foundation has been improving the
quality of life and advancing philanthropy in the Sturgis Area
since 1962. The Foundation provides every person, regardless
of their means, the opportunity to support their community.
Higher Standards-The Sturgis Area Community Foundation meets
national Standards for operational quality, donor service and
accountability in the community foundation sector.
The Sturgis Area Community Foundation recently received notification
that it has met the nation's highest philanthropic standards
for operational quality, integrity, and accountability. The
notice comes from the Council on Foundations, a national professional
association based in Washington, D.C. To receive confirmation
of National Standards compliance the Foundation submitted its
organizational and financial policies and procedures to a rigorous
peer review. Meeting National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations
affirms the commitment of the Sturgis Area Community Foundation
to financial security, transparency and accountability. It says
our grantmaking includes an open, competitive process designed
to address the changing needs of our community. It also confirms
our history of honoring donors' wishes- to support the many
causes important to them and to our community.
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