SCCF

Your Partner in Philanthropy
The Story County Community Foundation (SCCF) is a nonprofit public charity created by generous local citizens. It builds permanent charitable funds called endowments. Each endowment distributes a portion of its earning annually in perpetuity--forever--to support a charitable purpose. Donations may be made to funds which address community needs and reflect a donor's interests and personal philanthropic goals. The SCCF acts as a broad umbrella, sheltering many separate funds.

Currently the foundation holds more than 70 different funds established by individuals, families, and nonprofit agencies to benefit Story County, Iowa. Since its founding in 2005, the foundation has served the needs of this area and the wishes of our donors through personalized service, financial stewardship, local expertise, and community leadership. The SCCF seeks to make philanthropy easy and accessible for all by providing a variety of flexible giving options.

Purpose
The Story County Community Foundation is a vehicle for charitable giving designed to benefit greater Story County. Through the mechanism of endowment funds, donor advised funds, outright and testamentary gifts, charitable minded individuals can meet emerging, as well as existing, needs of the communities and organizations in Story County. Through the establishment of non-endowed funds, the SCCF and its donors can also facilitate capital campaigns and other immediate needs.

Mission
The mission of the Story County Community Foundation is to foster private giving, strengthen service providers and improve the conditions of the county. To these ends, it will promote endowment building, community grantmaking, organizational collaboration, and public leadership for the benefit of greater Story County.

Affiliation
The SCCF is led by a local volunteer board of directors. To utilize valuable staff expertise, investment management and office efficiency, SCCF is an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines. This affiliation makes it possible for SCCF to provide many opportunities for philanthropists in greater Story County.

The Story County Community Foundation has two primary functions:
1. To receive, manage, and distribute funds made available by the Iowa County Endowment Fund legislation for the benefit of Story County communities and organizations.

2. To provide a means for donors to make gifts that address the challenges and issues confronting Story County communities and organizations now and in the future.