Ways to Support MCF

Since 1986, donors have entrusted the Middletown Community Foundation with the financial capital to serve as a community leader, a catalyst, and a resource for philanthropy. Learn more about MCF grants giving.

BECOME AN ANNUAL MEMBER
Anyone can be a philanthropist with a membership gift of just $50 or more!
SELECT THE GIVING LEVEL THAT’S BEST FOR YOU. Because your annual membership and gifts are critical to the ongoing operations of MCF, we’ve provided giving levels we hope will encourage all donors—large and small. Whatever level you choose—your gift is making a difference. Every tax-deductible gift is used to strengthen the Middletown Community Foundation and ultimately goes back into the community. Click on the Donate Now button or mail your contribution to our office.

Giving Levels:
Bronze - $50-$99
Silver - $100-$249
Gold - $250-$499
Platinum - $500-$999
Diamond - $1,000+

Middletown Community Foundation
300 North Main Street, Suite 300
Middletown, OH 45042

SUPPORT MCF THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. Giving is a personal decision. We encourage you to give at the time and level that is best for you, and to consider increasing your giving to the next level each year or more often as you desire. All gifts are 100% tax-deductible. Your gift in any amount is greatly appreciated! Learn more about annual giving here.

OPEN A NEW CHARITABLE FUND AT MCF.
Support the cause or causes closest to your heart by creating an endowed fund at your Middletown Community Foundation. With a gift of $10,000 or more, you may leave a legacy in your community by establishing a permanent means of support for your favorite specific charities or a field of interest such as the performing arts, a scholarship to help local students attend college, or a general grant-making fund to address the community’s greatest needs as they change.

Ways to give are discussed in greater detail HERE

If you have further questions, please contact the office at (513) 424-7369.

Please know how important you are in helping connect people who care with causes that matter. We simply can’t do it without you! Please join or make a gift today!

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Legacy Society

The Middletown Community Foundation Legacy Society was created to recognize generous individuals who have included the foundation as a charitable beneficiary of a future gift. Every person who has made a future commitment to MCF through a will or estate plan is eligible for membership in the Legacy Society. These commitments may be in the form of irrevocable or revocable deferred gifts.

Your planned gift is a lasting investment that will benefit our community in perpetuity. Many people like to leave a gift to MCF of their will because they care about causes that are important in their lives.

Benefits of planned giving:

  • Create a family legacy of generosity.
  • Ensure the causes that are important to you now are cared for in the future.
  • Planned gifts may offer tax savings for you or your heirs.

Planned gifts can be made to the Foundation in a variety of ways. Seek the advice of your financial planner to make the decision that suits you best.

Send your Letter of Intent to the Foundation today.

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8 Good Reasons to Support MCF

  • 1 We’re local.
    We help people, businesses, and organizations give locally to make a difference through effective philanthropy.
  • 2 We know our communities.
    We’re in touch with their most pressing needs and initiate programs and grants to address them.
  • 3 We focus on longevity.
    We’re built on the idea of permanence. Your endowment gifts are being used to better the community and are managed professionally to meet changing future needs.
  • 4 We’re flexible.
    Our services offer donors maximum choice in what assets to give, to whom to give them, and the organizations and causes they wish to support.
  • 5 We’re economical.
    We’re built to be one charitable entity comprising many individual funds. By pooling these resources, we can effectively manage funds for many different charitable purposes while investing these funds to grow your gifts.
  • 6 We provide tax advantages.
    Gifts and bequests to MCF receive maximum charitable income and estate tax benefits.
  • 7 We are accountable stewards.
    For decades, MCF has existed to serve the community with an impeccable record of honoring donor intents and stewarding gifts.
  • 8 We serve donors, great and small.
    Become a member for as little as $50 and begin making a difference today.
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Annual Giving Program FAQs

This annual request for support throughout the year focuses on raising unrestricted funds for the ongoing operations of the Foundation. These funds are critical to the overall goals of the Foundation. Anyone making a contribution of $50 or more is automatically a member of the Middletown Community Foundation (MCF).

Because your support throughout the year provides unrestricted funds for the ongoing operations of the Foundation, including paying for the infrastructure that awards grants to meet the most pressing needs of the community that often arise during the year, additionally, these funds ensure we have the very best and most experienced staff.

Giving is a personal decision. We encourage you to give at the time and level that is best for you. We provide opportunities throughout the year to give by enclosing a remit/reply envelope in most of our mailings. We encourage you to consider increasing your giving to the next level each year. Remember, all gifts are 100% tax-deductible. Your gift in any amount is greatly appreciated!

These levels, both large and small, recognize donors who support the Middletown Community Foundation year in and year out. As a member, your name will appear under your level in our Annual Report.

Absolutely! Every tax-deductible gift is used to strengthen the Middletown Community Foundation and ultimately goes back into the community. Your gift sends a powerful message that you believe in your Foundation and its mission.

  1. If you’re not already a member of MCF, become one! Anyone giving $50 or more in the calendar year is automatically a member. Click on the DONATE NOW button to join online.
  2. If you’re a member, make additional donations to MCF throughout the year when possible. We understand giving is a personal decision. MCF provides opportunities throughout the year to give by enclosing a remit/reply envelope in most mailings and by donating online. Remember, all gifts are 100% tax-deductible. Your gift in any amount is greatly appreciated!

Please call (513) 424-7369