Giving for Donors

Impact in Your Community

As we look to the next 30 years and beyond, we will not rest on our successes of the past; but rather, take the lessons learned to expand, adapt, and propel our work in the coming months, years, and decades.

The Madison County Community Foundation belongs to the community and holds the community’s memory. More than 3,000 individual donors have contributed to the funds we manage, including a number of estate and memorial gifts. The generosity of these good friends continues to benefit local agencies and students far beyond their own lifetime.

We focus especially (but not exclusively) on permanently endowed funds which will never deplete. Our leadership takes seriously the notion that we serve as stewards for today while building a stronger Foundation - and a stronger Madison County- for tomorrow.

Join us as we continue to make an impact - for good, forever.

Fund Options
Women in Philanthopy

MCCF Fund Contribution Options

Every gift has the power to make a difference. The Madison County Community Foundation accepts gifts of all sizes and in many forms, including cash, check, online giving, stock gifts, real estate, and more. Whether you choose to honor a loved one, support community grantmaking, contribute to an existing fund, or establish a named fund, your generosity helps create lasting positive change across Madison County.

Types of Funds

Impact Madison - Unrestricted Funds
Support the changing needs and greatest opportunities in Madison County. Unrestricted funds provide flexible resources that allow the Foundation to respond to emerging challenges, invest in community priorities, and create lasting positive change where it is needed most.

Field of Interest Funds
Support the causes that matter most to you. Whether your passion is education, community development, health, animal welfare, the arts, or another area of impact, field of interest funds direct your generosity toward the issues you care about most.

Designated Funds
Create lasting support for the nonprofit organizations you value. Designated funds provide ongoing funding to one or more charitable organizations you choose, helping strengthen their work for generations to come.

Donor Advised Funds
Partner with the Foundation to support the causes and organizations that matter to you. Donor advised funds provide flexibility while allowing individuals and families to remain actively involved in their charitable giving.

Scholarship Funds
Invest in the future of Madison County students. Scholarship funds help open doors to educational opportunity while creating pathways for growth, achievement, and long-term community impact.

Review our listings of the myriad of ways fellow donors have made an impact in Madison County. Your giving, too, can improve the quality of life and create a more vibrant community within the county we call home!

Ways donors can engage with the Madison County Community Foundation

Give to an existing fund‍ Any amount‍ ‍

Give toward MCCF’s discretionary use‍ ‍Any amount‍ ‍

Legacy/Estate gifts or Corporate Philanthropy‍ ‍ Any amount‍ ‍

Create a named fund of your own‍ $10,000 Endowed/$20,000 Pass-Through

How to Donate

Administrative Fees and Fund Requirements

Non-Permanent Fund Procedures

2025 Donors

Women in Philanthropy

The Madison County Community Foundations hosts an Annual Luncheon which gives us the opportunity to celebrate the power of women's charitable giving and impactful grant-making.

Women in Philanthropy was established in 2005 to strengthen the philanthropic voice of women in Madison County. By encouraging the use of time, talents, and treasures, Women in Philanthropy continues to build a strong collaboration of women who are active in making their communities better and brighter. Since 2005, Women in Philanthropy has grown the endowment fund to over $175,000 through meaningful contributions. This fund supports the needs and interests of women throughout Madison County through grant-making.

Participation in Women in Philanthropy is open to all women in Madison County who care about improving the quality of life for women and children in our community and are able to join us financially in that cause. We are confident that, together, we can increase our impact on women and children throughout Madison County.

Madison Forever

A Three Year Initiative to Strengthen and Elevate Madison County

Madison Forever is more than a campaign. It is a reflection of who we are and our vision to be a community where every person has the opportunity to thrive.

Through a generous gift from Lilly Endowment, Inc., we are challenged to strengthen our capacity for greater impact. This initiative includes both a robust matching campaign and community support grants that allow us to respond immediately to local needs and opportunities.

Multiply Madison is a central aspect of the Madison Forever Campaign. This campaign offers an expanded matching opportunity that multiplies the impact of EVERY endowed gift.

The need for flexible and sustainable resources continues. Multiply Madison ensures that we not only meet today’s challenges but also prepare for the opportunities and needs of the future.

MAKING AN IMPACT TODAY
for a better tomorrow in Madison County