The Hamilton County Public Foundation is a Community Foundation established as a 501(c)(3) entity. It's sole purpose is to help the citizens of Hamilton County.

OUR MISSION:

"The Hamilton County Public Foundation will endeavor to enrich the lives of the people of Hamilton County"

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Judy Schwieterman, President
Marcia Ashmore, Vice President
Millie Baldwin, Secretary
Bernice Dunn, Treasurer
Rebecca Wallace, Board Member
Don Fellers, Board Member
Rob Gale, Advising Attorney
Steve Schell, Financial Advisor

What is a Foundation?

A foundation is a vehicle for charitable giving capable of benefiting the entire community. Through endowment funds, charitable minded individuals can build a permanent source of charitable assets to meet emerging, as well as existing community needs. The Foundation will seek endowment from other foundations, thus building on the pool of assets the foundation generates.  

How can I contribute to the Foundation?

1. Unrestricted Gift: A gift of support to the Foundation with no restrictions on how it is spent. invested, or dispersed.

2. Restricted or Field of Interest Gift: The gift is tied to a particular field of interest. The Foundation will select the community agencies that best serve the field of interest.

3. Designated Gift: The donor can choose the specific agency to receive the money and request for an accounting of the activity.

4. Donor Advised Funds: The donor can make recommendations on how the money is spent and can request to sit on the board.

5. In Memoriam: Funds given to the Foundation in memory of a loved one.

6. By Affiliation: Your organization can benefit with the foundation.

How will the money be spent?

Each year the IRS will designate to the foundation the percentage of its assets that must be dispersed. This amount will then be evaluated and issued to the fields of interest of the Foundation.

OUR CURRENT FIELDS OF INTEREST

Education
Recreation
Youth
Families
Elderly
County Development
Law Enforcement
Library
Transportation
Health/ Safety

YOUR ORGANIZATION MAY WANT TO AFFILIATE

Affiliation is simple. You put your organizations funds into the Foundation.
This will benefit you in the following ways:

1. All the income placed in the foundation is protected under its 501(c)(3) designation umbrella, you do not need a 501(c)(3) to affiliate.
2. The Foundation will do all your tax reporting to the IRS.
3. You may choose to retain control of your funds.
4. The centralization of administration saves you from needing a trained or paid staff.
5. You will have a small maintenance fee.
6. You will have access to the Foundation's fields of interest.
7. Larger investment pools will result in increased returns.

        For more information please write to:

                Hamilton County Public Foundation
                P.O. Box 61
                Syracuse, KS 67878