Story County Community Foundation

Welcome to the
Story County Community Foundation

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 donors' interests and personal
philanthropic goals. The SCCF acts as a broad umbrella, sheltering
many separate funds.

Currently we hold more than 25 different funds established by
individuals, families, and nonprofit agencies to benefit Story County,
Iowa. Since our founding in 2005, we have 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 flexibility of 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 build a
permanent source of charitable assets to meet emerging, as well as
existing, needs of the communities and organizations in Story
County

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 volunteer board of directors. To utilize
valuable staff expertise, investment management and office
efficiency, the SCCF is an affiliate of the Greater Des Moines
Community Foundation. This affiliation makes it possible for us 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.