Unrestricted Funds

Crossroads Community Foundation’s grantmaking in MetroWest is funded primarily through unrestricted funds. The Foundation manages a competitive grantmaking process, distributing grants to nonprofit organizations that are addressing the most critical issues. Areas currently funded include: Family Support, Arts & Culture, Environment and Youth Development. Education funding is coming soon. The flexibility of your unrestricted gift enables our local program experts to respond to the community’s most pressing needs — for today and tomorrow.

Field of Interest Funds

Through a named Field of Interest Fund, donors can focus their gift within an area that is meaningful to them, such as homelessness or animal welfare, or a specific geographic area. The Foundation’s grantmaking staff will apply the gift where it can make the most impact.

Designated Funds

Donors may establish an endowed gift to benefit a specific 501(c)(3) agency through a named Designated Fund. You identify the recipient you wish to benefit through your gift; our staff manages the annual distribution of funds.

Donor Advised Funds

These Funds can simplify giving to any nonprofit 501(c)(3) public charity through an initial tax-deductible gift of $10,000 or more. Additional contributions can be added at any time for any amount. Donors may recommend grants of $250 or more to any qualifying Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) public charity at their convenience. Donors have access to the Foundation’s grantmaking staff should they need any assistance in identifying issues and needs they wish to learn more about.

The Foundation for MetroWest Fund

You can support the Foundation for MetroWest by making a gift whenever it is convenient for you. This fund provides operating support and helps the Foundation for MetroWest do the valuable community work that we do, such as nonprofit seminars, philanthropy education, training and other convening events.

Any fund can be established in your name, or in the name of your family, organization or business, or anyone you wish to honor or memorialize. All grants distributed from your fund — today and in the future — use the name of the fund in perpetuity. It is a wonderful way to always be involved with, and remembered for, your community investment.

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