Giving to Others Gives us Reasons to Smile

The Greater Manhattan Community Foundation is honored to serve at the center of your philanthropy. Whether you've established a donor-advised fund or another type of fund, arranged for a bequest to a fund, or given to a fund(s) with GMCF during Grown Green Match Day or throughout the year, our team strives to help you organize your giving to make it easy and convenient. If you've not yet established a fund or arranged for a bequest but are considering it, we look forward to the conversation.

Charitable giving is important not only locally and nationally but also internationally. The World Giving Index 2024 Global Trends in Generosity reports that 4.3 billion people worldwide helped someone they didn't know, volunteered time, or donated money to a good cause in 2023. Unsurprisingly, research suggests that giving to others puts donors in a good mood.

We know this intuitively based on our own experiences. For instance, many enjoy picking out a birthday gift for a friend or family member and watching them open it. The same good feelings translate to charitable giving. The Community Foundation activates the research's three key factors.

Feels good in the moment. GMCF makes it easy to give cash, stock, or other assets to a fund that best fits you, whether that's a donor-advised fund, designated fund, field-of-interest fund, scholarship fund, or unrestricted fund. You know immediately that you've taken meaningful action.

Offers choice. GMCF is flexible and can help you meet your charitable giving goals. We can help you set up an annual giving strategy, establish a bequest as part of your estate plan, and everything in between. Most of all, we want to help you support the causes that are most important to you, whether those are particular charities or broader areas of community interest.

Shows results. GMCF has a good pulse on the community's needs and how charitable giving can improve the quality of life for everyone. Every day, we work with individuals, families, and businesses to help you make a difference and see the difference you are making. From research and hands-on work to networking with other donors and meeting community leaders, our team will provide a wide range of opportunities to see your philanthropy's results first-hand.

We look forward to helping you incorporate your charitable giving into your life in ways that support the community and make you smile!

Building relationships between donors and community needs – this is our mission.