Skip to content
Forms/Current Fund Advisors - Start Here >>
Donate

Strategic Funding     •   DAF     •   Create a Fund     •     Give to a Fund     •     Current Fund Advisors

Scholarship Funds

What is it?

An opportunity to support promising students as they pursue their dreams.

Best Fund option to:

  • Support a particular demographic of student, sport or art so that talented individuals have the support they need to continue their education;
  • Honor or memorialize a loved one.

What are the benefits?
1.  YOU SET the scholarship CRITERIA
Do you want to support a particular field of study?  The visual or performing arts?  Perhaps a coach or sports participation taught you life lessons that have contributed to your personal growth?  YOU decide what the rules of eligibility are for recipients of this Fund.

2.  HONOR or MEMORIALIZE a loved one.
Establish a scholarship to honor someone on a milestone birthday and invite family and friends to support it financially.  The legacy of the honoree will support the next generation of students and contributors to the Fund receive a tax deduction.

3. TAX-FREE GROWTH
If you choose to have your Fund invested at CTCF, any gains achieved by the Fund are tax-free growth that you can use to provide more scholarship support to students. Each month you will receive a report showing the activity of your Fund, tracking both deposits and distributions. *Past returns are no guarantee of future performance.

4. DOUBLE your FUND
A Scholarship Fund at CTCF qualifies as a recipient of an employer charitable matching program.  Check with your employer to determine if they have a charitable matching program and how much they match annually.

5.  AVOID Capital Gains or Ordinary TAX
If you have proceeds from a stock sale that you are planning to donate, be sure to consider gifting the stock directly to your Fund.  Instead of selling the stock, paying taxes and then being left with a smaller amount to donate, verify how long you have owned the stock.  You may not have to pay capital gains tax if you have owned the stock longer than one year or ordinary tax if less than one year when you gift the stock directly to your Fund.

 

How do I establish a Scholarship Fund?
 You will need to fill out the “Fund Agreement” which includes choosing a unique name for your Fund.  The Fund Agreement outlines the parameters of your Fund, and areas such as the following are covered:

  1. Who are the primary advisors for the Fund and who will be on the application review committee?
  2. What are the parameters of the Scholarship (ie. need based, maintaining a particular GPA, supporting a particular sport, education institution or field of study)?
  3. Do you want to invest your charitable dollars?
  4. Administrative costs for a Scholarship Fund.

To review a copy of the Fund Agreement or for more information, call or email.