Placer Community Foundation

We are an enduring organization that grows local giving to strengthen our community.

Values:

• Be open to learning and listening.
• Act with integrity.
• Make courageous decisions.
• Value our community and respond to its needs.
• Lead by example.

Local expert: We are a local organization supported and led by people from Placer County. Our board and staff are continually cultivating a deep knowledge about the issues and opportunities that shape our community. We monitor community needs and opportunities in a variety of areas, including arts and culture, education, environment, and health and human services. We track the impact of the organizations and programs working to make a difference in our community. Placer Community Foundation matches acts of caring with our community's needs.

Personalized service provider: We work closely with people who give and their professional advisors to help each donor achieve his or her personal, charitable and financial goals. We offer maximum tax benefits under federal law. We help people understand the many ways of giving, and we share our knowledge of community needs and high-impact opportunities. We help individuals, families and businesses create personal legacies through named funds. We provide administrative services that ensure giving is an easy, pleasurable experience. Through our careful stewardship and endowment capabilities, we make giving powerful.

Community catalyst: We're in the business of building community. As a unique, established resource for community philanthropy, we serve donors and nonprofit agencies that are turning community resources into community good. We bring diverse voices and groups together to address local issues. We foster the development of new organizations and programs. We redirect funds as community needs change. We build permanent community capital.