Lowndes Community Foundation

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The Lowndes Community Foundation (LCF) is a public charitable foundation serving Lowndes County, Mississippi. LCF provides grant funding to support nonprofit organizations, including elements of city or county government, engaged in projects deemed helpful to the local community. Funding for LCF grants comes exclusively from the investment income earned by the foundation’s permanent endowment, which grows as tax-deductible gifts are made to LCF by individuals, civic organizations, and the local business sector. This makes the LCF a reliable and financially sustainable source of funding for the community. As the permanent endowment grows and produces more investment income, compounding the benefits to Lowndes County as time goes on.

As an affiliate of CREATE Foundation, Inc., LCF is fortunate to have the full administrative support of CREATE in the management of its resources, including investment services, relieving it of the need to establish and maintain an expensive administrative office. Further, board members commit to annual donations that cover the small administrative costs the LCF does have. This means that our fundraising efforts are focused exclusively on building the endowment and thereby maximizing our future grant making capacity.

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