Thedford leaders work for the future
Thedford
What will our communities need when today’s children become tomorrow’s leaders? The only thing we know for certain is that new challenges and new opportunities will require capital.
With fewer than 700 people in the area it serves, the Thedford Community Foundation Fund has built an endowment of almost $200,000 in a few short years and made grants of nearly $40,000. It also has secured more than $150,000 in planned gifts.
Building a community endowment through local charitable giving and estate planning is the most reliable source we have for future funding needs. In 2010 gifts and bequests by individuals made up 81 percent of all charitable giving in the U.S. – far outpacing corporate and foundation giving. The Nebraska Community Foundation teaches local leaders to look to people they already know as they look to the future.
