Give Where You Live
Place-based giving transforms our communities.
By pooling financial resources from generous donors, we can strengthen local economies, support vital causes and initiatives, empower community leaders, and help ensure Southwest Minnesota is a place where all people can thrive.
Generous support from the people, businesses and organizations that care about communities in our region make it a place of growth and opportunity. As a community foundation, we can help create a meaningful and individualized way for your gift to make a difference. Our menu of giving options, including cash and non-cash gifts, allows for creative and flexible ways to make a donation. Your generosity can support our strategic priorities, a community foundation affiliate, or another local fund.
Keep Giving Close to Home.
Together, we have the resources to do good things for Southwest Minnesota.
Did you know that in the next 10 years, more than $2.3 billion in our region is estimated to transfer to the next generation? If 5% of this amount is donated over 10 years to support charitable causes, nearly $120 million could stay in Southwest Minnesota to support local needs. (Data from University of Minnesota Extension)
We strengthen Southwest Minnesota through charitable giving. We have the tools, staff expertise, and local connections to help you make a gift that benefits both you and your community. Learn more about:
- Making a difference today with a gift of cash, giving through your Individual Retirement Account, or establishing a donor-advised fund;
- Turning your assets into impact, including gifts retirement assets, appreciated securities, life insurance, gifts of grain, gifts of personal property and real estate;
- Making a gift for tomorrow, including making a gift in your will or trust, establishing an endowment fund, donating farmland, or establishing a charitable remainder trust or charitable lead trust;
- Supporting one of our partner funds such as a community foundation affiliate or designated fund.
“I support SWIF because I like having the opportunity to impact the lives of those around me. SWIF funding provides educational and economic opportunities for those around us who are working hard to achieve the American Dream – to provide something better for our families than we had.” – Rhonda Bonstetter, Slayton