Designated Funds allow you to create a named, charitable fund that is permanently endowed and restricted for a specific purpose.
Often, that purpose is to support a particular charitable organization that has been important to you. Or, you may wish to support a school district to enhance the educational experience of students. A fund can also be created with a field of interest in mind, such as youth. Or, a designated fund can be advised by an individual or family (called a donor-advised fund) as a way to pass along your core values.
Tell us your idea and goals, and we’ll find the appropriate match for you.
Gifts to a fund at SWIF receive the highest possible charitable tax deduction.
For more information, contact:
Liz Cheney
Director of Community Philanthropy
800-594-9480 or 320-587-4848
Email Liz
Our Current Partners
Appleton VFW Post 4955 Flags of Honor Memorial Endowment Fund
Beatrice F. Ourada Advised Fund
Bernice Halvorson Scholarship Fund
Bird Island, Olivia, Lake Lillian (BOLD) Early Childhood Fund
Blue and Gold Foundation Fund
Brad Behrends Memorial Fund
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart Public School Foundation Fund
Business, Arts & Recreation Center (BARC) Endowment Fund
C.P. and Mary B. Schmidt Family Endowment Fund for the Worthington Y.M.C.A.
C.P. and Mary B. Schmidt Family Endowment Fund for Westminster Presbyterian Church
C.P. and Mary B. Schmidt Family Endowment Fund for Worthington Regional Healthcare Foundation
Canby Community Scholarship Endowment Fund
CareContributeSolve: Prinsco, Inc. Employee Hardship Fund
Carol M. Ulrich Haukos Advised Endowment Fund
Chippewa County Historical Society Endowment Fund
Chippewa County Historical Society Founder’s Fund in Honor of Jerry and Dixie Tilden
Chippewa County-Montevideo Hospital Advised Fund
Chippewa County-Montevideo Hospital Fund for Physician Recruitment and Retention
Chippewa River Watershed Project Endowment Fund
Christopher J. Hansen Advised Fund
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley (CGB) Public School Foundation Fund
Cooper and Jack Schoenfeld Memorial Scholarship Fund
Cottonwood County Historical Society Endowment Fund
Cottonwood County Historical Society Remick Gallery Endowment Fund
D.C. “Pat” McFarland, Jr. Endowment Fund for Friends of the Orchestra, Ltd.
D.C. “Pat” McFarland, Jr. Endowment Fund for Prairie Home Hospice, Inc.
D.C. “Pat” McFarland, Jr. Endowment Fund for St. James Church
David and Elizabeth Reimer Family Advised Endowment Fund
Dawson RSG (Ruzich, Seeling & Gustafson) Scholarship Endowment Fund
Dawson-Boyd Alumni Association Endowment Fund
Douglas C. Hoseck Scholarship in Agriculture Fund
Dr. Paul Thompson Legacy Advised Endowment Fund
Dr. Philip W. Maus Scholarship Endowment Fund of Johnson Memorial Foundation
Edgerton Public School Foundation Fund
Ellen Baker-Merrigan Advised Endowment Fund
Freese Family Advised Endowment Fund
Friends of the Jackson County Library Fund
Galen Hanson Memorial Education Endowment Fund
Grove City Area Community Answers for Reaching the Elderly (C.A.R.E.) Endowment Fund
Harder Family Advised Foundation Fund
Heimark Family Advised Fund
Herfurth Family Advised Endowment Fund
Hospice Cottage, Inc. of Worthington Endowment Fund
Hutchinson Hospice Endowment Fund
Hutchinson Independent School District #423 Foundation Fund
Ivanhoe Public Library Foundation Fund
Jackson County Central Education Foundation Fund
Jay Beytien Memorial Endowment Fund
Jennie-O Turkey Store, Inc. Crisis Assistance Relief Effort (CARE) Fund
John and Margaret Bornhoft Family Advised Fund
Johnson Memorial Foundation Fund
Karen Jenson Endowment Fund for the Milan Village Arts School
Kristi Elaine Teigen Memorial Scholarship Fund
Lac qui Parle Museum Endowment Fund
Lac qui Parle Valley Early Childhood Fund
Lake Benton Lake Association Fund
Lake Benton Public Library Foundation Fund
Laura Miller Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund
Lincoln Elementary School Foundation Fund
Litchfield Public School Foundation Fund
Luverne Child Guide Endowment Fund
MACCRAY #2180 Foundation Fund
Madison Community Baseball Endowment Fund
Madison Public Library Foundation Fund
Maureen M. Yagodka, Ph.D. Memorial Fund
Michael and Raye McKim Family Endowment Fund for the Benefit of Renville County West Public School
Minnesota State Auctioneers Foundation Endowment Fund
Montevideo Area Rehabilitation Endowment Fund
Mountain Lake Area Foundation for Education Fund
Mountain Lake Area Healthcare Endowment Fund
Mountain Lake Area Healthcare Fund
Mountain Lake Early Childhood Fund
Murray County Central Rebel Foundation Fund
Murray County Early Childhood Fund
Nobles County Freedom Veterans Memorial Park, Inc. Endowment Fund
Nobles County Historical Society Endowment Fund
Norma Stevens Memorial Endowment Fund
Odell Wind Farm Community Fund
Oliver and Jean Rekow Family Advised Endowment Fund
Ortonville Early Childhood Fund
Ortonville Public School Foundation Fund
Paul & Alma Schwan Aging Trust Endowment Fund
People Helping People Nursing Scholarship Endowment Fund
Prairie Ecology Bus Center Fund
Renville County West Public School Foundation Fund
Robert & Florence Wolff Memorial Advised Endowment Fund
Robert J. and Betty Demuth Family Endowment Fund for St. Mary’s School
Robert Sonsteng Memorial Advised Endowment Fund
Roy and Dorothy Nasers Family Endowment Fund
Roy and Dorothy Nasers Family Endowment Fund for Manna Food Pantry, Inc.
Roy and Dorothy Nasers Family Endowment Fund for the YMCA of Worthington
Russell and Betty Dahl Memorial Endowment Fund for the Benefit of Dawson-Boyd Public School Music Department
Southwest Minnesota Student Enrichment Endowment Fund
Taubert Family Advised Fund
TPI Hospitality Passionate Emergency Assistance and Crisis Effort (PEACE) Fund
Tracy Area Education Foundation Fund
Wallace A. and Shirley J. Thom Memorial Endowment Fund
Walter and Arthur Anderson Memorial Endowment Fund
Walter and Raeanna Gislason Advised Fund
