Unrestricted Funds offer the broadest giving option, allowing grants to be made wherever our community's needs are the greatest. In our case, this is the 'Community Investment Fund'. A gift made to this endowment enables the MSCF board to always respond to our communities' greatest needs.

Field of Interest Funds create grants that meet needs in a particular field or geographic area that is of interest to you. You can also create a fund to support a general cause - such  as 'children' or 'animals' - and instruct MSCF staff to make grant recommendations and charitable distributions on your behalf.

Donor-Advised Funds enable you to recommend specific organizations to receive grants. These funds operate just like a private foundation, allowing donors to recommend distributions from their "personal foundations" to specific organizations, or fields of interest.

Scholarship Funds help students pursue academic goals. You may define guidelines for candidacy, the advisory committee, the school and the award itself. You can establish criteria for awarding scholarships, such as specific disciplines, areas of study, and particular schools.

Designated Funds let you support specific organizations while we make sure that grants to these groups remain relevant over time and responsive to changing circumstances. These sort of funds make annual gifts to a specific non-profit agency (or agencies) that you wish to support.

Agency Endowment Funds enable an agency to establish its own fund at the Foundation. The foundation handles the investment and management of the assets, distributing the earnings to the agency. These funds are established by the board of directors of a non-profit agency, in order to provide permanent support for its programs or operations.

Administrative Endowment Funds provide money for the operation of the Foundation.