The Wapakoneta Area Community Foundation is entrusted to support projects that have a community focus, based on community needs. Depending on personal interests, donors may select to put their dollars to work in any of a variety of fund types within the Foundation. The following are examples of the types of funds you may wish to create:

Scholarship Funds. Special funds are designated to provide opportunities to help people of all ages continue their education.

Community Needs Funds. These funds are established with the idea that the Wapakoneta Area Community Foundation will monitor the charitable needs of the community and allocate resources to meet those needs.

Agency Endowment Funds. A nonprofit organization may decide to place its own endowment fund under the auspices of the Wapakoneta Area Community Foundation. The investment earnings can then be regularly returned to the agency or reinvested in the principal to build assets for the future.

Designated Funds. Special created funds may be designated to accomplish your charitable goals. The investment earnings from these funds may be used to support one or more specific charitable organizations. The fund will be operated as a permanent endowment and the investment earnings will be regularly distributed to the organization specified when the fund is created.

Donor Advised Funds. This type of fund allows the donor(s) to recommend gifts throughtout the year to the publicly supported organization chosen.