Generosity Builds … a Stronger Community
For more than 80 years, Madison Community Foundation has been privileged to support neighbors helping neighbors and our community rallying around causes and projects that matter to us all. Every day, generous people from across our community come together for the city they love and to strengthen the organizations doing important work here.
MCF is joining the Council on Foundations to explore and share what generosity looks like in our community, and what it helps build. It’s a celebration of what giving has helped create here in the Greater Madison area, and an invitation for you to be part of what it builds next.
Explore some examples of what generosity has built in our community in the tiles below.
- Leaving a Legacy for Journalism: Barbara Johnson’s Giving Journey
- Passing on the Value of Philanthropy: Amanda White Is Sharing the Joy of Giving With Her Son
- Giving With a Sense of Gratitude: Sharifa Merchant Creates a Legacy With Charitable Gift Annuities
- Leaving a Legacy for Women Artists: Brenda Baker and Bird Ross Look Forward With Legacy Gifts
- An Enchanted Forest: Steve Morton’s legacy protects and preserves public lands for all to enjoy
- Preserving a Valuable Community Asset: The Foundation for Dane County Parks Is Working to Connect More People to the Parks
- A Legacy for Our Lakes: James Tye and Gabriel Neve’s Legacy Gift Supports the Clean Lakes Alliance
- Dane Dances Brings People Together: Celebrating Inclusivity Through Music and Dance
- Dreaming Big for the Community: Mentoring Positives’ Darbo Dream Center Will Have a Big Impact on Youth
- The Transformation of the Stone Horse Green: Designed By and For Middleton Residents
- A Fund By and For the Community: The History of MCF’s Community Impact Fund
- Supporting the Community and Giving Youth a Fresh Start: Ray and Linda Allen
- An Innovative Approach to Learning: CEOs of Tomorrow Teaches Students Using Social Entrepreneurship
- One Man’s Vision Sparks a Life-Changing Program: The Sánchez Scholars Program
- Investing in the Future: Groundswell Conservancy Spearheads a New Program With Operation Fresh Start
What Will Your Generosity Help Build?
Whatever your passion or your capacity to give, working with MCF can help you build something that matters. MCF offers multiple ways to give based on your interests and goals:
- Start a donor-advised fund to simplify your giving.
- Contribute to the Community Impact Fund or one of our Field of Interest Funds to support local initiatives.
- Establish a named endowment to create a permanent legacy of support for your favorite organizations.
- Create simple, flexible plans to benefit the causes you value through your estate.
We invite you to be part of the future and to imagine what your generosity can build.
