Preserving and Enhancing Lodi
LACE was founded in 2009 by a group of seven local citizens. These citizens created the financial and legal framework to facilitate local philanthropy to preserve and enhance Lodi’s proud legacy of cultural, educational and environmental gifts.
LACE’s mission is to provide charitable resources that will enrich the greater Lodi community for present and future generations. Resources from LACE will be available for educational and civic projects within the geographical boundaries of the School District of Lodi.
Why Give to LACE?
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It’s Simple
LACE provides a simple way for you to support a variety of charitable needs in our community.
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It Stays Local
Your gift keeps your charitable donations local by supporting Lodi-area organizations.
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It Endures
You can create an enduring legacy for yourself, your family and the Lodi area by giving to the community endowment fund or establishing a named or donor advised endowment fund to benefit the community for generations to come.
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It Lifts Everyone
Supporting local organizations builds community spirit and helps preserve history and improve the local quality of life.
Why We Work With Madison Community Foundation
- LACE partners with MCF to take advantage of MCF’s fund management expertise and oversight, and to make our grantmaking more efficient. Working with MCF also helps minimize administrative costs, allowing us to maximize the amount of money we have available for making grants.
- Through our partnership with MCF, we can accept gifts of cash, securities, real estate, life insurance and retirement funds. Your contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
- MCF invests the funds for long-term growth, preserving the principal while making a percentage of the endowment’s value available annually for Lodi area nonprofit projects and programs.
