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Make the greatest impact with your giving

Our role is to make philanthropy effective and simple for you, so that the causes you're passionate about get the most benefit. Whether you want to organize and focus your giving, support a specific cause, help make Buhler better for future generations, provide scholarships for students or give a helping hand to people in need, Buhler Community Foundation can help. At Buhler CF, we offer many options for your giving, and we can tailor strategies to your situation.

How it works

The Community Foundation has the technical expertise and resources to accept any appropriate asset as a charitable contribution. We regularly work with donors and their professional advisors to create and execute sophisticated giving strategies. In addition to cash, we regularly accept gifts of:

  • Publicly-traded stock

  • Mutual funds

  • Bonds and other debt obligations

  • Real estate, complete or partial interests in residential or commercial real estate

  • Land

  • Privately held companies, interests in C-corporations, LLCs, Limited Partnerships

  • Restricted stock

Beneficiary designations in a life insurance policy, bank account, or a retirement plan are also simple and meaningful ways to make a planned gift to the Community Foundation. These allow you to list the Foundation along with others that you would like to benefit from the proceeds of the policy or plan. You can name the foundation as the sole beneficiary or as one of numerous beneficiaries. As well, you can name the foundation for a percentage or for a specific dollar amount of the proceeds. Just ask the administrator of your policy or plan for a designation form if you wish to make this kind of gift.

Types of funds

You can choose to give now through a variety of established charitable funds, or you can establish a new fund. You can also specify the Community Foundation to manage and distribute charitable gifts in your will or trust so that you can be sure your wishes are carried out.

Many donors choose to make an unrestricted gift to the Fund for Buhler that benefits the community more broadly and allows us to meet the ever-changing needs of this place we call home. Donors can also choose to set up a Donor Advised Fund to take an active role in making grants. For donors wishing to support one or more named charities perpetually, a particular area of interest, or even a favorite program/project, we offer funds to accomplish your purpose.

Fund for Buhler Endowment

Giving to the Fund for Buhler is the most flexible way to help meet the changing needs of our communities. By choosing to include the Fund for Buhler in your charitable giving, you are helping nonprofit agencies and organizations in Buhler provide innovative programs to address the most vital community issues.

Donor Advised Funds

Simple to set up, Donor Advised Funds offer tax benefits, and you are assured the spirit of the gift will endure. Individuals, families and corporations may utilize this type of fund and are invited to suggest grants to their favorite charitable organizations.

Field of Interest Funds

This type of fund is for the donor who has the desire to help a particular area such as education, child development, or the arts. By designating the general field of interest, not a specific organization, you allow Buhler Community Foundation the flexibility to address changing community needs.

Funds for the Future

Donors who will confer gifts at the end of their lifetimes through wills, trusts, retirement assets or other means are creating a legacy for future generations. If you are utilizing Buhler Community Foundation in your estate planning, please let us know so that we may fully understand your intentions and recognize your generosity.

Donor Designated Endowment Funds

A donor designated endowment allows you to provide ongoing support to one or more of your favorite causes. You make a one-time designation to the organization(s) you wish to support and, because the gift is given through an endowment at Buhler Community Foundation, it provides the organization(s) with annual grants, decade upon decade.

Organization Endowment Funds

Endowing a fund with Buhler Community Foundation is a philanthropic keystone for local nonprofits. It provides the solid base for a vision, assuring the organization or individual donor that resources will be there in perpetuity. The power of endowment is amazing, allowing more confident planning for the future and keeping hopes of even greater accomplishments alive.

Established organization endowments

  • BCF-Kansas Health Foundation Fund

  • Buhler USD 313 Educational Foundation Endowment

  • Sunshine Meadow Retirement Community Endowment Fund

Scholarship Funds

Scholarship funds can be structured to benefit students at any education level or for a specific institution. A fund can also be established to honor a loved one. Advisory committees assist in the selection of recipients. Our staff handles the necessary paperwork and ensures that scholarships are distributed in an equitable manner.

Let’s get started today!

If you wish to open a fund or have questions about making a contribution, contact us at 620-663-5293.