The Top Ten Benefits of Giving
Creating an endowment with a community foundation, and specifically, to the Unity Foundation of LaPorte County, benefits everyone involved, beginning with you!

Your contribution is never outdated
The Foundation guarantees the endowment you establish today will be just as vital in the far future. We give equal attention to the first fund established in 1992 as to the one created yesterday.

Your contribution achieves maximum impact
Unity’s proven investment management will increase the effectiveness of your gift.

You receive maximum tax benefits
Contributions qualify for maximum income, gift and estate tax deductions. The Unity Foundation of LaPorte County is classified by the Internal Revenue Service as a public charity exempt from income taxes under section 501(c)(3).
You can remain actively involved in your endowment (donor-advised funds ONLY)
The Foundation offers you and others you choose (including succeeding generations) the ability to discuss and recommend grants from the endowment you establish.

Your gift is your living memorial
You choose the name and purpose of the endowment, thus leaving a highly personal, yet publicly expressed, legacy for your family, your company, your favorite community beneficiary, or others.

We know where help is needed
The Foundation staff has an in-depth knowledge of LaPorte County, specifically its challenges and opportunities, and we represent a cross-section of the community. We can help you make informed decisions, if and when you ask.

We offer creative ways to give
Our financial experts can make the best of any charitable situation. Click here to discover how Unity helped donors realize some unusual charitable opportunities.

It's quick and easy
Though the endowment will continue in perpetuity, the necessary paperwork to establish it can be completed in minutes.

We are publicly accountable
An independent certified audit is performed annually, and the Foundation makes a full accounting of its activities through newsletters and an Annual Community Report.

We are fiscally responsible
Administrative costs are shared by all funds, minimizing costs to any single endowment.