Checks must be made payable to Marietta Community Foundation or MCF.

Indicate the designation of your gift in the memo or attach a note.

If your gift is in honor or memory of someone, please indicate the honoree in the memo.

Mail your gift to:
Marietta Community Foundation
Attn: Heather Allender
PO Box 77
Marietta, OH 45750

Deliver your gift to:
Marietta Community Foundation
100 Putnam Street
Marietta, OH 45750

Conveniently contribute using your credit card. Securely process your donation online, supporting our initiatives with ease and speed.

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When donating online, ensure continuous support by setting up an automatic recurring donation. Choose your preferred frequency—monthly, quarterly, or annually—to support your favorite cause effortlessly and reliably.

Did you know many employers will match or even triple your donation to Marietta Community Foundation? Some employers will even match gifts from spouses and retirees.

Contact your Human Resources department to learn more.

Gifts of appreciated securities (such as stock, bonds, and mutual funds) can be used to establish a fund or add to an existing fund.

To make a gift via electronic funds transfer or gift securities, please contact foundation staff at 740-373-3286.

Naming Marietta Community Foundation in your will or trust means you can support your favorite causes and benefit the community in the future.

• Leave a specific dollar amount, percentage of your estate, or what remains after other bequests have been satisfied.

• Create a named fund or give to an existing Marietta Community Foundation fund

• Bequests to the Foundation qualify for a charitable deduction for the full donation so your heirs will not pay estate tax on these assets.

Giving through a charitable remainder trust allows you to receive income for the life of the trust, with the remainder going to your community.

• It is a trust that pays either a fixed or variable income to you or your named beneficiaries for life or for a fixed term not exceeding 20 years, or a combination of the two.

• When the trust term expires, the remaining assets in the trust pass to Marietta Community Foundation to establish a fund or add to an existing fund at the Foundation.

• You receive a tax deduction for the present value of the gift the year the trust is funded.

A charitable lead trust (CLT) enables you to make a significant charitable gift now while transferring substantial assets to beneficiaries later.

• A trust is set up from which Marietta Community Foundation receives annual payments throughout your lifetime for a specific number of years.

• The distributions go to your fund at the Foundation and then to the charities you specify.

• When the trust terminates, the remaining principal is returned to you or, more typically, your children or other loved ones at reduced tax cost or tax-free.

Having assets in your IRA or other qualified retirement plans name Marietta Community Foundation is a simple and effective way to benefit the community while avoiding significant, often unanticipated taxes.

You can designate that after your death, assets remaining in the plan are to be contributed to a named fund at the Foundation.

For those whose need for life insurance has decreased, making a gift of an unneeded policy can be a convenient and effective way of meeting your charitable goals.

Transferring ownership of a cash value policy to Marietta Community Foundation makes you eligible for a charitable tax deduction based on its current value. You also reduce estate taxes, since the value of the policy is removed from your estate.

Gifts of real estate include a gift of a house or other personal residence, farm, commercial building, and income-producing or non-income-producing land.

This type of gift must be evaluated by the Foundation before being accepted. Please contact foundation staff at 740-373-3286.