How to Create a Charitable Fund in Pinellas County

Define your charitable objectives with the help of our Foundation staff. This preliminary meeting can include discussion with your professional advisor about the many tax benefits of charitable gifts.

Click below for a short video on how easy it is to create a charitable fund.

Name your fund. Many people choose to honor their family name. Or, they may honor a family member or friend. (Example: John Doe Family Fund OR Jane Doe Memorial Fund.)

Seed your fund with cash, real estate, securities or other appropriate options.
Once the assets are transferred, your vision becomes a reality.

For more information on how to start your give-back-to-the-community fund, click here or call the Pinellas Community Foundation at 727-531-0058

 

Welcome New Pinellas Community Foundation members: Jeannine Williams, Esq. and Dr. Ken Peluso!

Jeannine Williams is an attorney with the City of St. Petersburg. She is board certified in City, County and Local Government Law. Jeannine is a past president of the St. Petersburg Bar Association and is involved with many other professional and civic organizations.

 

Dr. Ken Peluso was elected to the School Board in 2014. He has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Merrimack College in Massachusetts and a Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine from Sherman College in South Carolina. In 2013, Dr. Peluso retired as president/owner of Peluso Chiropractic Center in Palm Harbor after 28 years in practice.

Dr. Peluso has served as chairman of the Early Learning Coalition of Pinellas County and served on the Florida Early Learning Advisory Council.

This Non-profit Helps Students in Your Community

Are you are compassionate, caring and want to provide scholarship assistance for graduating high school students in Pinellas County – but you don’t know where to start?

With your generosity you can easily create a scholarship program through the Pinellas Community Foundation. We have extensive experience administering numerous scholarship funds created for a variety of helpful purposes. You just simply create the criteria to be used in selecting the desired recipient, and we do the rest. From a thousand dollars, to hundreds of thousands, any amount can create a scholarship fund. You also can participate on a scholarship selection committee with the foundation staff and foundation-appointed community volunteers to help identify recipients.

For more information on how to start your give-back-to-the-community fund, call the Pinellas Community Foundation at 727-531-0058.