Patricia W. Jaeger Fund
Pat and Bob Jaeger established this designated fund in 2016 to provide permanent resources to support the operations of The Guilford Foundation and music programming at the library.
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Guilford Art Center Endowment Fund
In 2016, with the support of a generous matching donor, the Guilford Art Center created a permanent legacy fund for the Guilford Art Center. “We are thrilled to be partnering with the Guilford Foundation to create this endowment, and extremely grateful to the Eder Family Foundation for matching the funds we raise,” says Art Center Executive Director Maureen Belden. “We hope this generosity will inspire others who wish to give in this way, which will help support all of the benefits of the arts in our shoreline community.”
David W. Knapp Fund
David Knapp, longtime Guilford resident, established the David W. Knapp Fund in 2016. It’s unrestricted so it can be directed towards existing and future needs of the town.
Mancini Family Fund
Jim and Liz Mancini established the Mancini Family Fund at The Guilford Foundation in 2016 to ensure that resources will always be available to help those in our community with basic needs.
Jared Eliot Fund
Acquiring an important piece of open space, providing environmental education, or maintaining trails and building a viewing platform are among the community investments envisioned by William (Bill) Bloss, who recently established the Jared Eliot Fund on behalf of an anonymous donor.
Guilford Interfaith Volunteers Endowment Fund
Guilford Interfaith Volunteers (GIV) established this fund in 2014 to ensure that resources would exist forever to support their important work of providing critical basic need services to residents.
Bill & Kate Lee Family Fund to Support the Guilford Community Fund
A unique situation in which Bill and Kate Lee established an endowed fund to provide a permanent source of funding for another philanthropic community organization.
Gustave & Carol L. Sirot Fund
Carol Sirot established the Guilford Foundation’s very first donor advised fund in 2012 in her name and the name of her late husband, Gustave.
Guilford Bell Curve Charitable Fund
A group of 25 teammates from the Guilford Bell Curve Soccer Club came together in 2012 to establish one of The Guilford Foundation’s first donor advised funds.
Lou & Susan Weady Fund
This designated fund supports fund supports the Guilford Agricultural Society and their focus on Guilford’s agrarian legacy.