Who We Are

The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound serves as a catalyst for charitable giving in Thurston, Lewis and Mason counties. We are a nonprofit organization with a single purpose: to connect donors with causes they care about.

Since 1989, community residents have utilized us to make their charitable gifts more effective. We provide maximum flexibility in establishing, managing and distributing your gifts.

Through our donors' generosity, a wide variety of arts, education, health and human services, and environmental projects are supported. We are your premier local source for comprehensive charitable gift planning.

Make a Difference - Now and for the Future

Our knowledgeable staff can help you identify where your charitable gifts will have the most impact. We offer extensive flexibility for you to disperse gifts now, or to leave a lasting legacy for the future.

Individuals, families, businesses and other nonprofits use us to create charitable funds that help meet community challenges over time. We invest and administer those funds, and award grants to human services, environmental, educational and cultural organizations as well as scholarships to deserving young people.

Why Donors Use The Foundation

• We know our community.
• We help you achieve superior tax benefits.
• We make set-up and administration easy.
• We share your interests.
• We care about the future.

Foundations Play Nationwide Role

Community foundations are the fastest growing sector of philanthropy in the United States. There are currently about 700 community foundations across the country with combined assets of over $31 billion. Community foundations are a popular choice for donors because of the services we provide connecting donor interests with community needs.