The Community Foundation is building a stronger community…one passion at a time.
We provide a variety of channels to actively connect donors with nonprofits fulfilling their missions.
Through our Nonprofit Resource Center and programs, the Estate Planning Council of Marion County and the NonProfit Business Council, we provide collaboration among leadership sectors to impact social and cultural change in our community.
The Community Foundation works pro-actively with public/private partners to identify issues that impact Ocala/Marion County and convenes leadership to explore solutions.
The Foundation works closely with financial advisors to serve as a resource for their planned giving clients.
The entire community benefits when donors invest in programs that fuel their passions.
The size of your gift doesn’t dictate the amount of impact you can make in our community. We take the administrative hassles away from your giving and from your family. Let us help you create change today.
From assisting your clients with funds and tax deduction benefits to helping create a lasting legacy for a client with a specific desire for impact, we partner with you to take your client relationships to another level.
We are the go-to resource for the nonprofit community for everything from agency fund management to a nonprofit event calendar, professional development to sample nonprofit resources. We are here for you!
Arnette House provides safe and effective programs to strengthen youth and families in Marion, Lake, Sumter, Citrus & Hernando Counties. They offer emergency shelter services, individual and group counseling, crisis intervention and referrals to youth and families.
The Early Learning Coalition of Marion County ensures children of the Marion County community have access to quality early learning programs that nurture their learning potential to prepare them for success. The ELCMC provides leadership and fosters partnerships to optimize a quality learning environment for Marion County children through child care, voluntary pre-kindergarten and parent education.
The Marion County Bar Association is committed to helping provide legal assistance to low-income Marion County citizens. Through the MCBA Civil Legal Aid Fund, services can be provided to assist in making sure that all have equal access to justice in Marion County.
Your donation not only makes an investment in the lives of our students and teachers but it is an investment into our community.
The purpose of the Horse Country Protection Program is to help protect Marion County’s agricultural lands, equine heritage, and unique natural springs by advocating for the development of a Rural Land Management Plan.
The fund supports ideas and initiatives of non-profit organizations working collaboratively to restore the Ocklawaha and protect the Silver River for people and wildlife.
This memorial fund will enable the creation of “Ms. DeCasper’s Reading Den” for students.
Our family foundation fund will build on our legacy of giving back to the communities we serve by helping individuals presenting with unmet needs who lack the resources to meet those needs.
Membership is open to all designated 501c3 non-profits in Ocala Marion County. Cost is $50 per year…
Collegium Sanctorum Angelorum will be a residential, four-year college that will provide a liberal arts education that is faithful to the intellectual, moral, spiritual, and liturgical traditions of the Roman Catholic Church, and a formation in Catholic living, at affordable rates for tuition, room and board.
Educating Marion County Middle School Students about Philanthropy.
Lives changed and lives saved. Guardian Angels Medical Service Dog work through their incredible dogs to make a difference in the lives of those struggling with a variety of disorders including: PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury, Seizure Disorders, Mobility Issues and more.
It is estimated that there are 4,000 skateboarders in the city of Ocala and 22,000 in Marion County; generally 6.8% of the population using national averages. The purpose of the fundraising plan is to evaluate options for funding of the skate park and feasibility of raising necessary capital within the local community.
