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WELCOME
The Southern Tier West Development Foundation
is a reigonal community foundation created by and for the people and
communities in Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua Counites and is tax
exempt under Sections Sections 501(c)(3), 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(A)(iv) of
the Internal Revenue Code.
We're governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and work to improve the
region's quality of life and economic viability by meeting changing
needs, strengthening community capacity, and helping important community
and economic development projects fund success.
While most charitable organizations fund their activities from annual
contributions, we pool charitable contributions received from many
different donors into permanent, income-earning endowment funds.
We enable people with philanthropic interests to easily and effectively
support the issues they care about - - immediately, or through their
will. Donors can establish a charitable fund with us by
contributing a variety of assets and may also recomment grants in their
name; if they choose, to communities and non-profit groups they want to
support.
We seek to serve as a catalyst for the region to recognize its strenghts
and develop and common vision for the future.
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Our
Role Is To - -
Build and manage permanent endowment
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Use the earnings from the endowment to support a wide range of regional
and local community and economic development initiatives - -
Provide donors with a flexible range of giving and disbursement
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