Sumter Sunshine Community Foundation advances the individual goals of the non-profits in the community it serves through awareness, targeted giving, grants opportunities and enhanced access to donors. A community foundation, as a central portal for major giving, serves as a unified voice for local non-profit entities in building community through philanthropy. One of the key roles of any community foundation is to provide access to philanthropic giving through donor-advised and endowment funds to non-profits in our community. Community foundations provide the link between those high net worth donors (accustomed to giving through community foundations) and local non-profits, thereby directing funding where it is most needed. As our Foundation grows, we will open up collaborative grant opportunities at the local level. Sumter Sunshine Community Foundation will serve as a catalyst for building the cultural and civic endeavors that strengthen our community as well as our economy.