Donation Options

The Chinese Heritage Foundation offers several options for your charitable interests.  The options are listed on this page.  LInks are provided for you to give online through the secure website of our administrator, The Minneapolis Foundation.   To give via U. S. mail, please send your gifts to our postal address listed on the Contact Information page.

I. Chinese Heritage Foundation Fund

You may give to our Chinese Heritage Foundation Fund and become a member of our Foundation.  This is an endowed fund that remains in perpetuity at The Minneapolis Foundation, and income produced from this Fund goes to grant awards that the Foundation gives out every year. There are two levels of membership:

Annual Membership
A gift of any amount will qualify you as an annual member of the year in which you give.  Membership benefits include voting privileges to select the Foundation's Advisory Committee's rotating members and eligibility to serve on the Committee.

Founding Membership

A donation of $1000 or more will be acknowledged as a Lifetime Founding Membership. Founding memberships will close at the end of 2014. We are currently in a drive to recruit a total of 100 Founding Members.  We are almost a third of the way there.  An angel has stepped in and pledged to match all Founding Membership donations for a short time since May, 2009!  So please join us now and see your donation double in value instantly!

In 2010 and beyond, all donations of $1000 or more will be acknowledged with Lifetime Sustaining Memberships.

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II. Donor Advised Funds

Alternatively you may wish to donate to a particular Donor Advised Fund established by our members.  Please enter the particular Fund's name when you visit the website of The Minneapolis Foundation.

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III. Create a Donor Advised Fund

You may wish to direct your own giving in support of our mission and create your own Donor Advised Funds under our umbrella.  This is a wonderful way to create a legacy and to involve the next generation in charitable giving. Families have found that getting together to discuss grantmaking helps to create special bonds among family members and that the experience proves to be a rewarding one.

You will have total control of your Fund.  Our only recommendation is that a significant portion of your grants be given in support of our funding priorities.

Donor Advised Funds require a minimum balance of $10,000.   For more information to set up your own Donor Advised Fund, please contact us or Dan Berg, our Senior Asset Development Officer at The Minneapolis Foundation.

Read about our current Donor Advised Funds and their diverse interests.  Learn about their goals and aspirations for the future of our community and join them.

IV. Planned Gifts

Preserve your charitable legacy beyond your lifetime and include our Foundation in your estate planning.  This is a very meaningful way to ensure the vibrancy of our community.  There are many types of planned gifts for you to consider:

Bequest
Beneficiary Designation
Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT)
Charitable Gift Annuity
Charitable Lead Trust
Real Estate Gift

For more information please contact Dan Berg, our Senior Asset Development Officer at The Minneapolis Foundation.