What We Do
Contact UsThe CFO provides philanthropic leadership to build stronger communities.
Fund Management
Professional investment and administration of charitable funds.
Our mission is to enhance the quality of life in our region through resource development, community grantmaking, collaboration and public leadership.
We help donors achieve their philanthropic goals through professional management and investment of charitable funds.
We work with nonprofit organizations to help them fulfill their missions through fund administration, grantmaking and learning opportunities.
We award scholarships to deserving students to help them achieve their educational goals.
Our Services
Learn more about what we provide.
The CFO offers a range of philanthropic services to support our donors, affiliate foundations, professional advisors and nonprofit organizations in achieving their goals.
Our Leadership Work
The CFO’s leadership is building a stronger foundation for place-based philanthropy.
Rural Schools Partnership
Strong schools are anchors for rural communities; the CFO is a national leader in philanthropy for place-based education.
Youth Empowerment Project
Student chapters across the region instill the tenets of philanthropy and volunteerism in the next generation of leaders.
Humanitarian Award
This annual award celebrates those with courage, wisdom and a record of service that creates long-term impact for their communities.
Mission-Related Investing
By providing below-market loans to help finance projects with a public purpose, the CFO creates a “double-bottom line” for investing in our region.
Collaborative Funding
The CFO partners with grantmakers across and outside our region to pool funds for high-priority needs such as rural health, poverty and disaster resiliency.
Our Impact
Philanthropy has the power to transform our communities.
More than $500 million has been granted and distributed since the CFO’s founding in 1973.
Hundreds of volunteer leaders guide locally based decisions to improve communities.
Collaboration is a cornerstone of the CFO’s commitment to public leadership.
