THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES GIFTS FROM INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS, AND ORGANIZATIONS AND PLACES THEM INTO INDIVIDUAL FUNDS THAT MATCH THE GIVING PRIORITIES OF THE DONORS. THE MAJORITY OF THE GIFTS ARE ENDOWMENT GIFTS WHICH ARE PRESERVED INTO PERPETUITY, WITH A PORTION OF THE CUMULATIVE NET APPRECIATION RETURNED TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH GRANTS TO AREA NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT PRIORITIES INCLUDE: STRENGTHENING DONOR SERVICES IN ORDER TO MORE EFFECTIVELY BUILD THE COMMUNITY'S ENDOWMENT; MAKING GRANTS CONSISTENT WITH DONOR INTENT, AND IN THE CASE OF UNRESTRICTED GRANTMAKING, SUPPORTING COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION EFFORTS AND BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; AND EXERCISING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP BY ASSISTING EFFORTS RELATED TO ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND DEVELOPING A STRONGER SENSE OF REGIONALISM. IN EVERYTHING THE ORGANIZATION ACCOMPLISHES AND SUPPORTS, IT SEEKS TO CREATE A MORE COHESIVE AND VITAL SENSE OF COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT GENESEE COUNTY. IN 2022, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED GRANTS TO 328 DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.
