SouthCoast Community Foundation
350 Union St.
New Bedford, MA 02719
Website: https://southcoastcf.org
(508) 996-8253
Contact:
Melanie Edwards-Tavares
CEO
mtavares@southcoastcf.org
Year organization became a 501c3: 1995
Year of first fiscal sponsorship: 2000
Number of sponsored projects: 5
Fiscal sponsorship administrative charge:
10%
Eligibility criteria:
- Aligned mission values
- Only projects located in our state or region
- Type of service
- Has an advisory group
Types of projects or services we sponsor:
- Arts and culture
- Children, youth and families
- Environment/sustainable growth
- Youth development
Services we offer projects:
- Auditing
- Bill paying
- Bookkeeping/accounting
- Computer IT
- Human resource management
- Insurance
- Legal services
- Organizational development
- Payroll
- Receiving property and stock donations
- Tax reporting
Based on Fiscal Sponsorship: 6 Ways to Do It Right: Our model(s) of fiscal sponsorship are:
- Model C, Preapproved Grant Relationship
Organization description:
As a tax-exempt, public charity, the SouthCoast Community Foundation offers donors the guidance and flexibility to fulfill their philanthropic goals. We serve a range of charitable individuals, families and corporations whose primary concern is improving the quality of life in our community. The SouthCoast Community Foundation allocates individual, family and corporate funds to meet community needs. To date, the organization has distributed over $60 million from more than 200 funds to humanitarian, educational and cultural organizations in the region.