Pass-Through Gift/Designated Grant Form

Please fill out this online form with your contact information, gift information and grant information. If you have any questions, please call Missy Belles at 360-671-6463 or email missy@whatcomcf.org with your questions.

Donor First & Last Name*

Donor Address*

Donor Phone Number*

Donor Email*

Gift Amount*

Please note, if this is a stock transfer, please indicate this here with the approximate value anticipated

Anticipated Gift Date*

Donor Recognition*

Please indicate how you would like to be recognized in our publications for your gift. You may type in "anonymous" if you would not like to be recognized.

Gift Designations

Please indicate the Federal Nonprofit Charities or the Whatcom Community Foundation Fund(s) that you would like your Pass-Through gift to be applied to. If you do not know the exact amount of your gift, you may indicate a percentage. Please also type in the purpose, e.g. "unrestricted" or "program." If you have more than 3 designations you may upload a list, noting the above information. The minimum passthrough grant is $250 per organization. A nominal fee of $10 per grant will be charged.

Irrevocable Gift

I hereby irrevocably assign, convey, transfer and deliver the Property to the Whatcom Community Foundation, the net proceeds to be designated for support of the following federally recognized nonprofit organizations and/or Community Foundation Funds, noting that a fee may be charged.

Pass-Through Grant Designations

First Organization or Community Foundation Fund

First Amount or %

First Organization or Fund Purpose

e.g. unrestricted

Second Organization or Community Foundation Fund

Second Amount or %

Second Organization or Fund Purpose

Third Organization or Community Foundation Fund

Third Amount or %

Designation List Upload

If you have more than 3 charitable designations, please upload your list here noting the organization name, amount or %, and purpose.

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Variance Power

The Foundation’s Board of Directors has the authority to modify any restriction or condition on the distribution of funds for any specified charitable purposes if in the sole judgment of the board, such restrictions or conditions become, in effect, unnecessary, incapable of fulfillment or inconsistent with the charitable needs of the community or area being served. This provision is consistent the Foundation Board’s variance power as set forth in Treasury regulations, §1.170A-9(f)(11)(V)(B).

Donor Acknowledgement

By completing this form, I:

Assure the Whatcom Community Foundation (WCF), a qualified public charity, that these proceeds will not provide any direct or indirect benefit to the me or my immediate family.
I understand that the WCF Board has the above described variance power and
I understand that some more complicated passthrough transactions may involve a fee.

Special Instructions or Notes

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