East Texas Communities Foundation - ETCF

Founded in 1989, East Texas Communities Foundation's (ETCF) mission is to provide simple ways for donors to achieve their long-term charitable goals. ETCF works with individuals, families, businesses, financial advisors and nonprofit organizations to create charitable funds which support a wide variety of community causes and individual philanthropic interests.

Community foundations are tax-exempt public charities with a common goal: improving the quality of life in the geographic areas they serve. Community foundations are funded by individuals, families, corporations and nonprofit organizations that create short-term and permanent charitable funds to help meet needs within a given region. Overseen by a volunteer board of community leaders and industry professionals, community foundations invest and administer these funds for the benefit of area nonprofits. There are more than 800 community foundations across the United States.