As a public charity under the law, the Newtown Community Foundation serves you, the donor, by offering you maximum tax advantages while supporting your interests. The Foundation is permitted to receive a wide range of gifts and can assist a donor with a variety of tax-planning, estate planning and planned giving options. Establishing a fund within the Foundation is a simple way for you to leave a lasting legacy and make an investment in your community's future.

The Newtown Community Foundation can assure current and future donors that the intent of their charitable funds will be honored in perpetuity, regardless of what happens to the donor or the organization. The Foundation is a permanent legal entity dedicated to community betterment through philanthropy.

Getting Started

The Newtown Community Foundation along with its parent organization, the Bucks County Foundation, currently has the following institutions serving as financial trustees: First National Bank and Trust of Newtown, PNC, Wachovia, Mellon, Univest, and Quakertown National Bank. Others may be added at any time.

The Foundation will be happy to work with the professional advisor of your choice to develop an effective structure for your philanthropy.