Foundation Endowment

Funding the Future: Giving Now for Generations to Come

When you give to our endowment fund, you do more than support a library—you help secure a vibrant community hub for generations to come. You may designate a cash gift for the endowment today, or begin planning your legacy for the future.
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Your Support Makes a Lasting Difference
Our endowment fund strengthens the library's ability to support and serve our community well into the future. Endowment funds provide financial stability that goes beyond annual taxpayer funding.
Your legacy gift to the Douglas County Libraries Foundation Fund is tax-deductible.
A Gift That Keeps Growing
Your gift isn't just used once; it is invested so its impact lasts forever. The returns generate a steady, dependable stream of support year after year, allowing your kindness to continue giving far into the future.

Creating Extraordinary Experiences

While tax dollars cover daily essentials like maintaining buildings and keeping the lights on, your generosity makes the magic happen. You help fund early literacy programs, literacy scholarships, and free cultural programming that enrich lives every day.

A Safe Harbor in Changing Times

Economic climates shift, but your support ensures the library remains a reliable safe haven. An endowment acts as a comforting cushion, protecting beloved programs and resources even during lean financial years.
Your Personal Legacy of Learning
An endowment gift offers a meaningful way to honor your values or celebrate a loved one. It creates an enduring tribute that ensures your passion for literacy, curiosity, and learning lives on.
Thoughtful Financial Benefits
Supporting a 501(c)(3) foundation endowment through gifts of stock or legacy bequests can also offer valuable tax benefits, allowing you to maximize the impact of your generosity in a way that aligns with your family's financial planning.
By investing in our endowment, you transform your generosity into a perpetual gift—keeping learning, connection, and opportunity free and open to everyone in our community.
If you’re ready to explore or commit to a gift, please get in touch!
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"I have lived in this county for 34 years and have seen so many changes. Our libraries continue to grow and serve magnificently, and I choose to be a part of that!"Elaine McCain, DCLF Board Member
"We've established a fund that will have an expertly managed investment portfolio, will grow our endowment, and keep it protected for future DCL use. The fund is important to provide long-term stability for our libraries in the face of unforeseeable changes and to fund the important goals of the foundation."Rochelle Logan, DCLF Board Member
"The library is a vital part of my life and community. It is a testament to how much learning is valued in Douglas County."An Anonymous Donor
"Donating is the least I can do! I love the library! Libraries have always been my happy place since I was a little girl. Reading brings me so much joy."An Anonymous Donor
"I love to spend time there. I love to watch the kids play and listen to stories. I love that there are so many resources at our fingertips. I truly appreciate all that you and your foundation do to keep the library at its best. Thank you for what you do."An Anonymous Donor
"We hope we are able to support our public libraries and librarians throughout our lives! We want to do our part so that you know how much we treasure our libraries and all their offerings! And we want those offerings to be free and readily available for generations to come!" An Anonymous Donor
Start Your Legacy Today
To designate a gift to the Foundation or endowment in your will or trust today, use this information and/or sample language:*
  • Tax ID: 84-1207775
  • Douglas County Libraries Foundation
  • 100 S. Wilcox St.
  • Castle Rock, CO 80104
"I leave [the sum of _____ dollars], [all or ______ percent of the remainder of my estate] to the nonprofit Douglas County Libraries Foundation, in Douglas County Colorado, (Tax ID No. 84-1207775), to be used for [choose one]: the benefit of all Douglas County Libraries; _______ Library; _______ Endowment Fund; or _______ [a special purpose]."
*For illustrative purposes only. For more personalized assistance, or to ask about donor-advised funds, contact your financial advisor.
If you’ve already included Douglas County Libraries Foundation in your planned giving, we'd love to simply say thank you.
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