Since 1998, area residents have been turning to Marion Community Foundation to make their philanthropic giving as effective as possible. We are a public charity serving thousands of people who share a common concern ... improving the quality of life in Marion County. Individuals, families, businesses and organizations create permanent charitable funds that help our community meet the challenges of changing times. The foundation invests and administers these funds.

We then use distributions from the funds to award more than $1.7 million in grants and scholarships each year to many of the humanitarian, educational and cultural organizations in this remarkable community we call home.