As a CF donor, you can participate to any degree you wish in defining your charitable goals and specific allocations.
CFs are permanent entities.
In fact, endowed funds in a CF will continue to benefit a community forever - a kind of philanthropic immortality. Funds are protected by law from diversion to other causes, entrusted to the community itself through its representatives. It takes a whole community to build and maintain a community foundation. For the individual or corporate donor, CFs offer guidance for making insightful and cost-effective gifts and grants. You can make use of the Whatcom Community Foundation in a number of ways.