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Community Foundations
Organizations whose grant funds are derived from many donors rather than from a single source and are held in an endowment that is independently administered. Income from the endowment is used to make grants for charitable purposes, usually in a specific community or region.
The above terms and definitions are part of the Taxonomy of Human Services, used here by permission of INFO LINE of Los Angeles.