Community Foundation Opens First Fund by Middle Keys Resident to Support Charitable Causes Throughout the Keys

 A new granting fund to support charitable causes in Marathon and throughout the Florida Keys was recently created by Key Colony Beach philanthropist and civic leader Marian Buccafurni at the Community Foundation of the Florida Keys (CFFK). The Buccafurni Fund is the first fund established at the Community Foundation by a Middle Keys resident and will provide grants to local nonprofits for a variety of programs and services to benefit Keys residents.

“I’m pleased to be able to work closely with the Community Foundation and provide help for many of our residents in need,” said Marian Buccafurni. “A community foundation is the ideal organization to manage community funds, support local nonprofits, work with donors to improve lives, and help build a strong future for our community.”

Marian is a retired attorney and business professional with a diverse background in the medical, science and legal fields. She is a Community Foundation board member, Chair of the Middle Keys Advisory Council, and member of the Investment and Grants committees.

The Buccafurni donor-advised fund will become a future unrestricted legacy fund upon Marian’s passing. The Community Foundation’s Grants Committee will then make grant awards from the fund to benefit the entire Keys community.

Marian spends part of the year in Monterey, California, where she works with the Community Foundation for Monterey County. She is a former board president and a major donor of the Women’s Fund there, a field of interest fund financially supporting opportunities for women and girls. She helped establish programs to benefit girls’ health and those in need of small loans.

The Community Foundation’s funds are managed by the national financial services firm Fidelity Investments. Donors with investments at Fidelity can easily open a granting fund at the Community Foundation by simply transferring funds from their Fidelity investments. To learn more about opening a charitable fund at the Community Foundation, visit cffk.org or call Jennifer McComb at 305-292-1502.

Your Community Foundation of the Florida Keys, In Paradise for Good, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Since 1996, the Community Foundation has been connecting people, resources and needs through philanthropy. CFFK helps individuals and families leave a legacy in the Keys by inspiring giving and by investing in people and solutions to benefit every resident from Key Largo to Key West. Over $30 million in grants have been made to student scholarships, arts and culture, beautification and preservation of the Keys, health and human services, hurricane relief, and youth programs. The Community Foundation is known for its signature “Unsung Heroes” event which honors nonprofit volunteers. For more information, call (305) 292-1502 or visit cffk.org.

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