Connecting People and Purpose to Build a Better Tomorrow.
The Foundation for the Tri-State Community engages donors to build community wealth for a stronger region.
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News & Stories
Fund Spotlight: Dick Griffith Scholarship
August 25, 2026
With the Dick Griffith Tournament coming up over Labor Day weekend, we are shining a spotlight on a fund that continues the legacy of a man who spent so many...
Carter County Community Fund grant cycle is now open!
August 10, 2026
Every day, nonprofits and community organizations are finding ways to make Carter County an even better place to live, work, and call home. Through the Carter County Community Fund, we’re...
Innovation Fellowship Application Now Open!
August 4, 2026
The wait is over! The Foundation for the Tri-State’s Innovation Fellowship (IF) application is now open! The Innovation Fellowship is a new leadership development program created in partnership with Marshall...
Empowering you to make a long-term difference in your community for generations to come.
We help grow your giving through sound and investments and work with you to distribute your charitable gifts to qualified nonprofit organizations that matter to you.
When you work with a community foundation, it gives you…
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- The flexibility to customize your charitable gifts in meaningful ways.
- The ability to make long-term difference in the institutions and causes you care about. Some tax advantages.
- An experienced team that will grow and protect your charitable gifts now and in the future.
The Foundation works with and through as many individuals and organizations as possible to improve quality of life for our entire regions.
The Foundation funds causes
in the Tri-State such as:
- Assisting those who need necessities.
- Provide access to education, health care
or technical training. - Celebrating and encouraging excellence
in the arts. - Enhance our community’s natural beauty.
- Caring for animals and promoting adoption
and responsible per ownership.
To leave a legacy,
you have to start a legacy.
Establishing a Donor-Advised Fund or Supporting Organization through the Foundation for the Tri-State Community may serve as a cost-effective alternative to creating a private foundation or administering an existing one.