About Community Foundations A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is a public charity that administers permanent, named funds established through gifts and bequests from individuals, families, businesses and organizations. Community foundation donors enjoy favorable tax advantages and relief from adminstrative burdens associated with running a private foundation or establishing an independent nonprofit. Community foundations make grants — including scholarships — from these funds to qualified charitable, educational and cultural organizations. More than 700 community foundations exist throughout the United States. Community foundations are dynamic and collaborative, bringing together nonprofits, government agencies, donors and the public to discuss and address significant community issues. Brashear High School students are among those who are eligible to apply for trade and vocational scholarships. 3 SCHOLARSHIP HANDBOOK