Operations Support Services
As we’ve grown to one of the largest foundations in the world over the past four decades, we’ve established a rock-solid infrastructure.
We’re able to quickly and accurately process in excess of 5,000 grants annually. We have created processes that enable the acceptance of virtually any gift, including complex assets, real estate, personal property and cryptocurrencies. We are experts in international grantmaking. Our systems allow the production of detailed financial and grantmaking reports. And our technology is built for security and speed.
All these capabilities, and more, are available to other foundations and grantmaking organizations to leverage.
Grantmaking services:
- Assigned Senior Philanthropic Advisor to provide advisory, strategy + implementation services
- Fundraising capabilities
- Quarterly meetings
- Giving plan design
- Client’s proxy in communications and negotiations with grantees
- Requests for + review of grant proposals
- Grantee due diligence
- Grant processing — domestic grants are typically processed within 5-7 business days
- Grant monitoring
- Grant evaluation
- International grantmaking, including due diligence
- Custom research
- Site visits on behalf of or with client
Financial, legal & wealth management services:
- Complex gift acceptance
- IRS gift + grant compliance
- Quarterly fund statements
- Legal counsel access
- Consultant access on specialty topics
Fund management services:
- New fund onboarding
- 24x7, secure online account management via MCF’s proprietary Giving Center
- Grant history management
- Donor mail management
A partnership with MCF gets you this and more. Thought partnership. Strategic counsel. Access to our local and national network of resources. Whatever you need.
The engagement can be a short-term project or a longer-term, ongoing relationship. We assemble the team and the tools you need and develop a pricing model based on your precise requirements. It’s simple and efficient – and it’s working successfully for many foundations.
Outsource your operations to MCF and get the peace of mind that comes when you partner with a trusted $3 billion foundation. And importantly, reclaim the time you used to spend on administration and direct it back to where it matters - making impact.
