Pine Bluff Area Community Foundation Donald W. Reynolds Community Services Center 211 West 3rd Avenue, Suite 105 Pine Bluff, AR 71601 Phone:  (870) 850-7934 Email: pbacf@pbreynoldscenter.org Chris Castoro, Executive Director

The Pine Bluff Area Community Foundation, serving Pine Bluff and the surrounding cities of Jefferson County, is an excellent vehicle for the long-term management of philanthropic funds. Our assets, over $ 4.4 million, are invested in a statewide Arkansas Community Foundation investment pool of over $120 million, with professional fund management. The income from funds is used to benefit the charitable organizations of donor's choice. Anyone can establish an endowment with us, that will carry their name or the name of a loved one, will exist forever, and will generate income which may be granted each year to the charitable cause or organization that the donor wishes to support.  Scholarship endowments may also be established to support students who wish to continue their education. Contributions may be made to any existing fund, at any time, in any amount. All donations are tax-deductible.  Call our Executive Director for more information.

Board members:

Betty Abbott	Al Lowery
Diane Ayres	Marc Oudin
Mary Benjamin, PhD	Bettie Mildred Pierce
Julie Bridgforth	Mary Pringos
David Brown	Hon. Carl A. Redus, Jr.
Charleen Copeland -Chair	Kelly Stone
Norma Gordon	George Talbot
F. Daniel Harrelson	Diane Tatum
Catherine Lewis	Vickey Warriner
Others:
Mattie Collins - Adult Advisor, YAC	Chris Castoro- Executive Director

Our diverse and dedicated Board members and staff are working to make Pine Bluff a better place to live!			The Youth Advisory Group (YAC) is a permanent committee of the Pine Bluff Area affiliate.  Young people learn about their community, about philanthropy, and have fun in the process!

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What wonderful people there are in Jefferson County!  Through everyone’s efforts over the past twenty years, the Pine Bluff Area Community Foundation has grown into an organization with the desire and the capability to help make a difference for the various organizations and citizens of Pine Bluff and Jefferson County.  Through the generosity of the people who care about this county, PBACF endowment assets have grown to over $4,000,000, and these assets make it possible to give back to the community/county approximately $175,000 a year in grants and scholarships.  Now that can make a difference!  With continued support from the citizens and friends of Jefferson County through both large and small gifts to the various funds that have been set up or will be set up in the future, the funds available for grant making and scholarships can grow to $200,000 or $250,000 or $500,000 – the sky is the limit!  Have you thought about being a part of this?  The eighteen member board and executive director of the PBACF are available to help in any way possible.

As my term of office as chairman of the Board of Directors draws to an end, I would like to express my sincere gratitude for having been given the opportunity to serve in this capacity.  How amazing it has been to watch the generosity of so many people help so many more.  I couldn’t have asked for a better board or executive director with whom to work. Yeah for each of you!!  Thank you for making this experience such a memorable one.

Charleen Copeland, Chair of the PBACF Board

Pine Bluff Area Community Foundation grants are derived from a number of different kinds of funds: discretionary endowments , endowments that benefit a particular agency, donor- advised endowments, field of interest endowments, and scholarships. In addition, in the Pine Bluff Area, we have one fund established by an anonymous resident, (the Bridge Fund) which is directed by a committee of the ARCF board (our parent organization). From July '06 through June '07, the grants from all these sources totaled over $140,000! The chart below shows the distribution, which can vary significantly year-to-year.

(Excludes operating funds and internal transfers):