Ways to Give > Designated Funds
In the spirit of expanding philanthropy and promoting outstanding charitable work, PVF serves as the depository for projects that do not yet have their tax-exempt status but are eager to commence their charitable work.
An example is the Generosity in Action Designated Fund, dedicated to supporting travelers’ enthusiasm to give back to needy villages and people in third world countries, in areas where they travel. Through a close working relationship with local tour operators and guides, projects are monitored to insure completion. Travelers’ donations pay for materials and engineering oversight; the village often provides the labor. Travelers donating via The Generosity in Action Designated Fund have helped to stock school science laboratories, support a women's sewing collective, and build entire schools, libraries, wells, playgrounds, even a basketball court, in small, remote villages from Burma and India, to Peru, Niger, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.
PVF’s Designated Funds allows multiple donors to receive a tax deduction for contributing to a single charitable program. A Designated Fund provides donors with flexibility, enabling them to target support for innovative ideas. PVF manages the fund and prepares financial reports for the program leaders.
PVF's Designated Funds include:
Catholic Worker House - Assistance to the poor through housing, food and education programs in Redwood City, San Bruno and Half Moon Bay
Compassionate Chefs Cafe - works with the Gandhi Ashram in New Delhi, India and the Tenderloin After School Program in San Francisco to uplift the lives of children and provide them with resources to become members of the global village.
Day Worker Center of Mountain View - Provides a setting that connects workers and employers with dignity and compassion, and empowers workers through fair employment, education and job skills training
Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC) - aids low-income immigrant students in their pursuit of a
Generosity in Action - Supports educational and health projects in communities identified by travelers to developing countries
McClymonds High School Health Clinic - Supports the Chapell R. Hayes school-based health clinic at McClymonds High School
Peninsula College Fund - aid motivated, gifted and traditionally under-represented minority students from the Mid-peninsula and particularly East Palo Alto, East Menlo Park and Redwood City, in their quest for a college education. More about scholarship recipients here.
PRVAIL (Partners in Restoring Vision and Improving Lives) - Procures and distributes reading glasses to needy people worldwide
San Francisco Traditional Jazz - Supports the preservation of traditional jazz
Take Home Book Program - Promotes preschool and first-grade literacy in the San Francisco Bay Area
Whole Child Initiative - Identifies, supports and promotes grassroots organizations worldwide that help children and families to thrive
Women of Color Action Network - Supports and inspires professional women of color to advance in their careers
