Episcopal Diocese of Northern California

The Episcopal Foundation of Northern California (EFNC) was established as a nonprofit corporation in 1983.  It is an institution of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Northern California and is subject to the provisions of its Constitution and Canons. The Board of Directors is composed of the Bishop, the chancellor and 15 elected members, representing congregations throughout Northern California. The Board, as a Committee of the whole, sets policy for the Foundation and acts on recommendations of the Board Committees: Executive, Planning, Evaluation, and Nominating, Promotion & Education, and Finance. From 1992 to 2008, The Foundation has facilitated gifts totaling $33,264,382.00.  Of these, 79.59% have benefited Churches, 9.6% the Diocese, 8.02% Diocesan Institutions, 2.79% outside the Diocese.  In 2008, The Foundation facilitated transactions amounting to $ 1,673,386.00, 76% of which was for individual churches.

EFNC provides the following services: 

Churches: 

           Presentations during services

           Consultation with vestries about creating, managing and investing endowment funds    

           Provision of materials for churches to promote an awareness of planned giving   

           Assistance for your church with issues of estate distributions.

Congregations:    

           Mini-workshops - (one hour to one 1/2 hours) on estate planning & planned giving 

           Full workshops, developed in conjunction with local congregations, featuring 

estate planning specialists   

           Presentations by Board members on The Foundation and its' work

Individuals:

           Assistance for individuals desiring to make gifts/bequests to your church    

           Consultation with individual members of your congregation about their estate plans   

           Acting as trustee to enable people to make gifts to their church that permit them to retain life income   

           Acting as agent for the receipt of gifts of stock   

           Handling all aspects of gifts of real estate.

Contact EFNC Executive Director

Rick Harrison Smith at 800-442-6918, ext. 16