Hardeeville Community Transformation Foundation
Our Mission
Our mission statement is to enable the growth and development of the City of Hardeeville, while enhancing the quality of life for its residents and visitors alike by providing quality projects, programs, facilities, and services that will positively affect our vision of creating a livable and sustainable community.
Our Purpose
The City of Hardeeville operates and implements several community-based projects, facilities programs and services. These projects, facilities programs and services are administratively supported and managed by the city under the oversight and direction of the City Manager, City Council and associated Councils and Committees along with City Staff. The city is not always financially able to fully fund these various projects, programs and services, cost effectively and efficiently in the manner that best supports the wants and needs of the city. The city would like to have a mechanism in place to expand these projects, facilities programs and services along with the ability to add additional items as needed to successfully grow and develop the city. The establishment of a 501c3 non-profit foundation will allow donations to augment available community resources in these areas. The purpose of the COHCTF is to promote, raise and manage funds to support civic purposes that advance community-based projects, facilities programs and services to benefit and serve
the residents of the city.
Public Safety
- Youth recreation, and education programs.
- Civic engagement programs and services
Tourism
- Community based wellness, and enrichment programs.
- Senior recreation, leisure, education programs and support services.
Development
- Civic construction projects
- Parks and facilities improvements
Security
The city, at its expense, will provide limited administrative support to relieve the Foundation of their full administrative costs (e.g. insurance, banking, IT, copying and legal resources, etc.).
Regulation
While persons making contributions or donations to the Foundation cannot specify the constructive use of the money, consistent with Internal Revenue Service regulations, they can indicate the general type of project, program and service for which their contribution is
intended, and be assured it will only be used for that general purpose and not be comingled with other funds of the Foundation.
Dedication
The Foundation is irrevocably dedicated to charitable purposes, and no part of the income or assets of this Foundation shall inure to the benefit of any Director, officer or member thereof or to the benefit of any private person or group.
Strategy
The Foundation has been formed in efforts to serve a charitable purpose to benefit the city at large, and not for the private gain of any person or group of people. No substantial part of the activities of the Foundation shall consist of political activities or attempts to influence legislation, and the Foundation shall not participate or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office.