Sharon Trammel and Steve Busey worked with April Burt, their advisor, and CFWNC to plan to support their community in ways meaningful and important to them through an expectancy fund. These funds receive assets later, but the process creates a place and a plan for the future. A WNC native, Sharon is an artist who retired in 2023 as the Chair of the Fine Art and Performing Art Department at AB Tech Community College. Steve moved to Asheville in 1997 after a career in the music industry and has been at Blue Ridge Public Radio since 2002. Photo by Michael Oppenheim.
Give Today or Plan for the Future
CFWNC is here to make it simple for you to support what you love in Western North Carolina and beyond using convenient, customized giving solutions and tax-wise financial strategies.
You can create a fund focused on an array of needs or a specific issue, location or nonprofit organization. You choose your level of involvement, timing and how and when to bring family or others into giving decisions. And, you always have the option to be recognized for your gifts or to remain anonymous.
Our public charity status provides maximum tax advantages under state and federal law. We accept a wide variety of assets and can facilitate even the most complex forms of giving. In most cases our annual fee is more affordable than the costs of a private foundation.
Not sure what type of fund is best for you? You can discuss your options with our development staff and find the best fund to suit your charitable goals.