For over 150 years people in Plainview have helped their friends and neighbors by investing in projects that improve the quality of life in the community.

The Plainview Area Foundation continues that tradition of community-building by offering individuals, families, businesses, corporations and service clubs a way to help others through organized giving.

Requests for funding are considered on an ongoing basis. The Board also conducts fundraising events throughout the year.

Gifts to the Foundation are tax-deductible. Community members, businesses and service organizations may make outright donations in the form of cash, real estate and securities. The Foundation also has a Deferred Giving Program through which bequests, life insurance and trusts with charitable provisions may be donated. If a donor wants to give a gift for a special purpose, the Foundation can create a separate program. Gifts that honor an individual or commemorate a special occasion, and memorials that honor a deceased loved one are examples of special purpose giving.