Philanthropic Advising Services

Community Foundations

Helping you help local donors discover giving opportunities.

As a community foundation, you exist to support nonprofits close to home. But today, your donors may expect more than funds management. Access sector expertise donors need for greater local impact with LSA Philanthropic Advisory Services.

No additional staff necessary.

Donors want more guidance

Donors want more personalized support and guidance from staff that may already be stretched. Our team is ready to help them explore their giving goals and plan their impact thoughtfully while preserving your team’s time and resources.

With decades of experience supporting nonprofits across Indiana and the US, LSA Philanthropic Advisory Services provides a compass and creates a map for individuals, couples, and families searching for ways to make the biggest and most meaningful philanthropic impact they can—close to home.

Complement your foundation’s team confidently and seamlessly with philanthropic advisory services that help your clients meet their impact and legacy giving goals without overlap with the services you provide best.

Charting the course with trusted navigators.

Over 350 nonprofits around Indiana and across the country have partnered with LSA to raise more than $600 million, improve board governance, and create a stable future for their organizations. Our boardroom experience helps your donors chart their philanthropic course through clarity on the “why” behind their giving.

Tailored. Confidential. Impartial.

Your community’s most generous donors deserve support and a clear direction. We provide it by following our North Star: your donors’’ goals. LSA will never steer donors to give to any existing LSA clients. If a donor identifies an LSA nonprofit client as a potential recipient, we will fully divulge any conflict that may exist.

Together, we can all have a long-term impact in our communities. LSA Philanthropic Advisory Services enables your donors to create a meaningful plan for that impact without additional strain on your resources.

Opening New Pathways for Community Foundations

Donors want to give locally. When they understand their options for philanthropic giving and choose to support local organizations, community foundations free up additional staff and financial resources and increase their own impact while providing an enhanced level of donor stewardship.

Our own work with community foundations and the organizations they serve means we know how to support your work without encroaching on what you do best. The support we provide works with your mission, not against it.