Madison Community Foundation

Madison Community Foundation

Madison Community Foundation was created in 1942 as Madison Community Trust. Bob Sorge serves as its President and CEO. The foundation receives assets from individuals and families who convert private vehicles into donor-advised or endowed funds at MCF. The foundation targets a diversified portfolio with allocations to global equities, fixed income, real assets, and hedge fund strategies. It holds positions through Commonfund vehicles including CF SS Global Private Equity Fund II LP and Commonfund Alternatives Portfolio. Geographic exposure centers on the United States with additional holdings in global natural resources and private equity. Confirmed co-investors include Forward Community Investments in the Dane County Diverse Business Guaranty Fund. The organization employs 23 professionals at its Madison headquarters. It maintains relationships with service providers Commonfund (OCIO since 2006), UBS Financial Services, and Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren. In May 2024 the foundation sponsored the Madison Gives event at Monona Terrace. It also operates affiliated vehicles including A Fund for Women and the Goodman Nonprofit Center. MCF differs from typical private foundations through its open structure that accepts assets from any donor and its formal accreditation by the Community Foundations National Standards Board. Governance includes an Investment Committee with members drawn from State of Wisconsin Investment Board alumni and local operating companies.