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Mount Dora Community Trust

A Bright Investment in our Community

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How to Start Giving

Types of Funds Administered by MDCT

The Mount Dora Community Trust strives to promote the interests and goals of both the community and its donors by offering a wide range of charitable gift and contribution options. We provide a variety of ways to give to one of our established funds, or you can create your own. You can elect to donate now or set up a future gift as part of your estate planning.

However you want to help ensure the continued vitality of Mount Dora, we make it easy to leave an important and lasting impression.

View current list of funds or Click Here to view a description of each.

  • Mount Dora Community Trust General Fund
  • Robert Morton Endowment Fund
  • Hagerty Swim Trust
  • Frank Brown Youth Fund
  • Liveright Endowment for the Performing Arts
  • Mount Dora Area Chamber of Commerce Depot Restoration
  • Martensen, Reid and Gardner Memorial Fund
  • Mount Dora Music Festival
  • Medical Emergency Fund
  • Northeast Black History Committee, Mount Dora, Inc.
  • Mount Dora Community Concert Association Fund
  • Mount Dora Library Association Endowment Fund
  • Alice Edgar Memorial Fund
  • Mount Dora Theatre Company Endowment Fund (ICEHOUSE)
  • Lighthouse Walk Endowment Fund
  • Charles Edgerton Memorial Fountain Endowment Fund
  • Mount Dora Sister Cities Endowment Funds I and II
  • Mount Dora Lawn Bowling Fund
  • Fred Gasser Foundation Fund
  • Carpenter House for Children Endowment Fund (Everyday Samaritan)
  • Carpenter House General Fund
  • Susan Weinstock Memorial Scholarship
  • James and Thomas Dennis Junior Golf Fund
  • Mount Dora Yacht Club
  • Breast Disease Fund
  • D.O.R.A. Dog, Inc.
  • Unity in the Community
  • Mount Dora Community Building Fund
  • Debbie’s Doorstep
  • Bland Scholarship
  • Mary E. Beacom Memorial Fund
  • Liz Perrett Scholarship Fund
  • Orval Hagerty Scholarship Fund
  • Joel J. See and Anna J. See Memorial Scholarship Fund
  • Frank E. Brown Scholarship Funds
  • Round Lake Elementary School Scholarship Fund
  • Marcia Morgan Scholarship Fund
  • Aileen Joiner Scholarship Fund
  • John Liptak, Jr. Basketball Scholarship Fund
  • The Williams Fund
  • Kelly Bodnaruk Scholarship Fund
  • Marcia Morgan Cancer Fund
  • PowerOne Technology Fund
  • Harold and Janet Esch Endowment Fund
  • Richard Earhart Rotary Scholarship Fund
  • Mary Dunbar Rotary Scholarship Fund
  • Lakes & Hills Garden Club
Establish a new fund

We’ve done the groundwork necessary to make creating your own community-conscious fund simple, tax advantageous and ethically fulfilling. Whether you’re establishing your own fund or you’re a financial advisor working on behalf of a client, we make it easy to reach
your goals.
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For further information on ways to make the Mount Dora Community Trust a part of your charitable planning, please consult with your attorney or financial advisor, or contact Mount Dora Community Trust, (352) 267-0957, P.O. Box 1451, Mount Dora, Florida 32756, E-mail address: info@MountDoraCommunityTrust.com; or The First National Bank of Mount Dora, Trustee, (352) 383-2140, P.O. Box 1406, Mount Dora, Florida 32756.