Client is one of the nation’s leading community foundations, dedicated to improving the lives of New York residents through grant-making and financial support of nonprofits. Today there are approximately 700 community foundations in all 50 states. Some continue to use the original trust model and others, like the Client, are organized as charitable corporations. In addition to building a permanent endowment through wills and bequests, community foundations today offer services to donors during their lifetimes.