The Bluffton Library Foundation was established in 1994 to enable individuals, businesses, and corporations to make tax deductible gifts to the library. The Foundation is classified as a not-for-profit charitable organization under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.
The Foundation was designed to raise funds exclusively to assist the Bluffton Public Library in meeting its mission to provide educational, cultural, and recreational information to Bluffton and the surrounding community.
In 1994, the Foundation funded the purchase of an automated circulation system and catalog for the Library.