The New Century Fund is a conduit for resources to enhance the services of the city. The board also provides insight on how the city can meet goals and face challenges when existing resources aren't enough.

Here are some of the ways the New Century Fund has served as a fundraising tool to help the City of Columbia:

• Columbia's Parks & Recreation Department received $62,500 through the New Century Fund to construct the Activity & Recreation Center. These monies were received through grants and gifts from the Verizon Corporation and the William T. Kemper Foundation which needed the involvement of a 501(c)3 organization.
• Funds for Youth Recreation Scholarships were raised in March 2003 when the the New Century Fund partnered with local volunteer and dancer, Vanessa Palmer, for "Local Movement." Local Movement was a dance performance featuring all volunteer performers and technical support.
• The New Century Fund led the way in raising over $83,000 from local individuals, businesses, and foundations to restore the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. Because of the strong community support demonstrated and the work of the committee, the project received a $98,000 "Save America's Treasures" grant to fund other improvements at the Memorial site.
• In the fall of 2004, the New Century Fund served as the conduit for over $10,000 for the Columbia Fire Department to purchase "Patches & Pumper," a fire prevention education tool. Patches is a robotic Dalmation that rides in Pumper, a robotic fire truck.