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When you donate to a public charity, you may be eligible for a tax deduction—if you itemize your deductions. However, changes to the tax [...]
Strengthening Community Through Strategic Giving and a Donor Advised Fund: Tom and Annmarie’s Story
Through a Donor-advised fund, individuals are able to make tax-deductible charitable gifts into their named fund and then recommend grants to [...]
Facilitating their philanthropy through a Donor Advised Fund: Pat & Jerry Papenfuss discuss the benefits
Pat and Jerry Papenfuss in 2023. Through a Donor-advised fund, individuals are able to make tax-deductible charitable gifts into [...]
Is a Donor Advised Fund (DAF) right for you?
Through a Donor-advised fund, individuals are able to make tax-deductible charitable gifts into their named fund, and then recommend grants to their favorite charities [...]
Many happy returns: How to help your kids celebrate charitable giving
If you’ve ever considered wrapping charitable giving into a child’s birthday party, you are not alone! Lots of parents are encouraging their kids to [...]
Crisis giving: Proceed with caution, but do proceed!
It's a natural human response to want to help in a crisis–even though it’s hard for many people to ask for help. Indeed, Stanford [...]
Make a plan–and make your favorite charities part of it
At some point during your adult life, you’ve likely realized that it would be wise to put in place a will, trust, and powers [...]
QC…Drat! If you missed the 2024 deadline, start planning now
A Qualified Charitable Distribution (“QCD”) is a useful tool if you’ve reached the age of 70 ½ and want to give to a designated, [...]
Celebrating the causes you love
Pictured: Recreation Alliance of Winona A new year is in full swing, but you’ve still got plenty of time to consider your [...]
It’s a family thing
If you’ve not yet involved your children or grandchildren in your charitable giving, this may be the year to consider it! Children of all [...]