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 [...]
Make a plan–and make your favorite charities part of it
As you consider whether the time might be right for you to formalize your charitable giving, here are three tips to consider–all of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Budgeting has its benefits, even with charitable giving
Your family may be among those who are taking their charitable giving budgets more seriously this year, given uncertainty surrounding interest rates, potential new [...]
Doing your due diligence
You’re ready to roll into a new year, and that includes staying involved with the charities you love, whether as a donor, volunteer, board [...]
Philanthropy and New Year’s Resolutions
Philanthropy. It’s a big, intimidating word. According to dictionary.com, philanthropy is defined as, “the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by [...]
