MCF often has conversations with advisors whose clients are looking for a succession plan for their private foundation. In certain situations, transferring the private foundation's assets to a donor advised fund can provide several benefits.
Private foundations and donor advised funds can both help your clients achieve their charitable giving goals and support the causes and organizations that are most meaningful to them. However, in advising clients on which option may be the best fit for their giving, understanding the nuances of each is critical.
Our Tips for Navigating Legacy Planning Conversations December 4, 2024 Starting the conversation about legacy giving early with clients gives them plenty of time to consider their options. Year-end meetings are a great time to check in with your clients...
To assist you with your year-end planning discussions, we wanted to share some common year-end planning situations we see, and the solutions advisors have used to address them.
If your clients would like to increase the impact of their charitable giving without compromising their broader financial goals, life insurance may provide a solution.
Non-cash gifts can provide clients with unique and tax-efficient opportunities to support causes they care about. However, they can also present unique challenges.
Charitable gift annuities can allow your clients to make gifts to a nonprofit while retaining a lifetime stream of income.
Qualified charitable distributions can be valuable giving tools for clients who will likely not need the full balance of their retirement funds to cover their expenses or for those taking the standard deduction on their tax returns.
New proposed regulations of donor advised funds fail to take into consideration important differences between commercial gift fund providers and community foundations. MCF President and CEO Bob Sorge shares a community foundation perspective on these proposed new rules.
Since the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, donors and their advisors have looked for ways to use the increased standard deduction while still receiving tax benefits for their giving. One of the most popular techniques for doing this is known as "bunching."
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