IRAs, Field-of-Interest Funds, and Designated Funds: Don’t Overlook These Powerful Tools
Designated funds and field-of-interest funds may not always be top of mind when you are developing philanthropy plans for your clients and their families, but they are extremely valuable tools in certain circumstances and it’s important to be aware of
Important Reminders: QCDs and CLATs
In today’s market conditions, we want to highlight the unique importance of Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) and Charitable Lead Annuity Trusts (CLATs). Given the critical needs facing our community right now, the team at the FM Area Foundation wants to reiterate the value of these two planning tools. Please contact us if you have any questions about […]
Donor Advised Funds: Working hard for our community
Donor-advised funds are a popular charitable giving tool. And right now is a perfect time to evaluate this planning strategy for your clients. In recent years, donor-advised funds have been one of the fastest-growing philanthropic planning tools in the marketplace. Donor-advised funds are popular because they allow an individual or family to make a tax-deductible […]
Corporate Philanthropists Get Relief from SALT Cap on Charitable Donations
Businesses frequently make cash donations to charitable organizations. But what happens to the deductibility of those donations under the state and local tax limitations imposed by the 2017 tax law? This issue continues to be the subject of discussion, but your business clients should be encouraged by the
Creative Solutions
As your clients gear up for another year of giving, how can you help them make the most of their good intentions? Consider helping clients plan their charitable giving budgets around three points—amount, timing, and category. How much? That’s the $64 question. Likely more, depending on the client’s budget. Something for clients to keep in […]
Giving Season with a Family Philanthropy Refresher
If you’re like most advisors today, you’re seeing an uptick in clients’ questions about charitable giving techniques that go beyond the nuts and bolts of tax law. Attorneys, accountants, and financial advisors hold trusted positions with philanthropic families to offer not only suggestions for tax planning in support of favorite causes, but also to be […]
IRA Charitable Rollover Distribution to Create a Designated or Scholarship Fund
When available, donations from IRAs are one of the best charitable giving tools after tax reform. They completely avoid the standard deduction and give the donor a full dollar-for-dollar benefit. For federal tax purposes, qualified distributions up to $100K from an IRA made directly to charitable organizations are excluded from the owner’s gross income, if […]
“Bunching” Charitable Giving with a Donor Advised Fund
Most taxpayers won’t accumulate enough itemized deductions to exceed the new standard deduction. But if they plan deductions to be incurred over every other (or every third) year, they may periodically exceed the standard deduction and secure a tax benefit for their charitable donations in that “bunched” year. The key is pushing some deductions off […]