by Christine | May 24, 2012 | Charitable Giving, Charitable Organization |
These times are not only good for starting “for-profit” enterprises, but they’re also good for starting non-profits. Here are some easy steps to start a charity. Giving to charity can be a particularly taxing activity even when you’re doing it for all the right...
by Christine | May 2, 2012 | Charitable Giving, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA), Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) |
Congress hasn't reauthorized the law allowing people to give required minimum distributions from IRAs tax-free to charity but may by the end of the year. Are you taking Required Minimum Distributions (RMD) from your IRA? Perhaps you would rather contribute your...
by Christine | Apr 19, 2012 | Annuity, Charitable Giving, Gift, Gift Annuity |
More people are seeking investment income from an unlikely source: their favorite nonprofits. Why "gift annuities" are on the rise. In charity, as in all matters, the greatest gifts are the ones that keep on giving. This is especially true when the gift...
by Christine | Mar 30, 2012 | Charitable Giving, IRS, Tax Exempt |
The IRS announced that taxpayers can find information about tax-exempt organizations in a new online search tool called Exempt Organizations Select Check If charitable giving is important to you, you may want to do some investigating to ensure that the charities you...
by Christine | Mar 21, 2012 | Charitable Giving, Legacy |
Perhaps the most powerful and common reason why the rich give is the idea most commonly referred to as “legacy.” At some point in your life, there comes a moment when it becomes important – vital, in fact – to focus your energies on a cause and give to charity with...
by Christine | Feb 16, 2012 | Charitable Foundation, Charitable Giving, Charitable Trust, Estate Planning |
This Year's Most Generous Billionaire Philanthropist Has Been Dead Since 2006 It’s pretty impressive to top the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s list of America’s 50 most generous donors, but it just defies the imagination to make the list 5 years after passing away....
