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Submitted by American Endowment Foundation on July 26th, 2021
By Kirk Hoopingarner, Attorney & Partner, Quarles & Brady, Chicago
For many years, donors have utilized private grant making foundations for charitable giving. Organized as either trusts or corporations, such entities have served as a means for making substantial tax deductible contributions while spreading out the actual contributions to charities over many years.
Submitted by American Endowment Foundation on July 19th, 2021
By Ken Nopar, VP-Senior Philanthropic Advisor
This column originally appeared in Wealth Management.
Submitted by American Endowment Foundation on July 5th, 2021
Submitted by American Endowment Foundation on June 28th, 2021
By Ken Nopar, VP - Senior Philanthropic Advisor
Many clients regularly review and update their estate plans, and more have done so over the past year than in normal years. Similarly, many clients with DAF accounts have contemplated whether their donor advised fund succession or disposition plan is still appropriate.
Submitted by American Endowment Foundation on June 21st, 2021
By Ken Nopar, VP-Senior Philanthropic Advisor
Over the years, many financial, legal, and tax advisors who have worked with American Endowment Foundation (AEF) have requested information & guidance to help their clients become more effective donors. This is true both for clients who are new to philanthropy as well as those who have been active for some time.
Submitted by American Endowment Foundation on June 14th, 2021
By Eric Kinaitis
With the summer vacation season coming up, many can reminisce on past times with family filled with fond vacation memories. Some of those memories may have been generated at family vacation homes that have been enjoyed by several generations of the same family getting together for days of fun.
Submitted by American Endowment Foundation on May 24th, 2021
By Dawn Jinsky, CPA, CFP® , Guest Columnist
Submitted by American Endowment Foundation on May 10th, 2021
By Ken Nopar, VP-Senior Philanthropic Advisor
The average age of donors who create donor advised fund accounts has steadily decreased in recent years. Many still open and contribute to DAF accounts in retirement, but increasingly, more establish them while they are still working.
Submitted by American Endowment Foundation on May 3rd, 2021
By Gavin Morrissey, Guest Columnist
Submitted by American Endowment Foundation on April 26th, 2021