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America’s Independent Donor Advised Fund

A Legacy of Service and Innovation

Now in our 29th year and with nearly $7 billion in assets, American Endowment Foundation (AEF) is the nation's largest independent sponsor of donor advised funds.

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Helping Donors Build Legacies

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Our primary goal is championing the charitable interests of each individual donor. Whether it's achieving your immediate charitable goals or building a legacy that can span generations, we are here to help.

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Why Trusted Advisors Choose Us

An Alliance of Charitable Giving & Intelligent Planning

Unlike most other sponsors of donor advised funds, we are wholly independent. We offer a neutral platform for investment flexibility and grant making. Our independence allows advisors to provide management of their clients' charitable assets.

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We provide strategies and expertise on the numerous ways that donor advised funds can be used as a tax saving and financial planning tool. Signup for our weekly e-newsletter.

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Five Ways to Reduce your Taxes

Regardless of the specific circumstances, a donor advised fund can be a powerful tool for tax reduction.

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Use agricultural commodities such as grain and livestock to help donors implement their charitable wishes.

 

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Learn how bequests can be implemented with a donor advised fund.

 

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Learn how charitable planning and donor advised funds can retain and grow assets.

 

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Donor advised funds and charitable trusts can work together in innovative ways.

 

Choosing a Donor Advised Fund

Learn the 7 questions on how best to determine the right donor advised fund for your interests.

 

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Using S-corp, C-corp, limited partnership and LLC shares can be difficult to use for charitable giving. A donor advised fund can help.

 

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At AEF, we want all donors to make the strongest impact they can for the charitable causes that are important to them.

 

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A donor advised fund can play an integral role in the estate planning process.

 

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Mergers & acquisitions can cause a forced capital gains tax bite. A gift to a donor advised fund can solve the tax pain.

 

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Learn the two ways that required minimum distributions can be used for charitable giving.

 

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Learn about the four ways that life insurance can be used for charity.

 

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Want to start a private foundation? Learn six issues that need consideration.

 

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Use real estate to make a charitable gift. A donor advised fund can help.

 

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Learn how a companion donor advised fund can use a Roth IRA conversion for charitable giving.

 

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Create a scholarship through a donor advised fund.

 

Selling a Business?

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Donor advised funds are a powerful tax saving tools.

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20 Charitable Planning Questions Clients Can Ask Over the Holidays in 2022

Submitted by American Endowment Foundation on November 14th, 2022

By Ken Nopar, VP-Senior Philanthropic Advisor

This column originally appeared in ThinkAdvisor.

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Giving Info That Advisors Can Share with their Clients

Submitted by American Endowment Foundation on November 7th, 2022

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How to Have the Charitable Conversation With Clients Who Are Not Philanthropic

Submitted by American Endowment Foundation on October 24th, 2022

By Ken Nopar, VP-Senior Philanthropic Advisor

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