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What questions should a donor, couple, or family ask their advisors before setting up a donor-advised fund?

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Audrey Jacobs, Elaine Gast Fawcett

Before opening a DAF, donor families should talk with their trusted professional advisors about the benefits and tax implications. Professional advisors might include the family CPA or attorney, financial or estate-planning advisors, heads of family offices, or professional philanthropic advisors… Read More

What questions should an individual donor, couple or family ask themselves before opening a donor-advised fund?

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Audrey Jacobs, Elaine Gast Fawcett

Before opening a DAF, families should reflect on and talk about their values and goals for their philanthropy—individually, and as a family—and their specific needs for what the vehicle should deliver… Read More

What services do sponsor organizations for donor-advised funds typically offer?

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Audrey Jacobs, Elaine Gast Fawcett

Donor-advised fund sponsor organizations offer a wide range of services to donors. These services vary among individual sponsor types and organizations. … Read More

What are sponsor organizations and what are the different types of sponsor organizations for donor-advised funds?

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Audrey Jacobs, Elaine Gast Fawcett

Today, there are an estimated 1,000 or more DAF sponsor organizations in the U.S. Broadly, these sponsor organizations fall into three types: community foundations, single-issue non-profits, and national non-profits (which include both commercial gift funds and noncommercial organizations)… Read More

What are the important limitations and restrictions on using a donor-advised fund?

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Audrey Haberman, Elaine Gast Fawcett

Each sponsor organization will have its own set of rules and restrictions on the donor-advised funds they offer—so be sure read the fine print on fund agreements. However, in general, here’s what you need to know about DAFs… Read More

What are the principal uses and benefits of donor-advised funds?

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Audrey Jacobs, Elaine Gast Fawcett

Families choose donor-advised funds (DAFs) for a number of good reasons. Here are some of the most important… Read More

When is the best time to start a donor-advised fund?

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Audrey Jacobs, Elaine Gast Fawcett

Donors and families can establish a DAF at any time, through a number of different sponsor organizations. Minimums can be as low as $5,000, although many start at $25,000 (and sometimes more). … Read More

What are donor-advised funds?

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Audrey Jacobs, Elaine Gast Fawcett

Think of a donor-advised fund as a personal philanthropy checking and savings account. An individual donor, couple, or family creates an account (a donor-advised fund) by transferring assets to a sponsor or sponsor organization, such as a community foundation, a religious federation, or a commercial gift fund. … Read More

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Transparency Case Study: Tracy Family Foundation

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Elaine Gast Fawcett

What choices do family foundations and funds have when it comes to transparency? NCFP's new guide, "Transparency in Family Philanthropy: Opening to the Possibilities," features a collection of five diverse funder stories exploring different takes on how families think about and act on transparency—and what they have learned as a result… Read More

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March 2019: News and Notes from NCFP’s Friends of the Family Network

Posted on February 28, 2019 by National Center for Family Philanthropy

Friends Focus highlights updates from members of our Friends of the Family network and their cutting edge work. This month features updates from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation; Russell Family Foundation; Mathile Family Foundation; Walton Family Foundation and others… Read More

What questions should a donor, couple, or family ask their advisors before setting up a donor-advised fund?

National Center for Family Philanthropy

What questions should a donor, couple, or family ask their advisors before setting up a donor-advised fund?

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Audrey Jacobs, Elaine Gast Fawcett

What questions should an individual donor, couple or family ask themselves before opening a donor-advised fund?

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Audrey Jacobs, Elaine Gast Fawcett

What services do sponsor organizations for donor-advised funds typically offer?

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Audrey Jacobs, Elaine Gast Fawcett

What are sponsor organizations and what are the different types of sponsor organizations for donor-advised funds?

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Audrey Jacobs, Elaine Gast Fawcett

What are the important limitations and restrictions on using a donor-advised fund?

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Audrey Haberman, Elaine Gast Fawcett

What are the principal uses and benefits of donor-advised funds?

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Audrey Jacobs, Elaine Gast Fawcett

When is the best time to start a donor-advised fund?

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Audrey Jacobs, Elaine Gast Fawcett

What are donor-advised funds?

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Audrey Jacobs, Elaine Gast Fawcett

Transparency Case Study: Tracy Family Foundation

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Elaine Gast Fawcett

March 2019: News and Notes from NCFP’s Friends of the Family Network

Posted on February 28, 2019 by National Center for Family Philanthropy

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