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Charitable Gift Annuities – Creative Solutions for Different Donor Needs

NAIFA Advisor Today

Increasingly, nonprofits, donors, and financial professionals are leveraging CGAs to meet a variety of financial and charitable objectives with a single gift. Charitable gift annuities (CGAs) offer a unique way for donors to achieve their philanthropic goals while securing a reliable income stream.

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Creating a Charitable Endowment: Long-Term Support Strategies for Your Causes

Carson Wealth

Theyre established to benefit charitable organizations, including educational or cultural institutions, community organizations, service organizations such as hospitals, and other nonprofits. You can specify that a certain (typically low) percentage of the assets are to be distributed and used by the specified charities each year.

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How And Why To Give Away Your Money In 2024

Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

The nonprofit sector has a path forward, but it needs the help of individuals, institutions, and government to get there. Whichever way you look at it, 2024 will bring uncertainty for a vast swath of the nonprofit sector, making planning and charitable spending more conservative and less dependable. A Look at 2024’s Hunt for Revenue.

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Donor-Advised Funds: Optimize Your Charitable Giving and Save On Taxes

Cordant Wealth Partners

Enter a charitable "bunching" strategy: Instead of giving $10,000 annually, you might contribute $30,000 to a DAF in a single year, then distribute those funds to charities over the next three years. Current proposals focus on distribution requirements rather than the fundamental tax benefits of DAFs.

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Give your Way-Exploring the many paths to Charitable Giving

MainStreet Financial Planning

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending a gala fundraiser for one of my favorite nonprofit organizations, Junior Achievement. You may not be aware, but I worked for this same nonprofit for about 5 years before joining MainStreet. Junior Achievement’s mission is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed.

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The Other 95%

Brown Advisory

The Other 95% achen Mon, 04/16/2018 - 13:23 The traditional goal for a nonprofit’s investment portfolio was to earn a 5% return or so that could be used to fund the nonprofit’s programs. Today, we help nonprofits make an impact with the other 95% of their portfolio.

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The Other 95%

Brown Advisory

The traditional goal for a nonprofit’s investment portfolio was to earn a 5% return or so that could be used to fund the nonprofit’s programs. Today, we help nonprofits make an impact with the other 95% of their portfolio. When a nonprofit wants a mission-aligned investment strategy, we use the same process.