Legal Matters for Community Foundations Workshop - Leading Locally Preconference | June 2025
Workshop Hours
- Monday, June 9: 1:00-5:00 p.m. CT
- Tuesday, June 10: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. CT
Your Faculty
Remy Barnwell
Senior Staff Counsel
Council on Foundations
Ben McDearmon
Director, Legal Services
Council on Foundations
Your Hosts
Jill Gordon
Senior Manager, Training
Council on Foundations
Jeryl Raphael
Associate, Leadering and Training
Agenda
Day 1 | Monday, June 9 | 1:00-5:00 p.m. CT
Deep Dive into Donor Advised Funds (DAFs)
Topics:
- Permissable Grantees
- Current Law and Basic Rules
- Overview of National DAFs
- Current Landscape and Critisms
- Your Role vs. Donor Expectations
- Expenditure Responsibility
- Regulations and Rules
- Notice 2017-73 Regarding DAFs
- DAF Scenarios for Discussion
New Rules, Regulations, and Developments
Topics:
- Proposed DAF Regulations
- New Facts & Circumstances Regarding DAFs
- Biden Administration 2023 Budget Proposals
- Secure 2.0 Act of 2022
- Proposed Charitable Act
Day 2 | Tuesday, June 10 | 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. CT
Deep Dive: Agency Funds and Geographic Affiliates
Topics:
- Component Funds & Material Restrictions
- Agency Funds
- Geographic Affiliates:
- component fund
- supporting organization
- adminstrative service arrangement
Deep Dive: Grants to Individuals
Topics:
- Private Benefit Doctrine
- Scholarships
- Employer-Related Scholarships
- Employer-Sponsored Assistance Programs
- Disaster Relief Funds
- Community Harship & Disaster Relief Funds
Resources
An Overview of the Law Governing Community Foundations
Post-Graduation Scholarships & Workforce Development:
- Public Policy Analysis: Post Graduation Scholarships
- Webinar Recording: Post-Graduation Scholarships: What Are They and How Can You Use Them?
- Webinar Recording: Community Foundation Scholarship Programs: From A to Z
Charitable Deductions:
Cemetery Funds:
DAFs:
- FAQ: Donor-Advised Fund
- DAF Recommendations: Strengthening Community Philanthropy Ad Hoc Working Group
- Webinar Recording: Digesting Proposed DAF Regulations
- DAFs: Appointed or Designated Advisors and Their Advisory Privilege
- Guidance for Donor Advised Funds, Supporting Organizations, and Employer Disaster Funds
- Can My Foundation Fund Legal Aid for Individuals?
- What is Expenditure Responsibility?
- Grants to Organizations from Donor Advised Funds: Is Expenditure Responsibility Required?
- Donor Advised Fund Flowchart
- Legal Questions about Global Grantmaking and Expenditure Responsibility
- Strengthening Community Philanthropy: Recommendations from Your Sector Colleagues
Donor Initiated Fundraising:
Supporting Organizations:
Scholarships:
- Scholarships: Part of Mastering Foundation Law
- Scholarships FAQs
- Sample Documents for Scholarship Funds
- Scholarship Funds and PPA Compliance
Corporate Sponsored Scholarships and Hardship Funds:
- Establishing a Scholarship Fund for Corporate Employees
- Disaster Assistance and Emergency Hardship Funds: Charitable Assistance for Individuals and Communities
- Webinar Recording: When Corporations Come Knocking – Working with Corporate Donors and Employer-Related Funds
Geographic Affiliates:
