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This sample post-grant evaluation can be customized to your foundation and provided to your grantees to submit at the conclusion of their grant.
From Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO), what does it mean to truly and authentically engage a community in evaluation? Grantmakers working on place-based grantmaking already have the incentive and drive to support in-depth evaluation, to understand the impact of the initiative, and to…
The administrative costs of operating a private foundation often prove too burdensome and can easily swamp the grantmaking activity of private foundations, especially the smaller ones. As such, a foundation may decide to transfer its assets to a Sponsoring Organization to take advantage of the…
Aligning private foundation grantmaking procedures with PPA requirements
The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) brought many changes to the charitable sector. The most significant changes for private foundations are the rules for making grants to certain kinds of supporting organizations.…
CFNSB hosts a monthly call to offer community foundation staff the opportunity to learn what's new, or ask any questions related to the National Standards program. The input of community foundation staff is critical to the success of the program.
This event will take place the second Wednesday…
On December 28, 2012, the Treasury Department and IRS issued final and temporary regulations on Type III supporting organizations. Simultaneously, proposed regulations were issued regarding payout for Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations. This analysis focuses on the areas…
The Treasury Department released its report on donor-advised funds (DAFs) and supporting organizations (SOs) in December of 2011. This report, mandated by the Pension Protection Act of 2006, was due in August 2007.
The report is 109 pages, including appendices, and is divided into five chapters…
This resource is a Council Summary of IRS Interim Guidance found in IRS Notice 2006-109, issued December 6, 2006, and explains steps for determining supporting organization status, and important information on the employer disaster relief fund exemption.
Responding to requests from the Council…
Private foundations and donor-advised funds must follow special rules when making grants to certain supporting organizations.
Why is it important to determine if a public charity grantee is a supporting organization?
Supporting organizations are a type of Section 501(c)(3) public charity.…