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Community foundations occasionally receive a request for money back from donors of advised funds and organizations that have established designated funds or agency endowments. This article discusses why the proper answer is a firm "no"—and some polite ways to communicate the community foundation's…
In this Week's Edition of Snapshot...
Tuesday kicked off the 115th Congress
The proverbial ball is officially rolling toward tax reform
House and Senate tax-writing committees welcome new members
In the States: NY and DC take action on minimum wage and paid family leave
Opinion:…
In this Week's Edition of Snapshot...
Ways & Means to hold hearing on changes to committee rules
Senate sets deadline to repeal ACA, move closer to tax reform
Treasury requests input on guidance for tax-exempt leases
How Philanthropic is the Trump Cabinet?
In the States: State…
What is an agency endowment?
What types of organization can establish an agency endowment at a community foundation?
When a public charity establishes an agency endowment at a community foundation, which organization owns the contributed funds?
Since the agency is releasing legal…
Monday, January 16, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day), a federal holiday in the U.S. The fact that a federal holiday was designated to commemorate the birthdate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is significant - only two other figures have national holidays in the U.S. honoring them: George…
Historical background of non-component and donor-directed funds.
As the nation approaches the inauguration of the 45th President of the United States, our society remains conflicted on our ability to be united as a people. We find ourselves seeking relief from the divisiveness brought about by several events of the prior year: the civil unrest in many of our…
Explains the federal tax law for organizations such as charities and churches that receive tax-deductible charitable contributions, and for taxpayers who make contributions.
Community foundations occasionally consider conducting a raffle as a way to raise money for a particular fund. The plan may be to do a raffle as a standalone fundraiser or as part of another community foundation event. In many cases, donors approach community foundations asking to conduct the…