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About the Council

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The Council on Foundations is a nonprofit membership association that serves as a guide for philanthropies as they advance the greater good. Building on our 75-year history, the Council supports over 1,000 member organizations in the United States and around the world to build trust in philanthropy…

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This section features all legal, best practices, sample documents, and resources we believe can help grantmakers and foundations. Some of these items are only available to members.

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Find community foundations in your area.

Impact Investing Handbook: An Implementation Guide for Practitioners

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors published the "Impact Investing Handbook: An Implementation Guide for Practitioners"—180 pages of helping asset owners turn interest into action. Two years in the making, this practical publication features case studies and detailed guidance for individuals,…

IRS FAQs about Public Disclosure Requirements

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Tax-exempt organizations must make annual returns and exemption applications filed with the IRS available for public inspection and copying upon request. In addition, the IRS makes these documents available. These FAQs relate to the public disclosure and availability of documents filed by tax-…

IRS Publication 1771: Charitable Contributions–Substantiation and Disclosure Requirements

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Explains the federal tax law for organizations such as charities and churches that receive tax-deductible charitable contributions, and for taxpayers who make contributions.

Attracting Contributions from Private Foundations

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The legal and tax implications for community foundations accepting donations from private foundations, and qualifying distributions of taxable expenditures. Additional insight into converting a private foundation into a supporting organization of a community foundation.

Rules Governing Non-Component Funds

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Historical background of non-component and donor-directed funds.

Accepting Non-Cash Gifts as Charitable Contributions

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Accepting gifts of real estate, subchapter S corporations, and business interests (including general partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, and limited liability companies), as well as determining when or if they trigger unrelated business tax (UBIT).

Component Funds: The Absence of Material Restrictions

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This document outlines the basics of component funds, field of interest funds, donor-advised funds, and restrictions around these funds.

Intermediate Sanctions Regulations Checklist

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The intermediate sanctions rules prohibit tax-exempt organizations from providing more than fair market value economic benefits to their “disqualified persons.” The intermediate sanctions rules apply to all section 501(c)(3) and section 501(c)(4) organizations except for private foundations,…

Effective and Emerging Approaches to Mission-Related Investing

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Many foundation staff members remain mystified (and enamored) with mission investing and the promise it holds for leveraging foundation resources to support their missions. However, it is clear that many foundations do not fully understand the full complement of mission investing strategies and how…

Accounting Issues Introduction

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There are a number of instances when a grantee's financial information can be useful to a funding organization. For example, if the financial statements indicate that the prospective grantee is experiencing financial difficulties, the grantmaker may decide not to proceed with the grant or may…

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