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With tax season wrapping up, many people are considering how best to use their refund. Fortunately, charitable giving tends to rank high on ways people spend "bonus" money, and giving intentionally and strategically always helps that gift go further. Most...

If you've been involved with charitable giving for a few years, you've no doubt become familiar with both private foundations and donor-advised funds and their popularity as charitable giving tools. As is often the case with tax and estate planning-related...

On Dec. 29, 2022, President Biden signed a $1.65 trillion-dollar omnibus spending bill known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023.   A component of this legislation, known as "SECURE 2.0," includes many provisions that make it easier for...

Bear markets aren't much fun for anyone. But that doesn't mean your charitable giving commitments have to be put on hold. If you are like many donors, you are still looking for ways to support the organizations you care about that rely on your support to...

No matter the age of your children, the things you teach them today will impact their philanthropic view for the rest of their lives. This may sound daunting, but The Center for Family Philanthropy is here to offer the necessary tools and research to support...

"Money doesn't grow on trees." "Save for a rainy day." Though everyone has a different relationship with and viewpoint on money, you've heard money messages like this throughout your life. These money messages, especially ones you heard growing up, can inform...

Have you heard of an ethical will? Ethical wills are simply a personal legacy letter that shares your values, blessings, life lessons, hopes and dreams for the future. They serve as love letters, not legal documents, and are intended to live beyond your...

Imagine you sit down with your financial advisor to present an exciting opportunity. You believe a prime tract of land you bought for $200,000 just 10 years ago could now sell for $2 million due to the hot market for new residential development in the area....

Required minimum distributions (RMDs) are back: Temporarily waived in 2020 under the CARES Act, these mandatory IRA distributions will once again need to be completed by year's end. Retirees who did not take their RMD in 2020 may also find they need to take...

More than 50 years after the Civil Rights Act ended legal segregation and banned employment discrimination throughout the United States, this country continually and increasingly finds itself grappling with the issues of racism, prejudice and unconscious...