Managers of Donor-Advised Funds Wary of New Rules
Organizations that manage donor-advised funds could soon ALSO SEE:ARTICLE: A Surge in AssetsTABLE: Percentage of Assets Donor-Advised Funds DistributedARTICLE: How the Survey of Donor-Advised Funds Was ConductedTABLE: Donor-Advised Funds: Assets, Awards, and Accounts at a Sampling of Big Providers…
By PETER PANEPENTO
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Donor-advised funds are growing exponentiallyAssets of the nation’s largest donor-advised funds reached ALSO SEE: DATABASE: Donor-Advised Funds: Assets, Awards, and Accounts at a Sampling of Big Providers TABLE: Percentage of Assets Donor-Advised Funds Distributed ARTICLE: Managers of Donor-Advised…
By PETER PANEPENTO
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Michael M. Gimbel wants young people to see the world through the eyes of a drunk person — before the parties of prom season start. As director of the Office of Substance Abuse Education at Sheppard Pratt Health System, in Baltimore, he outfits teenage drivers with “fatal vision” glasses, which…
By Caroline Bermudez
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Wilmer Shields Rich Awards for Excellence in Communications
INDEPENDENT, FAMILY, AND OPERATING FOUNDATIONS Assets More Than $250-Million Gold: Skoll Foundation (Palo Alto, Calif.)
Interest Rates for Planned Gifts
Following are the interest rates, provided by the Internal Revenue Service, for computing charitable deductions for charitable remainder trusts, gift annuities, charitable lead trusts, and some other deferred gifts. May 2007 5.6% April 5.6% March 5.8% February 5.6% January 5.6% December 2006 5.8%…
Status and recent results of drives for endowments, capital improvements, and other needs
American Friends of Sami Shamoon College of Engineering in Beer Sheva and Ashdod (New York): Appointed Joshua Karlin, director of development and endowment at the Jewish Federation of Rhode Island (Providence), to be executive vice president. American Jewish World Service (New York): Appointed…
Committee Says Donors Exaggerate Value of Artwork
The Internal Revenue Service has recalculated the value of hundreds of pieces of artwork for which deductions were claimed by taxpayers who donated them to charities or left them to heirs. As it has in the past, the advisory panel found that many people exaggerated the value of paintings and other…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Why Marriages Between Charities and Consultants Break Up
Why charities and consultants don’t get along
By BRENNEN JENSEN
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Donor Proposes Life-Insurance Program to Raise Funds
Donor proposes life-insurance program to raise funds