For many individuals, estate planning can feel overwhelming, but it also offers a meaningful reflection opportunity. Often, it’s the first-time people are prompted to think seriously about what legacy ...

Vanguard Charitable announced that its donor-advised fund clients hit a giving record, much of it in response to natural disasters. Donors directed their dollars to relief for the damage caused by ...

Fidelity Charitable, the nation’s largest donor-advised-fund sponsor, Wednesday announced that it has eliminated the $5,000 minimum required to create an account, opening up the already popular ...

More Americans are using donor-advised funds to claim charitable tax write-offs now. The cash is taking longer than expected to get to non-profits. The post How to rescue your charitable donations ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Brian Mittendorf, The Ohio State University and Helen Flannery, University of Vermont ...

JENKINTOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 2023 Donor-Advised Fund Report, the most comprehensive data on the state of donor-advised fund (DAF) philanthropy in the United States, shows that the value of ...

One of the great privileges of retirement is being able to give back. After years of saving, working and providing for family, many people find generosity becomes one of life's most meaningful ...

Vanguard Charitable recently said that its donor-advised fund clients hit a giving record, much of it in response to natural disasters. Donors directed their dollars to relief for the damage caused by ...

the stock market, and stepped-up efforts to market the funds, The Chronicle’s fifth annual survey of gift funds has found. Assets at 86 organizations that provided figures for 2002 and 2003 rose by ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Schwab Charitable™, one of the largest national providers of donor-advised funds and other philanthropic services, reports that its donors granted $6.1 billion to ...

The government is adding a new deduction for non-itemizers. Starting in 2026, they will be able to deduct up to US$1,000 of their taxable income when they file their taxes, if they give at least that ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) One distinguishing feature about DAF donors is that when they dispatch money from ...