The IRS’s decision in 1991 to grant Fidelity’s donor-advised fund charity status was a highly damaging mistake that has undermined the entire nonprofit world. With that move, the IRS sanctioned the ...

Fundraisers are not shy about their complicated feelings about the fastest-growing segment of philanthropy. At a recent Association of Fundraising Professionals conference, a session titled “DAFs Are ...

One of the greatest joys in my role as a Certified Financial Planner™ and Certified Kingdom Advisor® is guiding clients as they discover the deep satisfaction that comes from giving money away. That ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A donor-assisted fund is a simple, tax-efficient way physicians can manage their philanthropy. Most major ...

Listen and subscribe to Financial Freestyle on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite podcasts. When it comes to planning for the future, many of us consider opening investment ...

Although the year-end “giving season” has come and gone, donor-advised funds (sometimes called “DAFs”) remain more popular than ever for charitable giving and investing, primarily because they are ...

Charities depend more than ever on donations from our country’s wealthiest donors. Their gifts aren't directly reaching working charities.

(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 ...

If a charitable remainder trust puts too many constraints on your family's charitable giving, consider combining it with a ...

(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 ...