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 ...

Donor-advised funds can also help clients reduce their capital gains tax. By donating appreciated, long-term assets, such as stocks or real estate, clients can bypass capital gains tax while still ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

Political engagement is a big concept that could conceivably encompass most charitable activities: Think nonpartisan voter registration, issue advocacy, and policy education. Charities have a rich ...

(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 ...