• October 2025

    Caritas • Agency Funholder Spotlight: Giant Steps of Saint Louis • 501(c)(3) Essentials: Powering Nonprofits for Early Childhood Success • From Training to Impact: Fundholders Lead the Way • Trick or Treat…How about Trick or TREE! • Now Accepting Scholarship Applications • Two reasons to celebrate charitable giving • Three clients. Three solutions. One common theme. • Inherited IRAs: A charitable solution?

  • Two reasons to celebrate charitable giving*

    For many attorneys, financial advisors, and CPAs, estate planning is part of your client conversations every single month, week, and day of the year. You never hesitate to remind clients to update their wills, trusts, and financial plans as circumstances change in their lives.

  • Three clients. Three solutions. One common theme.

    We’ve rounded the corner into the fourth quarter! As the calendar year draws to a close, you’re likely well aware that charitable giving is not only important to your clients first and foremost as an act of generosity, but also as a powerful tool in tax planning. 

  • Inherited IRAs: A charitable solution?

    Remember the good old days when your clients could withdraw the money they inherited in their parents’ IRAs over the course of their lifetimes, thereby deferring the income tax for as long as possible? This so-called “stretch IRA” was largely eliminated by the SECURE Act of 2019, requiring most non-spouse beneficiaries to withdraw the entire inherited IRA within 10 years, rather than stretching withdrawals over their lifetime.

  • Agency Fundholder Spotlight: Giant Steps of Saint Louis

    YouthBridge Community Foundation of Greater St. Louis offers endowment building services to help nonprofit agencies generate income for longer-term initiatives. Delivering access to low-cost, high-quality investment solutions and education on endowments is only the start. YouthBridge assists with the entire process – from establishing an endowment fund … More →

  • Caritas and Human Support Services – Serving Better Together

    Through a Partnership or Merger Grant, YouthBridge Community Foundation of Greater St. Louis made it possible for Caritas Family Solutions and Human Support Services (HSS) to merge—strengthening the safety net for families across Southern Illinois.

  • Investment Report, August 2025

    YOUTHBRIDGE MONTHLY INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE REPORT as of August 31, 2025. Please contact us for more information on the pools, including their component fund and blended benchmarks, the Board of Director’s Investment Committee, or the Investment Policy Statement.

  • Investment Report, July 2025

    YOUTHBRIDGE MONTHLY INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE REPORT as of July 31, 2025. Please contact us for more information on the pools, including their component fund and blended benchmarks, the Board of Director’s Investment Committee, or the Investment Policy Statement.

  • Investment Report, June 2025

    YOUTHBRIDGE MONTHLY INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE REPORT as of June 30, 2025. Please contact us for more information on the pools, including their component fund and blended benchmarks, the Board of Director’s Investment Committee, or the Investment Policy Statement.Investment Report, July 2025

  • September 2025

    Endowment Power: Securing Camp Rainbow’s Future • Supporting St. Louis Tornado Relief with Compassion and Strategy • Agency Fundholder Spotlight: Camp Rainbow • Student Leadership Opportunity • Now Accepting Scholarship Applications • Heritage Grant Awardees • TBFK Grant Awardee • Barbara Carswell Moderates Powerful Dialogue on Community Investment • Barbara Carswell Shares Philanthropic … More →

  • Agency Fundholder Spotlight: Camp Rainbow

    YouthBridge Community Foundation of Greater St. Louis offers endowment building services to help nonprofit agencies generate income for longer-term initiatives. Delivering access to low-cost, high-quality investment solutions and education on endowments is only the start. YouthBridge assists with the entire process – from establishing an endowment fund … More →

  • Endowment Power: Securing Camp Rainbow’s Future

    For many children, summer involves vacations, carefree trips to the playground or swimming pool or perhaps a week spent with grandparents or at summer camp. A child receiving treatment for cancer may not have the same opportunities. Camp Rainbow aims to remedy some of what a patient might miss, as well as provide a community of support.

  • Supporting St. Louis Tornado Relief with Compassion and Strategy

    In the wake of the devastating tornadoes that struck the St. Louis region, YouthBridge Community Foundation has stepped forward with a powerful blend of compassion, strategic action, and long-term vision. As a local philanthropic organization with a deep-rooted commitment to children, youth, and families, YouthBridge … More →

  • Floor to ceiling: Four factors that will influence corporate giving now and later

    At YouthBridge Community Foundation of Greater St. Louis, we work with business leaders and business owners to structure charitable giving plans that achieve the company’s goals for its employees and the community. In many cases, corporate giving strategies include donating to local charities, whether directly or through a corporate fund at YouthBridge.

  • Tongue twister: OBBBA, IRAs, QCDs, and FAQs 

    If your head is spinning, it’s for a good reason! Let’s face it–the rules for using IRAs to give to charity were complicated before the OBBBA got thrown into the mix. Let’s address five frequently asked questions we’ve been hearing from attorneys, CPAs, and financial advisors as you counsel your charitable clients. 

  • One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Three big picture pointers

    “So what does it mean for charitable planning, really?” That’s a question our team has been fielding from attorneys, CPAs, and financial advisors ever since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act became law on July 4, 2025.

  • August 2025

    YouthBridge Grant Expands Kerengende’s Reach • Time Well Spent: How Riviera Ell’s Internship Deepened Her Purpose—and Amplified YouthBridge’s Impact • Agency Fundholder Spotlight: Annie’s Hope • Now Accepting Scholarship Applications • Our Board Just Got Stronger • Timing is everything: Mapping out clients’ 2025 charitable giving plans • Quiet types: Spotting clients who prefer to give anonymously • Gifts of artwork: Worth a look, but be careful

  • YouthBridge Grant Expands Kerengende’s Reach

    YouthBridge Community Foundation of Greater St. Louis seeks every opportunity to strengthen organizations serving youth in need. This August, during Black Philanthropy Month, we highlight the Kerengende Foundation—recent recipient of a YouthBridge Child Welfare Capacity Building Grant.

  • Intern Spotlight

    This summer, YouthBridge Community Foundation of Greater St. Louis welcomed Riviera Ell, a Pershing Fellow in Nonprofit Leadership through Washington University’s Center for Career Engagement. From day one, Riviera brought energy, curiosity, and a deep commitment to youth and community.

  • Agency Fundholder Spotlight: Annie’s Hope

    This month we feature Annie’s Hope, an Agency Fundholder since 2014. We connected with Amy LaBelle, Philanthropy Director.