Celebrating National Volunteer Month • Treasures Come in Many Forms • AGENCY FUNDHOLDER SPOTLIGHT: earthday365 aka St. Louis Earth Day • 2025 Family Business Speaker Series • Progress 64 Entrepreneurial Scholarship • Trust matters: Your clients’ go-to resource for community impact • Weighing the options: Private foundation or donor-advised fund?
As a trusted leader in philanthropic connections, YouthBridge Community Foundation of Greater St. Louis was a natural choice when a donor needed guidance on supporting organizations with shared goals. Recently retired from a major law firm that encouraged and supported charitable giving, Ray Massey and his wife, Lynn, set out to focus their philanthropy on organizations dedicated to improving children’s lives.
YouthBridge Community Foundation of Greater St. Louis offers endowment building services to help nonprofit agencies generate income for longer-term initiatives. In addition to delivering access to low-cost, high-quality investment solutions and education on endowments, YouthBridge aids with the entire process – from establishing an endowment … More →
As attorneys, CPAs, and financial advisors, you know very well that trust is at the foundation of your relationships with clients. Your clients are seeking a similar level of trust with the people and organizations that are helping carry out their philanthropic wishes.
When you’re working on the charitable components of a client’s estate or financial plan, one of the first areas you’ll likely explore is the structure. To help you evaluate a client’s options, here are three common myths about the differences between private foundations and donor-advised funds.
YouthBridge Community Foundation of Greater St. Louis offers endowment building services to help nonprofit agencies generate income for longer-term initiatives. In addition to delivering access to low-cost, high-quality investment solutions and education on endowments, YouthBridge aids with the entire process – from establishing an endowment … More →
St. Louis Area Diaper Bank – Meeting Women’s Unique Needs • St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness • 2025 Family Business Speaker Series • YouthBridge Recognition • National Youth Grant Opportunities • Tax time blues: Why is this so hard? • Generational shifts: Fulfilling clients’ charitable wishes • Caught by surprise? In case you missed it, here’s what’s going on
The St. Louis Area Diaper Bank was founded in 2014 to meet diaper needs for families in the St. Louis community.
After the holiday glow has finally worn off, your clients may be hit with a sinking realization that it’s time to pull together tax information and start working with their CPAs, financial advisors, and tax attorneys on the filings for last year and start checking in on current-year strategies.
Chances are, you’ve already begun to notice that a major transfer of wealth is happening as your Baby Boomer clients establish financial and estate plans to pass their wealth to their Gen X and Millennial children.
A Word from our CEO • Village of Moms STL – A Labor of Love • Lift for Life Academy • “If this, then that”: Scenarios to consider as tax time approaches • For clients who love local causes, this is the place • Wise giving: Advising clients on supporting fire relief efforts
Keeping up with an ever-evolving landscape of tax legislation can be a full-time job! Many attorneys, CPAs, and financial advisors regularly ask YouthBridge Community Foundation to provide a refresher course on the potential tax changes on the horizon in 2025, especially those that might impact … More →
Lift for Life Academy is a St. Louis City nonprofit charter school that offers a challenging learning community where all students are empowered to maximize their full potential as students and citizens.
As Valentine’s Day approaches, we often celebrate romantic love—but what about love for our community? YouthBridge Community Foundation of Greater St. Louis is proud to offer fiscal sponsorship to Village of Moms STL, a testament to the dedication of Alecia Deal and five other mothers … More →
As attorneys, CPAs, and financial advisors, you are well aware that you have clients’ attention when tax season rolls around. This makes it a great time to cover tax planning strategies for the current year and beyond. To help incorporate charitable giving topics into your … More →
Most of your philanthropic clients likely support a wide variety of charities year after year. The causes they support represent a range of motivations, including personal experience, a role as a volunteer or board member, family tradition, or alignment with values and community priorities. Many … More →
In the wake of the devastating California wildfires that have ravaged communities around Los Angeles, many of your clients are understandably eager to provide assistance to those affected. This may be particularly true for your clients who are corporate executives and want their companies to … More →
Happy New Year • Powering Partnerships: YouthBridge Awards Partnership/Merger Grant to Pathways to Independence • Agency Fund Spotlight: Parkway Alumni Association • Announcing YouthBridge Community Foundation 2025 Grant Program • Reminder: YEP STL! Grant applications due January 17 • Digital giving cards are now available! … More →
With all the changes we have witnessed in our region and our world, we rest assured that one thing remains constant at YouthBridge—our core purpose of Connecting Resources and Community Needs.
YouthBridge Community Foundation of Greater St. Louis exists to connect resources and community needs. We often think of that in terms of a grant to a nonprofit that directly benefits those served. In some cases, the assistance is more “behind the scenes.” The YouthBridge Partnership … More →