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
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: … 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 →
Lutheran Elementary School Association – Providing Priceless Gifts • Congratulations to the 2024 Gateway Children’s Charity grantees • Progress 64 West and YouthBridge Award P64 Entrepreneurial Scholarships • YEP STL! Now Accepting Grant Applications • Saint Louis Story Stitchers Mental Health Campaign • Reminder for Donor-Advised … More →
Giving Thanks for the Power of Philanthropy and Unleashing Potential • YouthBridge Congratulates Gateway Children’s Charity on its New Leader • Give the Gift of Giving • National Philanthropy Day • Three insights worth a quick peek • What now? Why the elections won’t immediately … More →
Wyman – Making a Difference for Over a Century • Scholarship Application Closing Soon • Give the Gift of Giving • Lunch with Leaders, Featuring Barbara Carswell • Into the great unknown • Event tickets: Beware of the split • At a loss for words? Tips … More →
Growing Capacity at Mission: St. Louis • Student Leadership Opportunity • Now Accepting Scholarship Applications • Capacity Building Grants • Heritage Grant Awards • Lunch with Leaders, Featuring Barbara Carswell • Charitable planning can help ease client procrastination • Closely-held stock is having a moment … More →
Celebrating National Nonprofit Day – August 17 • Reminder: Gateway Children’s Charity Grant Application closes August 16 • Now Accepting Progress 64 Entrepreneurial Scholarship Applications • Counting pennies: How to counsel frugal yet charitable clients • Charitable giving helps parents pass wealth to children • … More →
A Bird’s Eye View of YouthBridge’s YEP STL! Program • Grant Application now closes August 16 • Now Accepting Scholarship Applications • Gifts of appreciated stock • Mixing business and charity: Keep it ethical, legal, and transparent • Planning for a sunset: Lock in a higher exemption, unlock a legacy
Youth In Need, UCCC, and LUME Merger – True Synergy in Action • YouthBridge Welcomes Lori Shumake • YouthBridge’s 2023 Annual Report • Save the Date: Progress 64 Entrepreneurial Scholarship • Advising the charitable millionaire next door • Left behind? Why companies need philanthropy advice, too • Legal developments: We’re watching!
Impact Investing – Tabernacle Community Development Corporation • YouthBridge Community Foundation Awards Two New Partnership or Merger Grants • 2024 YEP! STL Grants Awarded • Gateway Children’s Charity Grant Opportunity • Need-to-know updates on the proposed donor-advised fund regulations • Celebrate variety: Many assets make great gifts to charity • What’s caught our attention
Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital – Access to Extraordinary Care • FOCUS Marines Foundation – Service Never Ceases • 2024 Family Business Speaker Series • Grant Opportunity • Save the Date: Progress 64 Entrepreneurial Scholarship Fund • Gifts of appreciated stock • “Shell funds” and other handy tools for charitable clients • Charitable planning for wealthy clients: In the spotlight
Rung for Women – Another Successful Connection • Pony Bird Uses Merger Grant Strategically • 2024 Family Business Speaker Series • Tax return reviews help clients level up charitable giving plans • Donor-advised funds: Recommended reading • Fund types tailored to your client’s charitable goals
The Noir Bookshop Fund: A Fiscal Sponsorship to Love • Love Takes Many Forms • 2024 Family Business Speaker Series • Digital giving cards are now • Serving clients who love local • FAQs: A snapshot of clients’ tax-time charitable giving questions • Use caution when advising clients about donating works of art
Building on Successes of 2023 for More Meaningful Impact in 2024 – Words from YouthBridge CEO, Barbara Carswell • Progress 64 Entrepreneurial Scholarship Fund Established with YouthBridge • YouthBridge Awards Grants for Child Abuse and Neglect Facility Improvement and Infrastructure • Announcing YouthBridge Community Foundation 2024 Grant Programs • Professional Advisor’s Corner • Big gifts, bullish portfolios, and kids who move away • Unrestricted giving, the trust factor, and why it matters to your clients • Tax law twists and turns
The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis Receives YouthBridge Heritage Grant • Restore Orphan Fund Meets at YouthBridge Offices • Order Giving Cards by December 12 • YEP STL grant applications open • P64 Entrepreneurial Scholarship Fund Awardees • Capacity Building Grants Awarded• A Changing of the Guard • Reminder for Donor-Advised Fundholders • IRA Charitable Rollover for 2023 • By the numbers: What’s around the corner in 2024 • Charitable giving tips for clients’ golden years • Philanthropy keeps your clients sticky
Gateway Children’s Charity, a Successful YouthBridge Partnership • CASA of St. Louis Receives YouthBridge Heritage Grant • Give the Gift of Giving • Youth Entrepreneurship Grant Award • Tips for clients’ year-end giving • Life insurance: A key charitable planning tool for certain clients • Philanthropy tips and trends
Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois – Entrepreneurs of the Future • Generate Health – Uplifting Thriving Black Families • Now Accepting Scholarship Applications • Infrastructure Grant OpportunityHeritage Grants Awarded • Congratulations to the 2023 Gateway Children’s Charity grantees • Clients want to know: What’s deductible and what’s not? • Spotting opportunity • Charitable planning and women clients: Three mini-case studies
IFM Overcomes Healthcare Barriers • St. Louis Community Credit Union Emphasizes “Community” • Inner Workings of Philanthropy • Leadership Opportunity for High School Students • Progress 64 Scholarship • New Grant Partnership • Smart disaster giving can offer predictability to the unpredictable • Keep your eye on clients’ appreciated stock–always • For clients who may sell a business
Back to School in “One Classroom” • The Power of a Pencil • Michele Mosley, Director of Development & Marketing • Capacity Building Grant Program • Impact Investing in Greater St. Louis • Structure is a critical step in multi-generational philanthropy • Legacy giving: A conversation that’s full of opportunity • Stories that caught our attention