What if your clients make donations to entities that don’t fall under a specific section of the Internal Revenue Code, but feel “charitable” nonetheless because the dollars are helping people in need?
YouthBridge Community Foundation earned a 2021 Platinum Seal of Transparency! Now, everyone can see our strategy, metrics, and achievements. Check out our updated profile.
David Foster has turned a personal journey into a specialized service. The financial advisor and founder of Gateway Wealth Management says the company was born in 2014 out of his personal interest in philanthropy and “using my excess to help others.”
The Child Center Supporting Healing and Justice • The Gift of Giving, Part II • YEP STL! 2021 Grants • Give your favorite mothers the gift of helping their favorite charity grow! • Professional Advisor’s Corner
Your clients most certainly are aware that the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department have extended the federal income tax filing and payment deadline for the 2020 tax year from April 15, 2021 to May 17, 2021.
Love only has power when it’s put into action, and so that’s what we’ve done – go outside the church walls to meet people where they are and spread the infinite love of God.
Change happens with awareness, action and, according to Charli Cooksey, “the audacity to sustain radically different behaviors and beliefs together.” ~ Charli Cookse, Founder
YouthBridge Community Foundation has awarded a three-year Think Big for Kids Grant to Generate Health in the total amount of $240,000 for the Preventive Services Network.
YouthBridge Community Foundation can help as you work with a couple to design a charitable giving plan that will create rewarding philanthropic experiences for both partners.
Many advisors really want to bring up charitable giving in client meetings, especially while updates to tax and estate plans are underway. Indeed, many advisors believe they have a responsibility to raise the issue. But how?
The pandemic and its casualties have brought to light the vulnerabilities of many of our neighbors.
Four Republican Senators, four Senate Democrats, a House Democrat, and a House Republican have introduced legislation to expand the increased charitable deduction cap for non-itemizers to up to one-third of the standard deduction.
Church without Walls Shares a Love without End • New grant program • St. Louis Blues Alumni fund • Go Blue Day • New Donor Portal • Professional Advisor’s Corner
An annual event where advocates meet to fight for legislative action on policies that support and uplift Missouri children and families. This year, we will meet online to show that we can still come #Together4MOKids.
The Blues Alumni Assistance Fund Will Provide Relief For Local Small Businesses Affected By COVID-19
“I read every word of the grant applications we receive, because I respect the work and thought that goes into them. We ask a lot of questions,” says Tyler Ray.
“When you’re responsible for a caseload of clients in the hundreds each year, anything that takes away from direct services is burning up those precious hours,” says Amy Robins, Forensic Services Program Director for The Child Center.
Equity, as in ownership, can build social equity, says Michael Woods, co-founder and Executive Director of Dream Builders 4 Equity. “When you give people ownership of their communities, they realize the power they have to change the systems holding them back,” he says.
Jennifer Hillman knows a simple truth. “When you help others, you help yourself. It’s how I was raised, what my husband and I taught our children and certainly what I’ve experienced through my philanthropic work. The gift is really to me,” she says.
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day is recognized each year on January 11th. In recognition of this important day, and throughout the month of January, Blue Campaign hosts several special events and educational activities.