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  • Coming Out of a Lonely Place

    For 100 years now, the Center for Hearing and Speech has been helping to connect people with others through programs that empower communication. In its 100th year, the Center was awarded a YouthBridge YEP STL! Grant towards hearing and vision screenings for students in St. Louis Public Schools.

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    On the Wings of a Pony Bird

    YouthBridge has a similar legacy as Pony Bird and a mission aligned with ours to bridge service gaps, especially for children and youth.

  • An eye toward year-end tax planning

    2020’s stock market has been a rollercoaster, but as you guide your clients into year-end, don’t forget the powerful benefits of giving appreciated securities to a donor-advised fund at the community foundation.

  • Corporate giving programs: Opportunity in the COVID era

    More than 80% of large company executives believe for-profit companies have a responsibility to play a role in resolving social issues

  • Elections and giving: Tips for advising your clients

    Individuals who are passionate about community causes are frequently also passionate advocates for candidates running for public office.

  • September 2020

    Finding Second Chances and Room at the Inn • YouthBridge Community Fund Carries on a Legacy​ • Family Business Awards • Weeding out taxpayers who abuse conservation tools​ • IRS speaks out on cybersecurity​ • Advising clients on starting a charity​

  • YouthBridge Community Fund Carries on a Legacy

    Alone with his thoughts on the four-hour flight to St. Louis, Quinton replayed the life lessons he’d received from his father and wondered how to sufficiently honor him…

  • Finding Second Chances and Room at the Inn

    There’s a stigma attached to the homeless, but not everyone is to blame for their situation. COVID-19 has shown us how tenuous our security can be and how one crisis can become a disaster.

  • Weeding out taxpayers who abuse conservation tools

    As environmental consciousness continues to rise, so does the subject of conservation easements as a tax-savvy charitable giving tool.

  • IRS speaks out on cybersecurity

    According to the American Bar Association’s 2019 Legal Tech Report, 26% of law firms experienced some type of security breach in 2018.

  • Advising clients on starting a charity

    As 2020 marches on with little relief in sight from crises affecting our region, more and more attorneys, accountants, and financial advisors are fielding questions from well-intended clients who are exploring starting their own nonprofits to help people in need.

  • August 2020

    Operation Food Search Tackling the Pandemic of Hunger • LESA Opening Doors to Lutheran Christian Education • First Round of “Recovery” Grants Awarded • Leadership Opportunity • IRS ruling helps employers and employees help pandemic victims • Keep clients informed about stress on the social sector

  • Operation Food Search Tackling the Pandemic of Hunger

    Of the many effects of the Coronavirus crisis, food security has been one of its major victims. In the last few years, we had seen child hunger drop to one in six children in America. With the pandemic, that number has gone back up to one in four.

  • LESA Opening Doors to Lutheran Christian Education

    Brad Bunte had a bright future. It was clear where he was headed and likely that we would be hearing his voice today calling a game, sharing an analysis, entertaining us.

  • First Round of “Recovery” Grants Awarded

    As part of the Nonprofit Recovery + Resilience Grant Program,  has awarded over $100,000 in general operating support for COVID recovery among the following organizations…

  • IRS ruling helps employers and employees help pandemic victims

    In Notice 2020-46, the IRS said compensation treatment will not be triggered when an employer makes cash payments to a charitable organization based on employees’ forgoing vacation, personal, or sick days.

  • Keep clients informed about stress on the social sector

    Peter Drucker once wrote “Only the social sector, that is, the nongovernmental, nonprofit organization, can create what we now need, communities for citizens.”

  • Endowment Client Focusing on the Ties that Bind

    They’re a nonprofit like us – with a history of providing homes for children; it seemed a perfect fit. I also was encouraged by how they became immediate cheerleaders for us…

  • July 2020

    Ensuring Every Child is Prepared to Thrive • Recovery + Resilience Grants Announced • Jumpstarting Revenue Growth for Artist Collective • Caring Begins Early for YEP Participants • Connecting Donors with Local Causes

  • Ensuring Every Child is Prepared to Thrive

    “We do a disservice to people when we provide them resources but don’t also empower them to chart their own path,” says Anna-Stacia Allen, Executive Director of Navigate STL Schools.