March 2020
COVID-19 Response • Helping charities now • Youth In Need Champions Funding for Children’s Mental Health Services
• Living Earth Day 365 Days a Year • Annual Report 2019
Helping charities now
CEO Michael Howard explains the challenges keeping up their noble work despite the COVID-19 challenges.
Living Earth Day 365 Days a Year
That’s the impetus of earthday365 – to help people make sustainability an everyday commitment through education, engagement and empowerment
Youth In Need Champions Funding for Children’s Mental Health Services
If approved, this measure would bring essential mental health services to an estimated 120,000 children and youth in the county.
Corporate philanthropists get relief from SALT cap on charitable donations
Businesses frequently make cash donations to charitable organizations. But what happens to the deductibility of those donations under the state and local tax limitations imposed by the 2017 tax law?
Watch out for compliance pitfalls as clients favor gifts of hard-to-value assets
If volatile market conditions persist, gifts of hard-to-value assets may become popular substitutes for appreciated stock gifts.
February 2020
Stitching Stories, Empowering Youth • New Recipient of Think Big for Kids grant • H.U.G.S. & K.I.S.S.E.S. Awards • Big Hearts Under the Big Top • So long, stretch IRA • Charitable planning is a must prior to sale of a business • 14th Annual Family Business Speaker Series
TBFK grant recipient – Health Equity Works
YouthBridge awarded a $35,000 Think Big for Kids grant to Health Equity Works in support of the Missouri Child Development Account Coalition.
Leadership Transition at YouthBridge
To Everything There is a Season…
Artist Collective Stitching Stories, Empowering Youth
“If our youth have the option, they will choose peace,” says Susan Colangelo, President, CEO and founder of Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artist Collective.
Charitable planning is a must prior to sale of a business
Before your business-owner client starts putting out feelers to potential acquirers, be sure to counsel your client about the benefits of contributing an ownership interest to a charitable organization, especially to a flexible donor-advised fund at the community foundation.
So long, stretch IRA
Among the changes enacted by the SECURE Act, which became law on December 20, 2019, is a provision eliminating the so-called stretch IRA.
Special opportunity for a higher charitable deduction
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to inform your clients about a special provision in the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act.
January 2020
Impact Investments • Ready Readers • Family Foundation or Donor Advised-Fund? • Think Big for Kids • Creative Solutions • Tax Savvy • Philanthropy in the News
Creating Ready Readers
Each week, hundreds of volunteers experience the adventure of reading with about 10,000 preschoolers across the St. Louis region, as part of Ready Readers’ mission to prepare children entering Kindergarten in low-income communities with the skills to be ready to read.
Philanthropy in the News
#GivingTuesday continues to grow in popularity. 2019 marked the eighth annual event, raising an estimated $511 million online.
Tax Savvy
As you counsel your nonprofit organization clients and individual clients who are board members of charities, it is important to stay on top of changes in the tax laws that pertain to exempt organizations.
Family Foundation or Donor-Advised Fund; Which One is Right for You?
The St. Louis community is often referred to as one of the most charitable in the United States, and rightfully so. We often rank in the top ten of large metropolitan areas, which is one more reason to be proud of our region.
Creative Solutions
As your clients gear up for another year of giving, how can you help them make the most of their good intentions? Consider helping clients plan their charitable giving budgets around three points—amount, timing, and category.
YouthBridge Pledges New $5-6 Million Investment in St. Louis Community
YouthBridge Community Foundation, the foundation with a 140+-year history supporting children and youth causes in St. Louis, today announced that it has made the first investments of its 25×25 Impact Investing Initiative, which should total $5-6 million over the next five years. This year, YouthBridge … More →