Partnership in Action: Donors Supporting Marygrove Through YouthBridge
If you partner with YouthBridge—through a Donor Advised Fund, Endowment, or other charitable vehicle—you pay a modest fund fee. But here’s the best part: 100% of those fund fees go right back into the community through our Discretionary Grant Program, supporting vetted, high-performing nonprofits and helping them strengthen operations and expand their impact.
Donor-advised funds: Flexible, tax-friendly, and just the beginning
As attorneys, CPAs, and financial advisors, you’ve no doubt noticed that financial publications’ coverage of donor-advised funds is increasing. This is no surprise, considering that these popular vehicles can help your clients achieve both their financial and philanthropic goals.
Bread and butter strategy: QCDs for clients 70½ and older
Provisions enacted as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) are prompting renewed focus on strategies that merge tax efficiency with meaningful community impact. Among the most powerful tools in this space for clients age 70½ and older is the Qualified Charitable Distribution, or QCD.
Rare but powerful “charitable exits”: Know it when you see it
If your client base includes business owners, you’re no doubt at least generally aware of the benefits of giving closely-held business interests to charity. Beyond that, though, the details may get fuzzy. The key is to be able to recognize the opportunity so you can reach out to YouthBridge Community Foundation of Greater St. Louis team to help you make the most of it for your client.
October 2025
Caritas • Agency Funholder Spotlight: Giant Steps of Saint Louis • 501(c)(3) Essentials: Powering Nonprofits for Early Childhood Success • From Training to Impact: Fundholders Lead the Way • Trick or Treat…How about Trick or TREE! • Now Accepting Scholarship Applications • Two reasons to celebrate charitable giving • Three clients. Three solutions. One common theme. • Inherited IRAs: A charitable solution?
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