http://thomasmanderson.com Writer, reader, runner Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:22:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://thomasmanderson.com/giving-with-strings-attached/ http://thomasmanderson.com/giving-with-strings-attached/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:07:14 +0000 Thomas M. Anderson http://thomasmanderson.com/?p=153 A guide to making sure your gift accomplishes what you want it to.

From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance:

A donation to your favorite charity is more than a gift or a tax break — it’s an investment. Pick an inefficient charity and your contribution will be eaten by administrative costs and fund-raising expenses. You can attach strings to your gifts, but a targeted gift that misses the mark (or is diverted) will cause you financial grief.

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From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance:

The perfect vehicle for budding philanthropists is a donor-advised fund. Such a fund lets you turn over assets (money, stocks, bonds) to a program run by a financial-services firm, a community foundation or a charitable group. You then advise the program to give to your favorite charities. The program invests your assets, and as they grow, you have more money to grant. You also get a tax deduction in the year you make a contribution.

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