the stock market, and stepped-up efforts to market the funds, The Chronicle’s fifth annual survey of gift funds has found. Assets at 86 organizations that provided figures for 2002 and 2003 rose by ...

Political engagement is a big concept that could conceivably encompass most charitable activities: Think nonpartisan voter registration, issue advocacy, and policy education. Charities have a rich ...

Terrorists and their sympathizers may be using one of America’s greatest strengths — its tradition of philanthropy — to undermine peace and security. The weapons are not airplanes or shoe bombs, but ...

Starting next year, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act sets new limits on charitable-gift tax deductions. To prepare for those restrictions, some experts are recommending that their wealthy philanthropic ...

Everyone’s charitable giving holds significant personal meaning and giving is best accomplished with a thoughtful, knowledgeable plan. If your New Year’s resolutions will include becoming more ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) One distinguishing feature about DAF donors is that when they dispatch money from ...

As financial advisors, we’ve often recommended that clients set up donor-advised funds. We know the drill: Contribute to the fund and get an immediate tax deduction. But it often takes time for the ...

If it sounds too good to be true, some financial advisers warn that it might be when it comes to donor-advised funds. Donor-advised funds, or DAFs, are like charitable investment accounts that allow ...

The Donor Advised Fund Program at JUF/Jewish Federation of Chicago has been helping donors simplify their giving since 1971. Our program offers you an easy way to better manage and organize your ...