Practical Giving Tools for 2025 As we look ahead to what 2025, we know we can expect change, but what and where is yet to unfold. We yearn for certainty, and at OCCF, we’ve leaned on a variety of tools to provide that certainty for more than five decades. The...
2025 Roadwork Ahead! Drop a Pin at OCCF for Your Philanthropic Solutions At the Community Foundation, we’ve recently been asked by attorneys, CPAs and financial advisors for a “road map” to determine which type of charitable planning tool is best for a particular...
Charitable Giving Can Help Bridge Generations’ Differing Definitions of Wealthy The recently-released Bank of America Private Bank Study of Wealthy Americans’s insights into shifting views on wealth and the disconnect on inheritance expectations make it a...
What Now? Why the Elections Won’t Immediately Change Tax Laws Many eyes are on the election aftermath seeking clues about what might happen to the tax laws. Of particular interest is the much-analyzed sunset of the higher estate tax exemption, scheduled for the...
WANTED: A Crystal Ball Humans crave certainty, and that is certainly not what this election season is providing, especially where taxes are concerned. Your clients who support charitable causes may be wondering how the election outcomes might impact their...
Your Gifts of Real Estate: Watch Every Step We’re hearing from more and more attorneys, accountants and financial advisors that your clients are expressing interest in giving real estate to charity. This is wonderful news! You’re certainly aware that gifts of real...