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Giving Tuesday: Sharing is Caring
Giving TuesdaySharing is Caring: Give back to our community on #GivingTuesday.
Start Your Plan for Year-End Giving
Make the Most of Your Year-End GiftConsider the OCCF experts for your year-end contributions and we’ll help you every step of the way.
Charitable Giving Can Help Bridge Generations’ Differing Definitions of “Wealthy”
Charitable Giving Can Help Bridge Generations' Differing Definitions of WealthyThe 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 must-read, or...
What Now? Why the Elections Won’t Immediately Change Tax Laws
What Now? Why the Elections Won't Immediately Change Tax LawsMany 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 end of...
Celebrating our OCCF Veterans
We take time to acknowledge all those who've served our country.Thank you to our staff and their families who are veterans!
Remembering and Honoring Judy Love
Philanthropist and former OCCF Trustee Judy LoveLeft to Right: Greg Love, Liza Cameron, Jenny Love Meyer, Judy Love, Tom LoveLeft to Right: Jim Clark, Carolyn Clark, Jane Jayroe Gamble, Nancy Anthony, Gerald Gamble, Judy LoveBack row: William Shdeed; David Hornbeek...
OKC Neighborhood Receives $500k to Address Generational Poverty
The project Holly and Lauren and their teams pitched for the Breakout Challenge will help transform Will Rogers Courts into a thriving community offering services to all generations of residents and neighbors – something we believe is the best way to fight...
Wanted: A Crystal Ball
WANTED: A Crystal BallHumans 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 philanthropic...
Jess Schwager on KFOR: Applications open today for OKC Community Foundation scholarships
OCCF's Director of Scholarship Programs, Jess Schwager, visited with KFOR to discuss all the amazing opportunities the Foundation offers! View the full interview here: Learn more about the 200+ scholarship opportunities available through the Foundation here:
Closely-Held Stock is Having a Moment
Giving stock is an important strategy for any private business owner to explore. Not only can these gifts help implement a business succession plan that calls for transferring the business to the next generation, if that is your client’s goal, but gifts of stock can...
How Much Is Enough?
How much is enough?? That’s a question many parents ask as they structure lifetime gifts and bequests to children in their financial and estate plans. Wealthy clients are sometimes concerned that leaving millions of dollars, or even hundreds of thousands, to their...
Walking Into the Sunset: Thoughtful Planning Now for Your Clients
Without legislation to prevent it, the sunsetting of current estate tax laws at the end of 2025 will dramatically reduce the federal estate tax exemption from $13.61 million per person in 2024 to approximately $7 million in 2026 (including adjustments for inflation)....