Philanthropic Insights

Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) is the region’s leading community foundation, bringing together people who care about a diverse range of causes and have a shared goal: to create a stronger, more vibrant community now and in the future in the tri-state region. If you’re a professional advisor, GCF can partner…

Whether the matter at hand is tax planning, updating wills and trusts, or structuring retirement portfolios, the mix of money, family and mortality is a potent combination that almost always creates an emotionally charged planning environment. Advisors can occasionally feel reluctant to bring up charitable giving during client meetings, even…

As community events start ramping up this fall and your clients attend fundraising events for their favorite charities, it is important to be clear on IRS rules for giving to events through donor advised funds (DAFs). Your client may ask: “We wanted to buy a table at the fall gala…

Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) brings together generous people, nonprofits and partners with the goal of creating a vibrant and opportunity-rich Greater Cincinnati. If you’re a professional advisor, GCF can partner with you to enhance the service and overall value you provide – helping your clients reach their philanthropic goals while…

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 (this includes adjustments for inflation). This change would affect many high net-worth…

Your clients who are corporate executives have likely wondered at some point about the benefits of aligning their companies with philanthropy, whether specific causes or organizations. In general, a community engagement strategy can be good for business, if well-executed. For example, almost half of consumers view a brand favorably when…

Donating highly appreciated stock to a fund at Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) offers significant advantages for your clients over making cash gifts. Communicating this benefit, however, can be challenging when clients have emotional attachments to their shares. How can you overcome this hurdle and help optimize your clients’ charitable giving…

At the end of 2024’s first quarter, CNN reports that an estimated 485,000 Americans could count themselves among the so-called “401(k) millionaires,” meaning the balance in their employer-sponsored retirement plans has reached the $1 million level. Thanks in part to stock market rallies during the first part of the year,…