Joanne Florino provided testimony before the Ohio House of Representatives Committee on Higher Education and Career Readiness in support of proposed legislation that would protect donor intent in endowment agreements with public colleges and universities.
Last week, Philanthropy Roundtable President and CEO Elise Westhoff spoke with WMAL “O’Connor & Company” radio hosts Larry O’Connor and Patrice Onwuka, also a Philanthropy Roundtable adjunct senior fellow, about the longstanding tradition of American philanthropy.
It may surprise many that education constitutes the single largest share of DAF giving, a fact that receives little publicity, possibly because many DAF gifts are anonymous, with neither donor nor DAF mentioned in gift announcements.
The following interview is part of Philanthropy Roundtable’s “Free to Give” series highlighting the impact philanthropy can have when Americans have the right to give freely to the causes and Read more…
Philanthropy Roundtable interviewed three leaders of nonprofit organizations to seek their perspectives on the importance of youth entrepreneurship education and the challenges and opportunities on the horizon for aspiring entrepreneurs.
The Bill Would Unnecessarily Divide DAFs Into Two Categories: Qualified and Nonqualified The S. 1981 divides charitable giving vehicles and organizations into complex buckets. By doing so, it injects additional complexity Read more…
Elizabeth McguiganDirector of Policy Elizabeth McGuigan is the director of policy at Philanthropy Roundtable. Prior to joining the Roundtable, Elizabeth spent more than eight years as a director of legislative and Read more…
Elizabeth McguiganDirector of Policy Elizabeth McGuigan is the director of policy at Philanthropy Roundtable. Prior to joining the Roundtable, Elizabeth spent more than eight years as a director of legislative and Read more…
The bill aligns with a proposal promoted by the so-called Initiative to Accelerate Charitable Giving with one key difference. The backers of the initiative also called for an expansion and Read more…
The bill aligns with a proposal promoted by the so-called Initiative to Accelerate Charitable Giving with one key difference. The backers of the initiative also called for an expansion and Read more…
The Bill Would Treat All Anonymous DAF Contributions Received From Sponsoring Organizations As Coming From One Person— Whether That Is the Case or Not Under current law, public charities must demonstrate broad support from the public to obtain and retain public charity status. This bill would prohibit public charities from using Read more…
The Bill Would Treat All Anonymous DAF Contributions Received From Sponsoring Organizations As Coming From One Person— Whether That Is the Case or Not Under current law, public charities must demonstrate broad support from the public to obtain and retain public charity status. This bill would prohibit public charities from using Read more…
The Bill Would Exempt a Private Foundation From the Excise Tax on Investment Income in a Taxable Year Under Two Scenarios S. 1981 does provide a small “carrot” for private foundations by creating an exemption for private foundations from the excise tax on investment income in a taxable year. Read more…
The Bill Would Exempt a Private Foundation From the Excise Tax on Investment Income in a Taxable Year Under Two Scenarios S. 1981 does provide a small “carrot” for private foundations by creating an exemption for private foundations from the excise tax on investment income in a taxable year. Read more…
The Bill Would Prohibit Private Foundations From Counting DAF Gifts Toward Their Required 5% Payout Rate, Without Justification Under current law, private foundations may include contributions to a DAF toward their annual qualifying distributions. The bill would generally exclude DAF gifts from the definition of qualifying distributions, Read more…
The Bill Would Prohibit Private Foundations From Counting DAF Gifts Toward Their Required 5% Payout Rate, Without Justification Under current law, private foundations may include contributions to a DAF toward their annual qualifying distributions. The bill would generally exclude DAF gifts from the definition of qualifying distributions, Read more…
The Philanthropy Roundtable supports the voluntary nature of philanthropy and believes that it is necessary to protect all pathways to giving. Donor-advised funds, or DAFs, are personal charitable giving accounts Read more…
THE BILL WOULD UNNECESSARILY DIVIDE DAFS INTO TWO CATEGORIES: QUALIFIED AND NONQUALIFIED
Donor-advised funds (DAFs)—individual tax-advantaged accounts through which individuals set aside funds for current and future charitable use—have become the fastest-growing vehicle for charitable giving in recent years. The number of Read more…
Donor-advised funds (DAFs)—individual tax-advantaged accounts through which individuals set aside funds for current and future charitable use—have become the fastest-growing vehicle for charitable giving in recent years. The number of Read more…