March 20, 2024
Arkansas Community Foundation lost one of its most cherished donors in 2023, Dr. Ruth Marie Allen. However, her legacy lives on. Every step along her illustrious career she left a path of charity and endowments. While a pioneer in biochemistry and instructional design and technology, Dr. Allen also served in the Peace Corps in Malaysia. […]
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March 14, 2024
By Jane Browning, Executive Director of Hot Springs Village Community Foundation Does March Madness really refer to basketball, or is it all about tax season? Changing rules, changing circumstances, emerging priorities all vie for our attention at this time of year. We clearly need professional help in sorting through our financial matters to come out […]
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March 7, 2024
Your clients certainly have no shortage of options for their philanthropic dollars. Many clients use their donor advised funds at the Community Foundation to support favorite charities across the country, including alma maters, organizations in the communities where they’ve lived in the past or have a second home, or charities in communities where their grown […]
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March 7, 2024
Just as each of your clients has a unique estate plan and financial plan to meet the client’s particular situation and goals, each of your philanthropic clients needs a unique charitable giving plan. For example, for some clients, giving shares of highly-appreciated stock consistently every year to their fund at the Community Foundation makes the […]
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March 7, 2024
Tax time has its silver linings! Going over a tax return with a client helps start a productive conversation about ways to plan gifts to charity more effectively. As you scan 2023’s charitable contributions, talk with the client about whether those charitable gifts were made with cash or with other assets and then steer the […]
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February 26, 2024
Before getting married, the Johnsons made agreements about where and how to raise their children. It landed them in Greenwood, Arkansas. “It was love at first sight for me, but it took him a little longer,” said. Sandy Johnson M.D., cofounder of Johnson Dermatology. “He came around quickly though.” Sandy and her husband, fellow dermatologist […]
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February 21, 2024
In 2023, EAST applied for and was awarded a three-year grant from the IMPAC Endowment through Arkansas Community Foundation. This grant helped provide technology training and professional development to EAST facilitators throughout Arkansas for their 2023 seminar held at Oaklawn. The “Off to the Races” event was three full days including 39 unique breakout sessions […]
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February 6, 2024
Greetings! I just wanted to take a moment to give a huge thank you to all the incredible people who have helped make the Arkansas Community Foundation the strong organization it is today. From our donors and nonprofits to businesses, professional advisors, volunteer board members, and staff members – you all deserve a round of […]
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February 5, 2024
Many Community Foundation donors have updated their estate plans, leaving bequests to their donor advised or other charitable funds. A “specific bequest” designates a set amount from the donor’s estate or trust, for example: “I bequeath $15,000 to The Community Foundation (tax ID and/or address), a tax-exempt organization under IRS Section 501(c)(3), to be added […]
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February 5, 2024
Addressing money, mortality, and family relationships can be challenging on their own, let alone together. Many people delay setting up or updating estate plans, considering it expensive or inconvenient. However, establishing a will, trust, and beneficiary designations is a valuable gift to heirs, sparing them stress during an already emotional time. Updating your estate plan […]
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