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May 3, 2024

When your client is getting ready to make a contribution to charity or a fund at the Community Foundation, remind them not to automatically reach for the checkbook! Here are other (and typically more tax-savvy) options to consider.  Marketable securities Gifts of appreciated stock is always a tax-savvy ways to give because capital gains tax […]

April 12, 2024

In the fertile soil of the Arkansas Delta, you’ll find a special group of leaders, volunteers and donors committed to making Craighead County the best it can be. Craighead County Community Foundation was founded in 2001. Since its inception, the group has made $3.1 million in grants and scholarships. Their Giving Tree program continues to […]

April 2, 2024

If you’re a business owner, odds are you already give back to your community. Like many charitably-minded people, your business likely sponsors events, makes in-kind donations, and donates cash to favorite organizations. Many Arkansas business owners work with the Community Foundation to give back to the community where they built their businesses and developed lasting […]

April 2, 2024

As you contemplate your legacy and adjust your estate plan over the years, it’s natural to focus on your children and family as the primary beneficiaries in your will and trust. However, if you’re like many other charitably-minded individuals, you might find that your perspectives about what exactly it means to leave a legacy are […]

April 2, 2024

Every year, our team at Arkansas Community Foundation works with people like you to establish endowment funds to support the needs of their communities in perpetuity.  Here are answers to four frequently-asked questions about setting up an endowment fund: Why does the Community Foundation offer endowment funds to individuals and families? The Community Foundation serves […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]