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IRA Charitable Rollover for Good
You’ve worked hard and planned for your future. Now, you’re ready to enjoy the next stage of your life but want to keep supporting the causes important to you and make a difference in your...
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Utilizing a Donor Advised Fund to Create Community Impact
You care for your community. It’s home. Maybe you’ve raised a family here or grown your career. It’s where you spend time with family and friends. Now you want to give back to the place...
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Changing Landscape of Farmland Ownership Can Benefit Owners and Community
By Kaye Englin, President and CEOAccording to a 2017 study by Iowa State University, 60 percent of Iowa farmland is owned by people over the age of 65, and 35 percent of Iowa farmland is...
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Year End Giving Dates
Appreciated stock can be a tax-effective gift. Consider a year end gift of appreciated stock. Your gift of stock, donated directly to the Community Foundation, will not trigger capital gains tax and you will receive...
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Bunching Strategy for Charitable Giving
Since the standard deduction was doubled in 2018, many donors may no longer collect the necessary deductions to surpass the new standard deduction threshold. A tax-smart strategy to overcome this is called “bunching,” where a...
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