Something to keep in mind with Match Week approaching is the utilization of your Qualified Charitable Deductions (QCD) from your IRAs Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). What is an RMD? An RMD is your required minimum distribution that you must begin withdrawing from your individual retirement account (IRA)...
The McPherson County Community Foundation’s (MCCF) annual matching event enters its ninth year of helping build the endowments of local partnering non-profits. Match Week, formally known as Match Day, will take place during the week of Mar. 4-8. A total of $591,000 was raised...
One of the many takeaways that we got from our Mastermind McPherson County Survey and Summit is that Leadership is an important focus for all of our communities. With primary election voter registration deadlines approaching (Feb. 20), it's important to reiterate that every eligible voter...
As you’ve chatted over the years with the professionals working at your favorite nonprofits, you’ve likely heard the term “planned giving.” You may have even wondered what the term means–even if you have already structured so-called “planned gifts” to support your favorite charities! Here are a...
Whatever their age or health status, most people are aware that they need to document important financial and personal information for loved ones, just in case the unexpected occurs. We’ve all heard stories about someone’s family member who passed away and left little, if any,...
A new year is such a great time to plan and reboot. Cliche as it may be to talk about resolutions this time of year, it’s tough to deny that January represents a clean slate for “to do” lists, goals, and your overall mindset. As you...
In December, a Donor Advised Fund gave us at the Foundation the opportunity to schedule Music on Site to perform the Christmas Opera ‘Amahl and The Night Visitor'. ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’ is an opera in one act by Gian Carlo Menotti that follows a...
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