Perhaps you established a donor-advised fund at the McPherson County Community Foundation (MCCF) years ago, or you set up a donor-advised fund more recently. Whatever the case may be in your situation, it’s a great idea to consider a few best practices for ensuring that your...
It shouldn’t be a surprise to most that our health care system has long exceeded the large rooms with thousands upon thousands of medical records. Major hospitals around the country started to move towards paperless records keeping starting in the late 90s and well into...
Many eyes are on the Charitable Act, which, if passed, would allow for deductible charitable contributions that exceed the standard deduction. The Charitable Act proposes to restore the pandemic-era “universal charitable deduction” and raise the cap from $300 for individuals ($600 for joint filers) to...
Whether you’re motivated to respond to needs created by a conflict, accident, or natural disaster, it’s human nature to want to help—especially through financial support. All too often, a tragic event occurs and is quickly publicized through news accounts or social media. Then, the dollars...
When you think about supporting your favorite charities or making contributions to your donor-advised or other type of fund at the McPherson County Community Foundation(MCCF), cash may be the first thing that comes to mind. It seems so easy to just write a check or...
The McPherson County Community Foundation is excited to announce their award winners for Philanthropist of the Year (POY) and Organization of the Year (OOY). This year’s POY will be McPherson Community member Jo French and OOY will be the McPherson Housing Coalition. A night held...
Holidays and tax planning (although very different in the ways they are celebrated!) are both year-end traditions. No doubt (?) you’ve got the holidays covered, and perhaps your advisors are already helping you make sure your tax planning is in place. It’s a good idea...
You are not alone if you begin to feel a little anxious when October rolls around. Many people experience year-end stress, whether because of looming deadlines at work, tax-related estate planning cut-off dates, anticipating a busy holiday season of travel and social engagements, or simply the...
The McPherson County Community Foundation board has approved the following grant awards from the ‘Dream Fund’ , the David J. Nutt Fund and the special grants round for Mastermind McPherson County. A total of $92,690 was released from the three funds in Oct. ‘Dream Fund’ awards: McPherson...
At the McPherson County Community Foundation (MCCF), we regularly talk with retirement-age donors and fund holders about the tax benefits of Qualified Charitable Distributions and leaving bequests of IRAs to a donor-advised fund at MCCF. But getting involved in philanthropy can be so much more...