Author: mccfadmin
03 Apr April 2023
Posted at 16:18h
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Banking fallout and charitable giving, proposed legislation, and what’s on the IRS’s radar Hello from the community foundation! Happy April! As tax time comes and goes for another year, many of you are beginning to address your clients’ charitable giving goals in earnest. With that in mind, our...
30 Mar County Matching Event Raises $590,000 for local organizations
Posted at 14:03h
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McPHERSON --- The McPherson County Community Foundation (MCCF) has announced the final totals of their Match Week event. Between Mar. 6-10 over $590,000, with match included, was raised to help build the endowments of 44 county nonprofits. This total breaks the record of $386,000 set...
16 Mar Evaluating options for focusing your philanthropy
Posted at 15:08h
in Foundation Blog
If you’ve been giving to favorite charities for many years, it will not surprise you to learn that most donors are interested in deepening and focusing their impact as they maintain the frequent and total amount of giving. Focusing on impact is hard, but it’s easier when you...
03 Mar March 2023
Posted at 16:15h
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Addressing disaster giving, eligible QCD recipients, and tips for your business owner clients Hello from the community foundation! Many thanks to those of you who have reached out over the last few weeks with questions you're hearing from your clients. We're happy to address three of the...
03 Mar February 2023
Posted at 16:12h
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Philanthropy on clients' minds, pre-spring cleaning, and three tax tips February greetings from the community foundation! Even though 2023 is only a few weeks old, we're hearing from many attorneys, accountants, and financial advisors that clients are already talking about their charitable giving plans for the year. As...
02 Mar Private foundations and donor-advised funds: Debunking three myths
Posted at 14:14h
in Foundation Blog
If you’ve been involved with charitable giving for a few years, you’ve no doubt become familiar with both private foundations and donor-advised funds and their popularity as charitable giving tools. As is often the case with tax and estate planning-related topics, the differences between private...
23 Feb Keeping track of your charitable donations is more important than ever
Posted at 14:03h
in Donor News
When the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law in August, many taxpayers were relieved that the Act did not include heavily-debated proposed tax hikes that were so prominent in early versions of the legislation. What’s weighing on a lot of taxpayers’ minds, however, even...
23 Feb Community Foundation to host eighth annual match event
Posted at 10:12h
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MCPHERSON, KAN------ 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. 6-10. A total of $385,000 was...
16 Feb Mastermind McPherson County: A Community Survey Initiative
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McPHERSON --- The McPherson County Community Foundation (MCCF) will be introducing a new initiative to further the development of McPherson County. Mastermind McPherson County is a three-year program set on creating a process to review and act on county needs. This will be a collaborative...