Giving Trends

Sometimes it’s easy to blame the rich. Tax the rich—after all they make so much money—at least the adage goes.

I get asked this a lot: Where is charitable giving going? It’s a pressing question in the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic…

Do you know how a donor advised fund works? Not many people do, though they’ve been around since 1914.

Giving is something that most people do after they’ve made money. But to give away all your profits from a business you’ve…

In 2018, major donors on the Chronicle of Philanthropy Top 50 listed gave $7.8 billion. That represents a marked decline from the…

For many in the philanthropy world, private family foundations are an assumed part of life. But they didn’t always occupy such a…

Philanthropy experts predicted that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 would cause a big drop in charitable giving. The Indiana…

As we see the Boomer generation age, we’ll continue to see more and more women lead the future of generosity. Why? Because women…

CCS Fundraising put together their 7th Edition Snapshot of Today’s Philanthropic Landscape. Here are eight key facts about charitable giving from the…

Fidelity Charitable is a commercial donor advised fund.  Recently, they released their 2018 charitable giving report.  The top 20 charities receiving grants…

We’ve been handling noncash gifts for years at The Signatry. I remember one of my first noncash gifts was a 1967 Pontiac….

What are the habits of the wealthy when it comes to leaving money by way of their estate? A recent article in…