Monday, December 4, 2017

WSJ: What Are Donor-Advised Funds?

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Some individual investors may not be familiar with donor-advised funds, which have certain advantages and are fast becoming a force within philanthropy.

“A donor-advised fund is a way for people to save money to give to a charity in the future but to get the tax deduction immediately,” says James Andreoni, professor of economics at University of California, San Diego. “It breaks the connection between when you donate and the timing of when the money goes to the charity.” Read more here.

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