Should your clients give through their community foundation?
We help people connect to the causes they care about most. When your clients give through their community foundation, they… Receive personalized service. We work closely with you and your clients to develop a giving approach that matches their personal interests and tax planning needs. We help integrate charitable giving within estate and financial plans and establish Donor Advised Funds named for your clients. We also facilitate anonymous giving and assist with even the most complex gift instruments. Gain local expertise. Our professional program staff monitors all areas of community
need—including human services, education, the environment, healthcare, the arts and economic development. We can help your clients learn more about local agencies and programs that make a difference in the areas they care about most.
Support community leadership. We invest in the long term and bring people
Estate and financial advisors can consider these three reasons.
and organizations together, convening diverse voices to address local issues and opportunities. Our business is building community. Arkansas Community Foundation can help your clients secure the maximum tax deduction, involve family members, focus on grantmaking and obtain visibility or anonymity, as desired. For more information on partnering with Arkansas Community Foundation, contact Melissa Stiles at 501-372-1116 or visit arcf.org. “The Foundation staff has a wealth of knowledge about what charities are doing the best work in different areas of Arkansas and are very helpful through their satellite offices in providing broad-based information on charities by location and field of interest.” – Jim Harris, Friday Eldredge & Clark, Little Rock
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