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Got an IRA? Give to Charity? Save Big on Taxes with a QCD!
If you (or a loved one): Utilize an individual retirement account (IRA), and... Are aged 70 1/2 years young or up, and... Give to...
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- Feb 9
- 2 min
3 Convenient Ways a Donor Advised Fund May Help Your Charitable Giving
Quick quiz about your charitable giving: • Do you donate to charity multiple times per year? • Would you like the flexibility of being...
JCF
- Nov 30, 2022
- 2 min
How You May Save Big on Taxes by Bunching Your Donations
If charitable giving is on your to-do list before the end of 2022, you may want to consider a savvy way to save on taxes with a...
JCF
- Nov 25, 2022
- 1 min
JCF's 2022 Year-End Charitable Giving Deadlines
With Thanksgiving in the rearview mirror and December 31st approaching, the JCF is sharing some deadline dates to ensure that your...
JCF
- Nov 9, 2022
- 3 min
Tips to Help with Your Year-End Financial Planning
The following is a reprint of the JCF's recent Money Matters column, published in the November 2, 2022 issue of the Jewish Community...
JCF
- Oct 19, 2022
- 4 min
Tips for Year-End Tax Planning & Charitable Giving
Each year, the Jewish Federations of North America publish a "Year-End Tax Planning Letter" that is distributed to Jewish Federations and...
JCF
- Aug 31, 2022
- 3 min
Bingo!: How You Can Benefit with a Donor Advised Fund
When you launch a donor advised fund (DAF) with the Jewish Community Foundation, Inc., you can boost your charitable giving efforts in...
JCF
- Aug 24, 2022
- 3 min
How to Find and Claim Your Family's Forgotten Assets
Interested in searching for forgotten or lost money that may be in your name? You came to the right place. The article reprinted below...
JCF
- Aug 3, 2022
- 3 min
Ready to Benefit by Donating from Your IRA? Start Here.
Using your individual retirement account (IRA) to initiate a qualified charitable distribution (QCD for short; also known as an IRA...
JCF
- Jun 30, 2022
- 2 min
Leave a Lasting Legacy via Your Life Insurance Policy
Anybody who knew Al Schachter (of blessed memory) could quickly see the passion he exuded for Congregation B'nai Tikvah-Beth Israel...
JCF
- Feb 16, 2022
- 3 min
IRA Qualified Charitable Distributions: Act Now, Save on Taxes
(Note: The following column will also appear in the February 23, 2022 issue of the Jewish Community Voice. Due to the timely nature of...
JCF
- Dec 1, 2021
- 2 min
8 Tips for Your Year End Philanthropy
With Chanukah here and candles lighting the night, many individuals and families not only give gifts to one another, but also give gifts...
JCF
- Nov 30, 2021
- 1 min
Considering Year End Philanthropy with the JCF? Note these Deadlines
The last few weeks of the year can be a great time to review your financial and tax plans and subsequently consider making charitable...
JCF
- Nov 11, 2021
- 6 min
2021 JFNA Year End Planning Letter
The text below was published by the Jewish Federations of North America on October 18th, and we are sharing it here for your convenience,...
JCF
- Oct 26, 2021
- 2 min
Stack Your Tzedakah! Open a DAF with the JCF to 'Up' Your Giving
Last summer, the JCF posted on our blog how you could "Boost Your Tzedakah with a DAF!" What follows is a lightly revised version of the...
JCF
- Aug 12, 2021
- 1 min
It Sounds Like a Broken Record, but Stocks Keeping Breaking Records!
Over the course of many months and even years since the Great Recession, the U.S. stock market has continued to climb and break records....
JCF
- Jul 21, 2021
- 2 min
Here's Why a DAF is Not a FAD!
It's not often that a solution comes along that: Makes your life easier Enables you to save money (or, in this case, reduce taxes) And...
JCF
- Jul 9, 2021
- 2 min
Charitable Giving Tip: Save Taxes with an IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution
If you are 70 ½ or older and hold an Individual Retirement Account (IRA), you can initiate an IRA qualified charitable distribution...
JCF
- May 21, 2021
- 1 min
"I Opened a Donor Advised Fund..."
"…because it enables me to give back to charity and lower my tax bill. I can do this by donating appreciated stock into the fund and then...
JCF
- Mar 24, 2021
- 1 min
JCF Money Matters: March 2021
You can perform tikkun olam while also saving on taxes. And the JCF is here to guide you in the process. In the latest issue of the...
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