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Choosing a Donor Advised Fund Learn the 7 questions on how best to determine the right donor advised fund for your interests. Closely-Held Shares Using S-corp, C-corp, limited partnership and LLC shares can be difficult to use for charitable giving. A donor advised fund can help. Donors: Advice for Giving At AEF, we want all donors to make the strongest impact they can for the charitable causes that are important to them. Estate Planning A donor advised fund can play an integral role in the estate planning process. Forced Capital Gains Mergers & acquisitions can cause a forced capital gains tax bite. A gift to a donor advised fund can solve the tax pain. IRA Charitable Rollover Learn the two ways that required minimum distributions can be used for charitable giving. Life Insurance Learn about the four ways that life insurance can be used for charity. Private Foundations Want to start a private foundation? Learn six issues that need consideration. 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View All Blog Posts Enhancing Charitable Trusts: Using a Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT) for Better Giving Submitted by American Endowment Foundation on February 17th, 2020 By Eric Kinaitis A planned gift is one that integrates personal, financial, and estate planning goals with a donor’s giving, regardless if the giving is done while they are alive or at the time of their death. Read more Closely-Held, Non-Publicly Traded Stock: Using a Complex Asset for Better Giving Submitted by American Endowment Foundation on February 10th, 2020 By Stacey Delich-Gould, Senior Vice President, Senior Trust and Estate Specialist, and Greg Singer , Investment Director, Capital Group Private Client Services - New York City, Guest Columnists Tags: charitable giving chnpts closely-held shares complex assets non-publicly traded stock noncash assets taxes Read more A Legacy Fund: Making Smart Decisions Today for Future Giving Submitted by American Endowment Foundation on February 3rd, 2020 By Eric Kinaitis A legacy fund at American Endowment Foundation (AEF) is a means by which you can use a donor advised fund to support charitable giving in the future for testamentary or estate planning purposes. A legacy fund would receive the gift of assets at a future date when a bequest or similar estate planning strategy takes effect. 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